Annual accounts
Small 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
PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Stag Gates House, 63/64 The Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1XS
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Other publishing activities (58.19 - SIC 2007)Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. (66.19 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 06/02/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-24 with updates
- 02/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Dimitri John Goulandris as a director on 2025-08-24
- 12/06/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 26/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-24 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
07/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 24/01/2026Due 07/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 24/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 24/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£250.99K2024
-16.00%vs 20232023: £298.79K
Total Assets
£268.36K2024
-16.24%vs 20232023: £320.40K
Cash in Bank
£105.15K2024
-30.43%vs 20232023: £151.14K
Total Liabilities
£17.37K2024
-19.61%vs 20232023: £21.61K
Employees
62024
0vs 20232023: 6
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 16.24% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD..
The full financial record
Four ways through PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.'s filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -17.6% 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | -1 |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 7 in 2021 to 6 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 08/11/2017–23/09/2026 | 8 | |
| Director | 01/03/2011–Present | 10 | |
| Director | 21/02/2017–24/08/2025 | 41 | |
| Director | 20/05/2016–23/01/2017 | 31 | |
| Director | 24/01/2011–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 25/04/2017–Present | 5 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 10
- Since 05/02/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 06/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 06/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 06/02/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-24 with updates
- 02/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Dimitri John Goulandris as a director on 2025-08-24
- 12/06/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 26/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-24 with no updates
- 04/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Timothy James Peacock on 2024-09-03
- 13/06/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
- 26/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-24 with no updates
- 24/07/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-12-31
- 06/03/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Roderick Martin Collins on 2022-10-27
- 05/02/2023View PDF (7 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-24 with updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Stag Gates House, 63/64 The Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1XS. Companies House classifies its business as Other publishing activities, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 15 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £250.99K and 6 employees.
PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. under 2 registered business activities: Other publishing activities (58.19 - SIC 2007) and Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. (66.19 - SIC 2007).
PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 24/01/2011.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £250.99K, total assets of £268.36K, cash in bank of £105.15K and total liabilities of £17.37K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/02/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-24 with updates, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 07/02/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (3 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.