Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
27/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 27/03/2025Due 27/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 27/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 27/03/2025
MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- C/O Michael Filiou Ltd Salisbury House, 81 High Street, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 5AS
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47.62 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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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 85 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
19/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 05/01/2026Due 19/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 05/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 05/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£13.03K2025
464.06%vs 20242024: £-3.58K
Total Assets
£178.95K2025
21.92%vs 20242024: £146.78K
Cash in Bank
£4.92K2025
62.11%vs 20242024: £3.04K
Total Liabilities
£165.92K2025
10.35%vs 20242024: £150.36K
Employees
32025
0vs 20242024: 3
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 21.92% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +35.3% 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | +2 |
| 2021 | 1 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 1 in 2021 to 3 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.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 21/11/2003–26/02/2004 | 1223 | |
| Nominee Director | 21/11/2003–26/02/2004 | 831 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 21/11/2003–26/02/2004 | 1223 | |
| Secretary | 26/02/2004–22/11/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/02/2004–Present | 10 |
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 | 10 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 02/06/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 02/06/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Insolvency or dissolutionLatest 02/06/2026
Filing timeline
- 02/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in C/O Michael Filiou Ltd Salisbury House, 81 High Street, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 5AS. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 22 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £13.03K and 3 employees.
MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47.62 - SIC 2007).
MELCOMBE NEWS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 21/11/2003.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £13.03K, total assets of £178.95K, cash in bank of £4.92K and total liabilities of £165.92K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 02/06/2026: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 27/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/01/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (1 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.