Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
MERCHANTS NEWS LTD.
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Gatehouse, 453 Cranbrook Road, Ilford IG2 6EW
- Classification (SIC)
- Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
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
04/10/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 20/09/2026Due 04/10/2027
- Next statement date
- 20/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 20/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MERCHANTS NEWS LTD. filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£34.35K2025
809.67%vs 20242024: £3.78K
Total Assets
£379.99K2025
-13.41%vs 20242024: £438.84K
Total Liabilities
£345.64K2025
-20.55%vs 20242024: £435.06K
Employees
12025
-1vs 20242024: 2
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 20.55% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for MERCHANTS NEWS LTD..
The full financial record
Four ways through MERCHANTS NEWS LTD.'s filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -8.6% 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 moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures2 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 | 1 | -1 |
| 2024 | 2 | -7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 9 in 2021 to 1 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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- Past performance
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 09/01/2000–09/01/2000 | 97866 | |
| Director | 03/06/2014–Present | 7 | |
| Director | 03/06/2014–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 19/10/2003–02/06/2014 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 02/06/2014–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 19/10/2003–02/06/2014 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 09/01/2000–19/10/2003 | 1 | |
| Director | 19/10/2003–02/06/2014 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/01/2000–19/10/2003 | 1 | |
| Director | 09/01/2000–19/10/2003 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 17/09/2016–01/11/2018 | 0 | |
| 01/11/2018–Present | 7 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
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About MERCHANTS NEWS LTD.
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MERCHANTS NEWS LTD. is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Gatehouse, 453 Cranbrook Road, Ilford IG2 6EW. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale in non-specialised stores. It has been on the register for 26 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £34.35K and 1 employee.
MERCHANTS NEWS LTD.: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MERCHANTS NEWS LTD. under one registered business activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007).
MERCHANTS NEWS LTD. is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 10/01/2000.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £34.35K, total assets of £379.99K and total liabilities of £345.64K.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 04/10/2027.
Companies House lists 10 officers (3 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).