Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Lbd House Waterbridge Court, Matford Park Road, Exeter EX2 8ED
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of textiles (46.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 08/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-08 with updates
- 02/03/2026View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 16/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2020-04-10
- 02/12/2025View PDF (0 pages)
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2020-04-10
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
22/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 08/04/2026Due 22/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 08/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 08/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.97M2025
0.70%vs 20242024: £1.96M
Total Assets
£3.94M2025
0.35%vs 20242024: £3.92M
Cash in Bank
£106.73K2025
77.24%vs 20242024: £60.22K
Total Liabilities
£1.89M2025
1.29%vs 20242024: £1.87M
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 77.24% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +0.8% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -24 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 24 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 16/12/1994–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 15/12/1994–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 28/11/2011–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/11/2001–31/12/2009 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 20/04/2017
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 08/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statement (3)Latest 08/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 02/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 08/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-08 with updates
- 02/03/2026View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 16/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2020-04-10
- 02/12/2025View PDF (0 pages)
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2020-04-10
- 16/05/2025View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-10-31
- 10/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-08 with no updates
- 24/05/2024View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-10-31
- 09/04/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-08 with no updates
- 27/07/2023View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-10-31
- 11/04/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-04-08 with no updates
- 27/04/2020View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2020-04-10 with no updates
- 20/04/2017View PDF (6 pages)
10/04/17 Statement of Capital gbp 15000
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Lbd House Waterbridge Court, Matford Park Road, Exeter EX2 8ED. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of textiles. It has been on the register for 53 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.97M and 0 employees.
LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of textiles (46.41 - SIC 2007).
LEAR, BROWNE & DUNSFORD LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 09/07/1973.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.97M, total assets of £3.94M, cash in bank of £106.73K and total liabilities of £1.89M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 08/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-08 with updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 22/04/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.