Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 38 Wellington Place, Belfast BT1 6GF
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of musical instruments and scores (47.59/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
02/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 19/08/2026Due 02/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 19/08/2027
- Last statement dated
- 19/08/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£182.05K2025
-2.33%vs 20242024: £186.39K
Total Assets
£389.24K2025
-3.17%vs 20242024: £402.00K
Cash in Bank
£112.21K2025
32.29%vs 20242024: £84.82K
Total Liabilities
£207.20K2025
1.12%vs 20242024: £204.91K
Employees
112025
0vs 20242024: 11
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 32.29% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -16.3% 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | +1 |
| 2023 | 10 | +3 |
| 2022 | 7 | -4 |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 11 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
1Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/03/2001–20/08/2024 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 01/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 01/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 01/07/2016–31/03/2025 | 0 | |
| 01/07/2016–Present | 0 |
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About MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 38 Wellington Place, Belfast BT1 6GF. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of musical instruments and scores. It has been on the register for 89 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £182.05K and 11 employees.
MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of musical instruments and scores (47.59/1 - SIC 2007).
MATCHETTS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 22/12/1936.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £182.05K, total assets of £389.24K, cash in bank of £112.21K and total liabilities of £207.20K.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 02/09/2027.
Companies House lists 1 officer (0 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (4 current).