Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
28/12/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2026Due 28/12/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 28/03/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Comtech House 28 Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire BL5 3QJ
- Classification (SIC)
- Residential care activities for learning difficulties mental health and substance abuse (87.20 - 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
- 18/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-22 with no updates
- 01/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 27/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-22 with no updates
- 12/12/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
05/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 22/01/2026Due 05/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 22/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 22/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-39.16K2025
97.46%vs 20242024: £-1.54M
Total Assets
£1.15M2025
-2.02%vs 20242024: £1.17M
Cash in Bank
£71.11K2025
126.91%vs 20242024: £31.34K
Total Liabilities
£1.11M2025
-58.72%vs 20242024: £2.69M
Employees
1602025
+5vs 20242024: 155
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 58.72% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +4.7% 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 | 160 | +5 |
| 2024 | 155 | -39 |
| 2023 | 194 | +14 |
| 2022 | 180 | -1 |
| 2021 | 181 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 181 in 2021 to 160 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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- Past performance
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 22/01/2004–02/02/2004 | 9032 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 22/01/2004–02/02/2004 | 9287 | |
| Director | 14/02/2013–25/03/2022 | 18 | |
| Director | 03/03/2004–Present | 90 | |
| Director | 03/03/2004–10/05/2013 | 9 | |
| Secretary | 03/03/2004–10/05/2013 | 1 | |
| Director | 15/01/2014–19/03/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/09/2013–19/03/2015 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–06/04/2016 | 18 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 90 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 08/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 18/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 18/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 18/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-22 with no updates
- 01/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 27/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-22 with no updates
- 12/12/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 27/03/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 22/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-22 with no updates
- 21/12/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Regency House 45-51 Chorley New Road Bolton Lancashire BL1 4QR United Kingdom to Fourth Floor Unit 5B the Parklands Bolton BL6 4SD on 2023-12-21
- 22/01/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-22 with no updates
- 08/12/2022View PDF (12 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 NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Comtech House 28 Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire BL5 3QJ. Companies House classifies its business as Residential care activities for learning difficulties mental health and substance abuse. It has been on the register for 22 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-39.16K and 160 employees.
NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD under one registered business activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties mental health and substance abuse (87.20 - SIC 2007).
NEXT STAGE "A WAY FORWARD" LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 22/01/2004.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-39.16K, total assets of £1.15M, cash in bank of £71.11K and total liabilities of £1.11M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/02/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-22 with no updates, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/12/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 05/02/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (1 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control (1 current).