Annual accounts
Medium 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
STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Caxton Hill, Ware Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire SG13 7LU
- Classification (SIC)
- Printing n.e.c. (18.12/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Medium
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 09/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-26 with no updates
- 30/09/2025View PDF (26 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-12-31
- 11/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Edward Obolensky as a director on 2025-02-25
- 11/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Peter Granville Fowler as a director on 2025-02-25
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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
12/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 26/02/2026Due 12/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 26/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 26/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£5.64M2024
4.79%vs 20232023: £5.38M
Total Assets
£16.05M2024
-7.92%vs 20232023: £17.43M
Cash in Bank
£4.07M2024
93.95%vs 20232023: £2.10M
Total Liabilities
£7.97M2024
-12.72%vs 20232023: £9.14M
Employees
912024
-33vs 20232023: 124
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 93.95% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -20.9% 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 figures5 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 | 91 | -33 |
| 2023 | 124 | -14 |
| 2022 | 138 | +7 |
| 2021 | 131 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 131 in 2021 to 91 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
12Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 26/02/2002–14/03/2002 | 67415 | |
| Director | 14/03/2002–08/04/2008 | 21 | |
| Secretary | 14/03/2002–02/04/2002 | 11 | |
| Director | 14/03/2002–15/02/2005 | 35 | |
| Nominee Director | 26/02/2002–14/03/2002 | 66413 | |
| Director | 28/03/2002–23/02/2022 | 2 | |
| Director | 28/03/2002–31/08/2004 | 7 | |
| Director | 09/10/2006–31/07/2009 | 11 | |
| Secretary | 02/04/2002–31/10/2016 | 2 | |
| Director | 25/02/2025–Present | 35 | |
| Director | 14/03/2002–25/02/2025 | 57 | |
| Director | 28/03/2002–Present | 23 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 8
- Since 09/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 09/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 09/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 09/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-26 with no updates
- 30/09/2025View PDF (26 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-12-31
- 11/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Edward Obolensky as a director on 2025-02-25
- 11/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Peter Granville Fowler as a director on 2025-02-25
- 25/09/2024View PDF (26 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 08/03/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-26 with no updates
- 26/09/2023View PDF (26 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 09/03/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-02-26 with no updates
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About STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Caxton Hill, Ware Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire SG13 7LU. Companies House classifies its business as Printing n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 24 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £5.64M and 91 employees.
STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Printing n.e.c. (18.12/9 - SIC 2007).
STEPHEN AUSTIN & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/02/2002.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £5.64M, total assets of £16.05M, cash in bank of £4.07M and total liabilities of £7.97M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 09/03/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-26 with no updates, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 12/03/2027.
Companies House lists 12 officers (2 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.