Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
31/12/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2026Due 31/12/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 6 Leighton Industrial Park, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4AJ
- Classification (SIC)
- Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 17/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Terence Victor Payne as a director on 2025-11-06
- 08/09/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 17/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Joesph Payne as a person with significant control on 2025-06-17
- 17/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-04 with no updates
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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
18/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 04/06/2026Due 18/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 04/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 04/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£50.82K2025
-10.80%vs 20242024: £56.97K
Total Assets
£119.66K2025
-21.42%vs 20242024: £152.27K
Cash in Bank
£7.99K2025
-71.11%vs 20242024: £27.68K
Total Liabilities
£68.84K2025
-26.28%vs 20242024: £93.38K
Employees
22025
-2vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 21.42% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -7.7% 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 | 2 | -2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | -1 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 5 in 2021 to 2 in 2025. 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
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 25/04/2017–31/01/2024 | 30 | |
| Director | 16/06/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/10/1991–25/04/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/01/2024–06/11/2025 | 0 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 25/04/2017–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 25/04/2017–23/03/2021 | 30 | |
| 25/04/2017–23/03/2021 | 12 | |
| 23/03/2021–Present | 2 | |
| 23/03/2021–31/01/2024 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 29
- Since 06/06/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 17/11/2025
- 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changesLatest 17/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 17/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Terence Victor Payne as a director on 2025-11-06
- 08/09/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 17/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Joesph Payne as a person with significant control on 2025-06-17
- 17/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-04 with no updates
- 05/09/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Holmes Accountancy Services Limited on 2024-09-01
- 25/06/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 12/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Joesph Payne as a person with significant control on 2024-06-11
- 12/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Cowley Holmes Associates Limited as a person with significant control on 2024-01-31
- 11/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Joseph Payne on 2024-06-11
- 11/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Terence Victor Payne on 2024-06-11
- 11/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from C/O Holmes Accountancy Ltd Unit 15.2 - Linford Forum, 18 Rockingham Drive, Linford Wood Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK14 6LY England to Unit 6 Leighton Industrial Park Billington Road Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 4AJ on 2024-06-11
- 06/06/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-04 with updates
Showing 12 of 29 filings
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About PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 6 Leighton Industrial Park, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4AJ. Companies House classifies its business as Non-specialised wholesale trade. It has been on the register for 53 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £50.82K and 2 employees.
PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007).
PAYNE AND STARNES (U.K.) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 29/03/1973.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £50.82K, total assets of £119.66K, cash in bank of £7.99K and total liabilities of £68.84K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 17/11/2025: Termination of appointment of Terence Victor Payne as a director on 2025-11-06, 10 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 18/06/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (2 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (2 current).