Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/09/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/09/2024
R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 2-3 East Street, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1HE
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (47.77 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 25/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Re-registration assent
- 25/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Re-registration from a private limited company to a private unlimited company
- 25/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Certificate of re-registration from Limited to Unlimited
- 25/02/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Re-registration of Memorandum and Articles
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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.
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
04/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 18/02/2026Due 04/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 18/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 18/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£3.05M2024
-2.57%vs 20232023: £3.13M
Total Assets
£3.27M2024
-6.59%vs 20232023: £3.50M
Cash in Bank
£1.20M2024
-9.37%vs 20232023: £1.33M
Total Liabilities
£133.28K2024
-60.98%vs 20232023: £341.56K
Employees
102024
-2vs 20232023: 12
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 6.59% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -1.9% 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 | 10 | -2 |
| 2023 | 12 | -1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 13 in 2021 to 10 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
15Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 03/11/1997–13/11/2025 | 2 | |
| Director | 12/06/1992–22/06/2000 | 7 | |
| Director | 11/12/2007–13/11/2025 | 3 | |
| Director | 22/06/2000–19/06/2005 | 1 | |
| Director | 04/12/1991–12/06/1992 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/1999–01/02/2002 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/06/1992–22/06/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 13/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 13/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 19/06/2005–11/12/2007 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 11/12/2007–13/11/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/11/1997–22/06/2000 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 22/06/2000–19/06/2005 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 04/12/1991–12/06/1992 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 12/06/1992–22/06/2000 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–13/11/2025 | 2 | |
| 13/11/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 31
- Since 20/07/1992
- Last 12 months
- 15
- +12 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 25/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 19/02/2026
- Officer changes (7)Latest 20/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 25/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Re-registration assent
- 25/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Re-registration from a private limited company to a private unlimited company
- 25/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Certificate of re-registration from Limited to Unlimited
- 25/02/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Re-registration of Memorandum and Articles
- 25/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Statement of company's objects
- 25/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 19/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-18 with updates
- 19/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Current accounting period extended from 2025-09-30 to 2026-02-28
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of David Andrews as a person with significant control on 2025-11-13
- 12/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Amanda Jane Sargeant as a person with significant control on 2025-11-13
- 24/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Mark Carl Jenkinson as a director on 2025-11-13
- 23/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Andrew Paul Sargeant as a secretary on 2025-11-13
Showing 12 of 31 filings
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About R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED is a private unlimited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 2-3 East Street, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1HE. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 79 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £3.05M and 10 employees.
R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (47.77 - SIC 2007).
R.L.AUSTEN UNLIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 19/06/1947.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £3.05M, total assets of £3.27M, cash in bank of £1.20M and total liabilities of £133.28K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 25/02/2026: Re-registration assent, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, the next confirmation statement is due by 04/03/2027.
Companies House lists 15 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).