Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/03/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2024Due 31/03/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2024
MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED
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Registry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- 5 Forres Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH3 6DE
- Classification (SIC)
- Architectural activities (71.11/1 - 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
- 08/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-22 with updates
- 31/03/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 22/08/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-08-22 with updates
- 09/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Michael Laird (Holdings) Limited as a person with significant control on 2016-04-06
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What Pre-Score will tell you
- 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.
178 days overdue
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
- Next statement date
- 22/08/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/06/2024
Financial performance
The latest figures MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.58M2024
2.55%vs 20232023: £1.54M
Total Assets
£2.70M2024
-9.05%vs 20232023: £2.97M
Cash in Bank
£940.31K2024
-14.40%vs 20232023: £1.10M
Total Liabilities
£1.12M2024
-21.53%vs 20232023: £1.43M
Employees
812024
-1vs 20232023: 82
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 21.53% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +1.5% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | -1 |
| 2023 | 82 | +6 |
| 2022 | 76 | +9 |
| 2021 | 67 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 67 in 2021 to 81 in 2024. 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
15Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 02/09/2003–30/06/2020 | 4 | |
| Director | 02/09/2003–01/07/2019 | 3 | |
| Director | 30/06/2009–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 30/06/2009–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 30/06/2009–30/06/2016 | 3 | |
| Director | 03/08/2015–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 02/09/2003–30/06/2009 | 1 | |
| Director | 30/06/2009–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 07/02/2022–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 07/02/2022–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 07/02/2022–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 07/02/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 02/09/2003–31/10/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/09/2003–30/06/2009 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 02/09/2003–30/06/2009 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
9Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–30/06/2020 | 4 | |
| 01/07/2020–01/07/2020 | 3 | |
| 01/07/2020–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/07/2019 | 3 | |
| 01/07/2020–01/07/2020 | 4 | |
| 01/07/2020–Present | 4 | |
| 01/07/2020–Present | 2 | |
| 01/07/2020–01/07/2020 | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12 Since 31/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2 -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 08/09/2026 less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 08/09/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 31/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 08/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-22 with updates
- 31/03/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 22/08/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-08-22 with updates
- 09/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Michael Laird (Holdings) Limited as a person with significant control on 2016-04-06
- 30/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Timothy David Griffin as a person with significant control on 2020-07-01
- 30/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Thomas Stuart Watters as a person with significant control on 2020-07-01
- 30/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Kenneth Fraser as a person with significant control on 2020-07-01
- 23/12/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-06-30
- 22/08/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-08-22 with updates
- 12/03/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-06-30
- 22/08/2023View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-08-22 with updates
- 31/03/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-06-30
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 5 Forres Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH3 6DE. Companies House classifies its business as Architectural activities. It has been on the register for 23 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £1.58M and 81 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
What does MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED do?
Companies House records MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Architectural activities (71.11/1 - SIC 2007).
Is MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED still active?
MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 02/09/2003.
What are MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED's latest reported financials?
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £1.58M, total assets of £2.70M, cash in bank of £940.31K and total liabilities of £1.12M.
When did MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED last file with Companies House?
The most recent document on the record is dated 08/09/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-22 with updates, less than a month ago.
When are MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED's next filings due?
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2026, which has passed.
Who runs MICHAEL LAIRD ARCHITECTS LIMITED?
Companies House lists 15 officers (8 currently in post) and 9 people with significant control (4 current).