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
PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor, Middleborough, Colchester, Essex CO1 1TG
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45.20 - SIC 2007)Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (77.11 - SIC 2007)Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles (77.12 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 24/06/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-23 with updates
- 06/02/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 05/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 041669020010 in full
- 09/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Suite 3 Middlesex House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EF England to The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor Middleborough Colchester Essex CO1 1TG on 2025-09-09
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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
06/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 23/05/2026Due 06/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 23/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 23/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£216.35K2025
-52.73%vs 20242024: £457.70K
Total Assets
£5.79M2025
12.38%vs 20242024: £5.16M
Cash in Bank
£153.11K2025
-41.13%vs 20242024: £260.08K
Total Liabilities
£3.01M2025
18.56%vs 20242024: £2.54M
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 12.38% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -33.3% 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -11 |
| 2023 | 11 | +1 |
| 2022 | 10 | -1 |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 11 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 23/02/2001–23/02/2001 | 67416 | |
| Nominee Director | 23/02/2001–23/02/2001 | 66414 | |
| Director | 23/02/2001–10/01/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/11/2013–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 23/02/2001–28/06/2019 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 28/06/2019–28/07/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/11/2013–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 23/02/2001–28/07/2022 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 28/06/2019–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–28/06/2019 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–28/07/2022 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 07/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 24/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 24/06/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 06/02/2026
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 05/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 24/06/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-23 with updates
- 06/02/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 05/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 041669020010 in full
- 09/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Suite 3 Middlesex House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EF England to The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor Middleborough Colchester Essex CO1 1TG on 2025-09-09
- 09/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr James Palmer on 2025-09-09
- 09/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Ryan Palmer on 2025-09-09
- 09/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Palmer Group Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-09-09
- 28/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-23 with no updates
- 15/04/2025View PDF (35 pages)
Registration of charge 041669020013, created on 2025-04-03
- 28/03/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 07/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-23 with no updates
- 29/03/2024View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
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About PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor, Middleborough, Colchester, Essex CO1 1TG. Companies House classifies its business as Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 25 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £216.35K and 0 employees.
PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD under 3 registered business activities: Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45.20 - SIC 2007), Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (77.11 - SIC 2007) and Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles (77.12 - SIC 2007).
PALMER & MARTIN VEHICLE HIRE LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/02/2001.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £216.35K, total assets of £5.79M, cash in bank of £153.11K and total liabilities of £3.01M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/06/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-23 with updates, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 06/06/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (1 current).