Annual accounts
Small accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Studio 5 Salters House, 156 High Street, Hull HU1 1NQ
- Classification (SIC)
- Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 14/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of William Edward Crocker as a director on 2025-12-19
- 14/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Benjamin Joseph Goodburn as a director on 2025-12-19
- 14/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-23 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
06/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 23/12/2025Due 06/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 23/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 23/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-1.22M2024
6.45%vs 20232023: £-1.30M
Total Assets
£940.74K2024
-21.78%vs 20232023: £1.20M
Total Liabilities
£2.16M2024
-13.82%vs 20232023: £2.50M
Employees
112024
0vs 20232023: 11
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 13.82% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Total Assets · +0.6% 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 moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | +2 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 9 in 2021 to 11 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
18Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 18/03/2010–24/08/2012 | 263 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 14/10/2003–14/10/2003 | 1372 | |
| Nominee Director | 14/10/2003–14/10/2003 | 1104 | |
| Director | 04/09/2012–19/01/2024 | 103 | |
| Director | 18/03/2010–04/11/2014 | 110 | |
| Director | 30/09/2016–06/03/2023 | 110 | |
| Director | 18/03/2010–18/03/2013 | 166 | |
| Director | 19/01/2024–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 19/01/2024–19/12/2025 | 5 | |
| Director | 06/03/2023–19/01/2024 | 8 | |
| Director | 19/12/2025–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 12/01/2010–18/03/2010 | 41 | |
| Director | 02/03/2015–12/06/2015 | 52 | |
| Director | 14/10/2003–08/04/2020 | 20 | |
| Director | 06/08/2009–18/03/2010 | 2 | |
| Director | 14/10/2003–18/03/2010 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 14/10/2003–18/03/2010 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 18/03/2010–04/11/2014 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2017–Present | 263 | |
| 01/01/2018–Present | 263 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 18
- Since 16/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 14/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 14/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 14/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of William Edward Crocker as a director on 2025-12-19
- 14/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Benjamin Joseph Goodburn as a director on 2025-12-19
- 14/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-23 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 06/01/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-23 with updates
- 30/09/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
- 05/02/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Lucas Danson on 2024-01-19
- 25/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Michael David Phillips as a director on 2024-01-19
- 25/01/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr William Edward Crocker as a director on 2024-01-19
- 25/01/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Lucas Danson as a director on 2024-01-19
- 25/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Peter John Danson as a director on 2024-01-19
- 05/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-23 with no updates
Showing 12 of 18 filings
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About SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Studio 5 Salters House, 156 High Street, Hull HU1 1NQ. Companies House classifies its business as Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals. It has been on the register for 22 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £-1.22M and 11 employees.
SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED under one registered business activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007).
SPEAR PUBLISHING LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 14/10/2003.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £-1.22M, total assets of £940.74K and total liabilities of £2.16M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 14/01/2026: Termination of appointment of William Edward Crocker as a director on 2025-12-19, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 06/01/2027.
Companies House lists 18 officers (2 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.