Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Manuscript House Netherton Lane, Highley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV16 6BF
- Classification (SIC)
- Other manufacturing n.e.c. (32.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 17/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
- 12/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Highley Pens Ltd as a person with significant control on 2016-04-06
- 11/02/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-31 with updates
- 25/09/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
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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
14/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/01/2026Due 14/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 31/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.34M2024
0.28%vs 20232023: £2.34M
Total Assets
£3.78M2024
7.12%vs 20232023: £3.53M
Cash in Bank
£68.96K2024
-67.23%vs 20232023: £210.42K
Total Liabilities
£1.17M2024
25.46%vs 20232023: £933.95K
Employees
362024
-1vs 20232023: 37
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 7.12% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD'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, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | -1 |
| 2023 | 37 | -2 |
| 2022 | 39 | -7 |
| 2021 | 46 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 46 in 2021 to 36 in 2024. 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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- Past performance
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Officers
11Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 26/11/2017–30/03/2022 | 5 | |
| Director | 01/01/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 30/06/2003–29/03/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/07/2012–30/05/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 18/11/1997–04/01/2003 | 4 | |
| Director | 17/07/2006–26/11/2017 | 4 | |
| Director | 30/11/2009–Present | 10 | |
| Director | 06/01/2003–26/09/2006 | 5 | |
| Director | 11/10/2006–02/01/2011 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 17/11/1994–07/11/2022 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 26/04/1993–17/11/1994 | 4 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 24
- Since 08/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 17/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 17/03/2026
- Officer changesLatest 12/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 11/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 17/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
- 12/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Highley Pens Ltd as a person with significant control on 2016-04-06
- 11/02/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-31 with updates
- 25/09/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 23/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Nicolas Hedley Stockbridge on 2025-06-01
- 22/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Anne Malissa Mari Stockbridge on 2025-06-01
- 28/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 024140440004 in full
- 28/04/2025View PDF (13 pages)
Registration of charge 024140440005, created on 2025-04-28
- 14/02/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-31 with updates
- 21/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Highley Pens Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-11-21
- 24/09/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 24/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Charles Ralph Hedley Stockbridge on 2024-09-24
Showing 12 of 24 filings
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About MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Manuscript House Netherton Lane, Highley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV16 6BF. Companies House classifies its business as Other manufacturing n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 37 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £2.34M and 36 employees.
MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD under one registered business activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c. (32.99 - SIC 2007).
MANUSCRIPT PEN COMPANY LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 16/08/1989.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £2.34M, total assets of £3.78M, cash in bank of £68.96K and total liabilities of £1.17M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 17/03/2026: Satisfaction of charge 3 in full, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/02/2027.
Companies House lists 11 officers (2 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.