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
MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Down House 3 Widcombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3BS
- Classification (SIC)
- Funeral and related activities (96.03 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 16/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Julian Thomas Hussey as a director on 2026-03-01
- 16/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Julian Thomas Hussey as a director on 2026-03-01
- 16/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-16 with updates
- 01/12/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
30/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 16/03/2026Due 30/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 16/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 16/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£100.01K2025
-3.85%vs 20242024: £104.01K
Total Assets
£193.72K2025
15.52%vs 20242024: £167.70K
Cash in Bank
£20.98K2025
-36.66%vs 20242024: £33.12K
Total Liabilities
£93.71K2025
47.15%vs 20242024: £63.69K
Employees
42025
-1vs 20242024: 5
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 47.15% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +2.7% 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, 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 | 4 | -1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | -2 |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 7 in 2021 to 4 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 18/03/2013–01/03/2026 | 7 | |
| Director | 01/03/2026–Present | 7 | |
| Director | 18/03/2013–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 18/03/2013–Present | 2 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 18/03/2013–31/03/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/09/2023–Present | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 31/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 16/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 16/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 16/03/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 01/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 16/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Julian Thomas Hussey as a director on 2026-03-01
- 16/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Julian Thomas Hussey as a director on 2026-03-01
- 16/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-16 with updates
- 01/12/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 17/02/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-17 with updates
- 17/10/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 14/02/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-14 with updates
- 05/10/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 20/09/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Fs&P Ltd T/a Elson Frampton as a secretary on 2023-03-31
- 20/09/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Karen Hussey as a director on 2023-09-20
- 19/02/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-02-20 with updates
- 31/10/2022View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-03-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Down House 3 Widcombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3BS. Companies House classifies its business as Funeral and related activities. It has been on the register for 13 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £100.01K and 4 employees.
MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD under one registered business activity: Funeral and related activities (96.03 - SIC 2007).
MATTHEW LUCAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 18/03/2013.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £100.01K, total assets of £193.72K, cash in bank of £20.98K and total liabilities of £93.71K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 16/03/2026: Termination of appointment of Julian Thomas Hussey as a director on 2026-03-01, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 30/03/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (4 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.