Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged 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
SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED
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Registry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- Unit 2 Near Train Station, Station Road, Alton GU34 2PZ
- Classification (SIC)
- Other professional scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74.90/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 07/11/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-07 with updates
- 01/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Uplands Upper Anstey Lane Alton Hampshire GU34 4BP to Unit 2 Near Train Station Station Road Alton GU34 2PZ on 2025-06-01
- 08/05/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 25/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-10 with no updates
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What Pre-Score will tell you
- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
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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
- Next statement date
- 07/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/03/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£45.54K2025
-4.35%vs 20242024: £47.61K
Total Assets
£49.15K2025
-8.18%vs 20242024: £53.53K
Cash in Bank
£2.11K2025
-78.60%vs 20242024: £9.86K
Total Liabilities
£3.61K2025
-39.02%vs 20242024: £5.92K
Employees
32025
0vs 20242024: 3
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 78.60% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -13% 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | -1 |
| 2023 | 4 | +1 |
| 2022 | 3 | +2 |
| 2021 | 1 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 1 in 2021 to 3 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 23/02/2002–28/10/2002 | 0 | |
| Director | 23/02/2002–01/04/2010 | 4 | |
| Director | 30/11/2010–Present | 124 | |
| Director | 23/02/2002–01/04/2010 | 4 | |
| Director | 04/12/2001–23/02/2002 | 99 | |
| Secretary | 04/12/2001–23/02/2002 | 52 | |
| Director | 01/04/2010–30/11/2010 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 23/02/2002–01/04/2010 | 1 | |
| Director | 23/02/2002–01/04/2010 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2012–10/12/2018 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2016–Present | 124 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9 Since 21/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1 -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 07/11/2025 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 07/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 07/11/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-07 with updates
- 01/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Uplands Upper Anstey Lane Alton Hampshire GU34 4BP to Unit 2 Near Train Station Station Road Alton GU34 2PZ on 2025-06-01
- 08/05/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 25/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-10 with no updates
- 22/05/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 29/12/2023View PDF (6 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 28/12/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-10 with no updates
- 29/12/2022View PDF (6 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-03-31
- 21/12/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-10 with no updates
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About SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 2 Near Train Station, Station Road, Alton GU34 2PZ. Companies House classifies its business as Other professional scientific and technical activities n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 24 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £45.54K and 3 employees.
SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
What does SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED do?
Companies House records SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other professional scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74.90/9 - SIC 2007).
Is SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED still active?
SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 04/12/2001.
What are SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED's latest reported financials?
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £45.54K, total assets of £49.15K, cash in bank of £2.11K and total liabilities of £3.61K.
When did SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED last file with Companies House?
The most recent document on the record is dated 07/11/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-07 with updates, 10 months ago.
When are SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED's next filings due?
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026.
Who runs SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES LIMITED?
Companies House lists 10 officers (1 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.