Annual accounts
Group accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 4 The Offices, 10 Fleet Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4ZE
- Classification (SIC)
- Agents involved in the sale of machinery industrial equipment ships and aircraft (46.14 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Group
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 18/09/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-09 with updates
- 30/09/2025View PDF (42 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 10/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-09 with no updates
- 30/09/2024View PDF (45 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2023-12-31
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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
23/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 09/09/2026Due 23/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 09/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 09/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.01M2024
12.12%vs 20232023: £3.58M
Total Assets
£8.50M2024
-0.37%vs 20232023: £8.53M
Cash in Bank
£1.17M2024
236.29%vs 20232023: £348.45K
Total Liabilities
£3.96M2024
-11.07%vs 20232023: £4.46M
Employees
302024
+4vs 20232023: 26
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 236.29% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +10.5% 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 | 30 | +4 |
| 2023 | 26 | +3 |
| 2022 | 23 | -5 |
| 2021 | 28 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 28 in 2021 to 30 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
11Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 08/02/2013–05/09/2014 | 7 | |
| Director | 01/10/2012–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 07/06/1996–01/07/2002 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/08/1992–18/04/1995 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/09/2010–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2020–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 16/09/2010–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 08/02/2013–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 07/04/2003–01/03/2006 | 3 | |
| Director | 01/01/2007–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 08/05/1996–23/02/1998 | 3 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2020–Present | 0 | |
| 31/07/2024–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 05/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 18/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 18/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 18/09/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-09 with updates
- 30/09/2025View PDF (42 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 10/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-09 with no updates
- 30/09/2024View PDF (45 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 09/09/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-09 with updates
- 04/08/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-21 with no updates
- 04/08/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 2024-08-04
- 04/08/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Henry Michael John Lyne as a person with significant control on 2024-07-31
- 13/11/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Henry Michael John Lyne on 2022-05-06
- 24/10/2023View PDF (46 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 29/08/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-21 with no updates
- 05/12/2022View PDF (47 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2021-12-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 4 The Offices, 10 Fleet Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4ZE. Companies House classifies its business as Agents involved in the sale of machinery industrial equipment ships and aircraft. It has been on the register for 78 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £4.01M and 30 employees.
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED under one registered business activity: Agents involved in the sale of machinery industrial equipment ships and aircraft (46.14 - SIC 2007).
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/05/1948.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £4.01M, total assets of £8.50M, cash in bank of £1.17M and total liabilities of £3.96M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/09/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-09 with updates, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 23/09/2027.
Companies House lists 11 officers (6 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.