Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
30/04/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/07/2025Due 30/04/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/07/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/07/2025
M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Ashes Farm, Spark Bridge, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7SU
- Classification (SIC)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 18/02/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-07 with updates
- 27/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-07-31
- 20/02/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-07-31
- 09/01/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-07 with updates
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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
21/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 07/01/2026Due 21/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 07/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 07/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£318.83K2025
-19.75%vs 20242024: £397.30K
Total Assets
£1.99M2025
-5.18%vs 20242024: £2.10M
Cash in Bank
£26.80K2025
-33.13%vs 20242024: £40.07K
Total Liabilities
£903.69K2025
0.36%vs 20242024: £900.49K
Employees
212025
+1vs 20242024: 20
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 5.18% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -6.1% 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 | 21 | +1 |
| 2024 | 20 | -1 |
| 2023 | 21 | +1 |
| 2022 | 20 | -2 |
| 2021 | 22 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 22 in 2021 to 21 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
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 07/01/2000–20/02/2018 | 1 | |
| Nominee Director | 07/01/2000–07/01/2000 | 35394 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 07/01/2000–07/01/2000 | 37378 | |
| Director | 01/04/2001–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 07/01/2000–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 07/01/2000–20/02/2018 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/04/2001–Present | 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 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 68
- Since 07/01/2000
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 18/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 18/02/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 27/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 18/02/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-07 with updates
- 27/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-07-31
- 20/02/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-07-31
- 09/01/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-07 with updates
- 17/01/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-07-31
- 08/01/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-07 with updates
- 14/01/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-07 with updates
- 29/11/2022View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-07-31
- 23/03/2022View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2021-07-31
- 10/01/2022View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-01-07 with updates
- 07/04/2021View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2020-07-31
- 07/01/2021View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2021-01-07 with updates
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About M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Ashes Farm, Spark Bridge, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7SU. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 26 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £318.83K and 21 employees.
M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
M.E. SAUNDERS & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 07/01/2000.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £318.83K, total assets of £1.99M, cash in bank of £26.80K and total liabilities of £903.69K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/02/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-07 with updates, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/04/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 21/01/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.