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
MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Thornes Lane Wharf, Thornes Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 5RF
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46.69 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 22/07/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 20/10/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-10 with updates
- 16/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Stephen Aldam Lamb as a person with significant control on 2025-09-09
- 16/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Rosamund Elizabeth Lamb as a person with significant control on 2025-09-09
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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
24/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 10/10/2025Due 24/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 10/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 10/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£140.66K2025
127.27%vs 20242024: £61.89K
Total Assets
£686.92K2025
-24.59%vs 20242024: £910.96K
Cash in Bank
£247.76K2025
-40.07%vs 20242024: £413.41K
Total Liabilities
£546.26K2025
-35.66%vs 20242024: £849.07K
Employees
82025
+1vs 20242024: 7
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 35.66% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +74% 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 | 8 | +1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | +1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 8 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 10/10/2005–10/10/2005 | 42983 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 10/10/2005–10/10/2005 | 97866 | |
| Director | 22/10/2005–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 22/10/2005–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 22/10/2005–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
7Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 28/10/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 28/10/2016–09/09/2025 | 0 | |
| 09/09/2025–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–09/09/2025 | 2 | |
| 09/09/2025–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 21
- Since 17/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 7
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 22/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 22/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 20/10/2025
- Officer changes (5)Latest 16/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 22/07/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 20/10/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-10 with updates
- 16/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Stephen Aldam Lamb as a person with significant control on 2025-09-09
- 16/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Rosamund Elizabeth Lamb as a person with significant control on 2025-09-09
- 16/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Gareth James Lamb as a person with significant control on 2023-07-17
- 15/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Stephen Aldam Lamb as a person with significant control on 2025-09-09
- 15/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Rosamund Elizabeth Lamb as a person with significant control on 2025-09-09
- 22/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 22/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 15/09/2025View PDF (32 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 15/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 17/03/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-10-31
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About MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Thornes Lane Wharf, Thornes Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 5RF. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of other machinery and equipment. It has been on the register for 20 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £140.66K and 8 employees.
MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46.69 - SIC 2007).
MACHINESDIRECT (UK) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 10/10/2005.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £140.66K, total assets of £686.92K, cash in bank of £247.76K and total liabilities of £546.26K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 22/07/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 24/10/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 7 people with significant control (5 current).