Annual accounts
Small 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
POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- East Cloister, House Of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
- Classification (SIC)
- Other information service activities n.e.c. (63.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 04/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-31 with no updates
- 16/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-03-31
- 08/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr John Paul Glen as a director on 2025-07-08
- 20/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Rebecca Jane Smith as a director on 2025-06-18
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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 90 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
14/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/03/2026Due 14/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 31/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£637.52K2025
-6.19%vs 20242024: £679.56K
Total Assets
£653.98K2025
-63.87%vs 20242024: £1.81M
Cash in Bank
£629.90K2025
-6.61%vs 20242024: £674.47K
Total Liabilities
£16.46K2025
-98.54%vs 20242024: £1.13M
Employees
152025
-3vs 20242024: 18
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 63.87% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +2.1% 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 | 15 | -3 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18 | -2 |
| 2022 | 20 | +2 |
| 2021 | 18 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 18 in 2021 to 15 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
19Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 17/10/2012–14/06/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 25/07/2012–15/03/2016 | 9 | |
| Director | 16/10/2020–17/09/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/03/2019–17/12/2019 | 3 | |
| Director | 14/03/2023–14/11/2024 | 9 | |
| Director | 22/02/2012–01/01/2014 | 8 | |
| Director | 25/07/2012–05/09/2012 | 1 | |
| Director | 15/03/2016–30/03/2020 | 5 | |
| Director | 30/03/2020–10/12/2024 | 5 | |
| Director | 01/04/2017–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 17/10/2012–30/03/2020 | 1 | |
| Director | 21/10/2015–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 08/07/2025–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 18/06/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 10/09/2012–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 01/03/2019–27/10/2022 | 54 | |
| Director | 17/10/2012–19/07/2018 | 1 | |
| Director | 25/07/2012–05/09/2012 | 15 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 22/02/2017–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 15
- Since 01/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 04/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 04/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 16/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 04/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-31 with no updates
- 16/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-03-31
- 08/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr John Paul Glen as a director on 2025-07-08
- 20/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Rebecca Jane Smith as a director on 2025-06-18
- 08/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Martin John Vickers as a director on 2025-04-01
- 08/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-31 with no updates
- 23/12/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-03-31
- 10/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Howell as a director on 2024-12-10
- 14/11/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of David James Duguid as a director on 2024-11-14
- 05/04/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-31 with no updates
- 18/12/2023View PDF (8 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-03-31
- 31/03/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-31 with no updates
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About POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED is a private limited by guarantee without share capital registered in the United Kingdom, based in East Cloister, House Of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Companies House classifies its business as Other information service activities n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 14 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £637.52K and 15 employees.
POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other information service activities n.e.c. (63.99 - SIC 2007).
POLICY RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 22/02/2012.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £637.52K, total assets of £653.98K, cash in bank of £629.90K and total liabilities of £16.46K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 04/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-31 with no updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/04/2027.
Companies House lists 19 officers (6 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.