Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 1 Green Way, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7FD
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork straw and plaiting materials (16.29 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 05/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-29 with no updates
- 11/06/2026View PDF (21 pages)
Registration of charge 037027900001, created on 2026-05-29
- 29/04/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 29/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-29 with no updates
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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
12/08/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 29/07/2026Due 12/08/2027
- Next statement date
- 29/07/2027
- Last statement dated
- 29/07/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£417.16K2025
-6.46%vs 20242024: £445.95K
Total Assets
£1.55M2025
0.12%vs 20242024: £1.54M
Cash in Bank
£24.20K2025
-52.75%vs 20242024: £51.22K
Total Liabilities
£1.09M2025
9.24%vs 20242024: £995.99K
Employees
132025
-4vs 20242024: 17
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 9.24% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +10.7% 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, 2022–2025.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 × 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 2022–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | -4 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | +2 |
| 2022 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 15 in 2022 to 13 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 03/02/1999–25/01/2001 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/02/1999–Present | 12 | |
| Nominee Director | 27/01/1999–29/01/1999 | 12634 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 27/01/1999–29/01/1999 | 12619 | |
| Director | 03/02/1999–25/01/2001 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 29/01/2003–31/12/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/07/2004–29/10/2013 | 0 |
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 | 12 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 28/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 3
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 05/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/08/2026
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 11/06/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 29/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 05/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-29 with no updates
- 11/06/2026View PDF (21 pages)
Registration of charge 037027900001, created on 2026-05-29
- 29/04/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 29/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-29 with no updates
- 31/03/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-06-30
- 29/07/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-29 with no updates
- 24/07/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-23 with no updates
- 30/03/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-06-30
- 01/08/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-23 with no updates
- 06/04/2023View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-06-30
- 28/03/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Christopher Martin Childs as a person with significant control on 2023-02-28
- 28/03/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Christopher Martin Childs on 2023-03-15
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 1 Green Way, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7FD. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork straw and plaiting materials. It has been on the register for 27 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £417.16K and 13 employees.
MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork straw and plaiting materials (16.29 - SIC 2007).
MARTIN CHILDS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 27/01/1999.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £417.16K, total assets of £1.55M, cash in bank of £24.20K and total liabilities of £1.09M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 05/08/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-29 with no updates, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 12/08/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (1 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.