Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2024Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2024
POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 20 Duncrue Crescent, Belfast BT3 9BW
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c (46.49/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 12/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-11 with no updates
- 12/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 24/03/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-11 with no updates
- 19/09/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
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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 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
25/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 11/03/2026Due 25/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 11/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 11/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£3.36M2024
-11.20%vs 20232023: £3.78M
Total Assets
£5.32M2024
-3.55%vs 20232023: £5.52M
Cash in Bank
£189.18K2024
5.29%vs 20232023: £179.68K
Total Liabilities
£1.83M2024
14.59%vs 20232023: £1.60M
Employees
422024
-2vs 20232023: 44
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 11.20% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +1.1% 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 | 42 | -2 |
| 2023 | 44 | -5 |
| 2022 | 49 | -2 |
| 2021 | 51 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 51 in 2021 to 42 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.
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 14/12/2022–Present | 39 | |
| Director | 14/12/2022–Present | 43 | |
| Secretary | 28/09/2007–14/12/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 28/09/2007–14/12/2022 | 6 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/12/2016–14/12/2022 | 6 | |
| 14/12/2022–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 32
- Since 31/12/1947
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 12/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 12/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 12/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-11 with no updates
- 12/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 24/03/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-11 with no updates
- 19/09/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
- 26/03/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-11 with no updates
- 10/10/2023View PDF (12 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-12-31
- 26/09/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Registration of charge NI0024380015, created on 2023-09-19
- 17/04/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-11 with updates
- 22/12/2022View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 22/12/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Solvency Statement dated 07/12/22
- 22/12/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Resolutions
- 22/12/2022View PDF (5 pages)
Statement of capital on 2022-12-22
Showing 12 of 32 filings
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About POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 20 Duncrue Crescent, Belfast BT3 9BW. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c. It has been on the register for 78 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £3.36M and 42 employees.
POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c (46.49/9 - SIC 2007).
POTTER COWAN & COMPANY (BELFAST), LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 31/12/1947.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £3.36M, total assets of £5.32M, cash in bank of £189.18K and total liabilities of £1.83M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 12/03/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-11 with no updates, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 25/03/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control (1 current).