Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged 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
THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Old School, Byron Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 7QA
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47.91 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 22/01/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 12/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-08 with no updates
- 29/01/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 08/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-08 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
22/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 08/11/2025Due 22/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 08/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 08/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£563.002025
-95.94%vs 20242024: £13.85K
Total Assets
£189.78K2025
-14.55%vs 20242024: £222.10K
Cash in Bank
£1.28K2025
-55.61%vs 20242024: £2.88K
Total Liabilities
£189.21K2025
-9.14%vs 20242024: £208.25K
Employees
82025
-1vs 20242024: 9
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 14.55% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -62.5% 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 | 8 | -1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 9 in 2021 to 8 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.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 08/11/1999–12/11/1999 | 2988 | |
| Nominee Director | 08/11/1999–12/11/1999 | 9744 | |
| Director | 12/11/1999–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 10/08/2000–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 12/11/1999–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 8
- Since 21/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 22/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 22/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 12/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 22/01/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 12/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-08 with no updates
- 29/01/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 08/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-08 with no updates
- 24/01/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-04-30
- 08/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-08 with no updates
- 30/01/2023View PDF (8 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-04-30
- 21/11/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-08 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Old School, Byron Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 7QA. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet. It has been on the register for 26 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £563.00 and 8 employees.
THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47.91 - SIC 2007).
THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/11/1999.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £563.00, total assets of £189.78K, cash in bank of £1.28K and total liabilities of £189.21K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 22/01/2026: Unaudited abridged 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 22/11/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.