Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/10/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/01/2026Due 31/10/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/01/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/01/2026
POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- High Street, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8LN
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Retail of furniture lighting and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (47.59/9 - SIC 2007)Removal services (49.42 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 30/06/2026View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-01-31
- 16/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-14 with updates
- 09/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Christopher Michael Lee as a person with significant control on 2025-07-08
- 08/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Toby Terence Lee as a person with significant control on 2025-07-08
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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
28/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 14/12/2025Due 28/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 14/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 14/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.92M2026
1.26%vs 20252025: £2.88M
Total Assets
£7.94M2026
-0.22%vs 20252025: £7.95M
Cash in Bank
£21.41K2026
271.97%vs 20252025: £5.76K
Total Liabilities
£1.42M2026
-1.82%vs 20252025: £1.45M
Employees
292026
0vs 20252025: 29
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 1.26% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +1.6% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2024–2026Every measure end to end across 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2026.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 2022–2026.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | +1 |
| 2024 | 28 | -2 |
| 2023 | 30 | -10 |
| 2022 | 40 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 40 in 2022 to 29 in 2026. 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.
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 17/12/2004–09/10/2022 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 17/12/1960–17/12/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 17/12/2004–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 19/07/2020–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–09/10/2022 | 0 | |
| 08/07/2025–Present | 2 | |
| 08/07/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 25/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 30/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 30/06/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 16/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 30/06/2026View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-01-31
- 16/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-14 with updates
- 09/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Christopher Michael Lee as a person with significant control on 2025-07-08
- 08/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Toby Terence Lee as a person with significant control on 2025-07-08
- 05/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Patrick George Lee as a person with significant control on 2025-07-08
- 08/07/2025View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-01-31
- 16/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-14 with no updates
- 11/09/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-01-31
- 15/12/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Patrick George Lee as a person with significant control on 2023-07-11
- 15/12/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-14 with updates
- 14/12/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Patrick George Lee on 2023-07-11
- 02/08/2023View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-01-31
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About POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in High Street, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8LN. Companies House classifies its business as Retail of furniture lighting and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 75 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £2.92M and 29 employees.
POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Retail of furniture lighting and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (47.59/9 - SIC 2007) and Removal services (49.42 - SIC 2007).
POTBURY AND SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/03/1951.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £2.92M, total assets of £7.94M, cash in bank of £21.41K and total liabilities of £1.42M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 30/06/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-01-31, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/10/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 28/12/2026.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).