Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 205 Carnalbanagh Road, Broughshane, Ballymena, County Antrim BT42 4NY
- Classification (SIC)
- Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets (47.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 31/01/2026View PDF (24 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 05/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-21 with no updates
- 25/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Colm O'neill as a director on 2025-02-25
- 31/01/2025View PDF (23 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
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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
05/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 21/11/2025Due 05/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 21/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 21/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2023–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£6.72M2025
-8.10%vs 20242024: £7.31M
Total Assets
£12.57M2025
9.13%vs 20242024: £11.52M
Cash in Bank
£3.11M2025
-6.37%vs 20242024: £3.32M
Total Liabilities
£5.85M2025
39.09%vs 20242024: £4.21M
Employees
952025
-1vs 20242024: 96
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 39.09% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -1.7% 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, 2023–2025.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 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2023–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | -1 |
| 2024 | 96 | +2 |
| 2023 | 94 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 94 in 2023 to 95 in 2025. 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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- Past performance
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 17/04/2005–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 04/07/2016–25/02/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/07/2016–25/04/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 15/02/2005–Present | 6 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–29/10/2024 | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–29/10/2024 | 0 | |
| 29/10/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 07/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 31/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 31/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 31/01/2026View PDF (24 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 05/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-21 with no updates
- 25/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Colm O'neill as a director on 2025-02-25
- 31/01/2025View PDF (23 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 02/12/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-21 with updates
- 04/11/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Thomas Stirling Caves as a person with significant control on 2024-10-29
- 04/11/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Elizabeth Caves as a person with significant control on 2024-10-29
- 04/11/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Notification of Carnalbanagh Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2024-10-29
- 25/04/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Ian Charles Manson as a director on 2024-04-25
- 13/02/2024View PDF (24 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-04-30
- 21/12/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-21 with no updates
- 16/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
Showing 12 of 16 filings
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About STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 205 Carnalbanagh Road, Broughshane, Ballymena, County Antrim BT42 4NY. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets. It has been on the register for 50 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £6.72M and 95 employees.
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets (47.99 - SIC 2007).
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 31/12/1975.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £6.72M, total assets of £12.57M, cash in bank of £3.11M and total liabilities of £5.85M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/01/2026: Full accounts made up to 2025-04-30, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 05/12/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).