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
MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Bildeston Road, Chelsworth, Ipswich IP7 7LE
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (20.59 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 23/12/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 12/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-01 with no updates
- 31/12/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 11/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-01 with no updates
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
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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
15/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 01/11/2025Due 15/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 01/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 01/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£588.17K2025
48.01%vs 20242024: £397.39K
Total Assets
£1.32M2025
4.94%vs 20242024: £1.26M
Cash in Bank
£59.06K2025
68.22%vs 20242024: £35.11K
Total Liabilities
£733.18K2025
-14.92%vs 20242024: £861.73K
Employees
152025
+1vs 20242024: 14
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 48.01% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -28.7% 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 | 15 | +1 |
| 2024 | 14 | -2 |
| 2023 | 16 | -1 |
| 2022 | 17 | +1 |
| 2021 | 16 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 16 in 2021 to 15 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
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 20/07/2000–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 09/05/2007–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 20/07/2000–10/06/2011 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/07/2000–Present | 4 | |
| Corporate Director | 12/01/2023–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 20/07/2000–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2020–Present | 4 | |
| 01/01/2020–Present | 1 | |
| 01/01/2020–Present | 1 | |
| 01/01/2020–Present | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 10
- Since 01/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 23/12/2025
- 9 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 23/12/2025
- Confirmation statementLatest 12/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 23/12/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 12/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-01 with no updates
- 31/12/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 11/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-01 with no updates
- 30/12/2023View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 02/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-01 with no updates
- 17/01/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Robert Andrew Chudy as a director on 2023-01-10
- 17/01/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of West Olive Holdings Limited Partnership as a director on 2023-01-12
- 30/12/2022View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-03-31
- 01/11/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-01 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Bildeston Road, Chelsworth, Ipswich IP7 7LE. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 40 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £588.17K and 15 employees.
MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (20.59 - SIC 2007).
MELFORD LABORATORIES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 31/01/1986.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £588.17K, total assets of £1.32M, cash in bank of £59.06K and total liabilities of £733.18K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 23/12/2025: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31, 9 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/11/2026.
Companies House lists 6 officers (5 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control.