Annual accounts
Micro Entity 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
RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Red Balloon, 98-100 Cardiff Road, Reading RG1 8HW
- Classification (SIC)
- specialised design activities (74.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 19/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2026-01-31
- 27/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr William James Carey as a person with significant control on 2026-02-27
- 27/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-16 with no updates
- 08/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr William James Carey on 2025-12-05
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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
02/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 16/02/2026Due 02/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 16/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 16/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£137.93K2026
9.82%vs 20252025: £125.59K
Total Assets
£149.03K2026
-15.94%vs 20252025: £177.29K
Total Liabilities
£11.10K2026
-78.54%vs 20252025: £51.70K
Employees
42026
-1vs 20252025: 5
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 78.54% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +23.9% 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 moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2026.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures2 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 | 4 | -1 |
| 2025 | 5 | -2 |
| 2024 | 7 | +1 |
| 2023 | 6 | -2 |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 8 in 2022 to 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 19/01/2015–05/05/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/05/2016–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 20/08/2019–05/02/2020 | 9 | |
| Director | 19/01/2015–19/01/2015 | 2 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 19/01/2017–29/01/2024 | 0 | |
| 19/01/2017–Present | 2 | |
| 19/01/2017–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 29/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 5
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 19/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 19/03/2026
- Officer changes (3)Latest 27/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 27/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 19/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2026-01-31
- 27/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr William James Carey as a person with significant control on 2026-02-27
- 27/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-16 with no updates
- 08/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr William James Carey on 2025-12-05
- 05/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr William James Carey as a person with significant control on 2024-12-20
- 12/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-01-31
- 28/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr William James Carey as a person with significant control on 2025-02-28
- 28/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr William James Carey on 2025-02-28
- 28/02/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-16 with no updates
- 29/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-01-31
- 16/02/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-16 with no updates
- 29/01/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-29 with updates
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About RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Red Balloon, 98-100 Cardiff Road, Reading RG1 8HW. Companies House classifies its business as specialised design activities. It has been on the register for 11 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £137.93K and 4 employees.
RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED under one registered business activity: specialised design activities (74.10 - SIC 2007).
RED BALLOON DESIGN LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 19/01/2015.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £137.93K, total assets of £149.03K and total liabilities of £11.10K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 19/03/2026: Micro company accounts made up to 2026-01-31, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/10/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 02/03/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (1 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).