Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
29/12/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2026Due 29/12/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 29/03/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Suite L Radford Business Centre, Radford Way, Billericay, Essex CM12 0BZ
- Classification (SIC)
- Child day-care activities (88.91 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 30/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 25/09/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 04/08/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-08-02 with no updates
- 24/12/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-03-31
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
16/08/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 02/08/2026Due 16/08/2027
- Next statement date
- 02/08/2027
- Last statement dated
- 02/08/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£12.61K2026
1.09K%vs 20252025: £1.06K
Total Assets
£27.40K2026
29.81%vs 20252025: £21.11K
Total Liabilities
£14.80K2026
-26.21%vs 20252025: £20.05K
Employees
72026
-1vs 20252025: 8
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 1.09K% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +165% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2024–2026Every measure end to end across 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2026.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 2022–2026.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | -1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | +1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 7 between 2022 and 2026. 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
2Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 02/08/2012–03/09/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/08/2012–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–03/09/2021 | 0 | |
| 02/08/2016–02/08/2016 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 29/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 30/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 30/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 30/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 25/09/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 04/08/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-08-02 with no updates
- 24/12/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 12/08/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-08-02 with no updates
- 22/12/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 06/09/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-08-02 with updates
- 10/08/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Anne Elizabeth Badham as a person with significant control on 2021-09-03
- 29/03/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2022-03-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Suite L Radford Business Centre, Radford Way, Billericay, Essex CM12 0BZ. Companies House classifies its business as Child day-care activities. It has been on the register for 14 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £12.61K and 7 employees.
ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Child day-care activities (88.91 - SIC 2007).
ONE STEP AHEAD (ESSEX) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 02/08/2012.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £12.61K, total assets of £27.40K and total liabilities of £14.80K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 30/04/2026: Micro company accounts made up to 2026-03-31, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 29/12/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 16/08/2027.
Companies House lists 2 officers (1 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (2 current).