Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Paper Shop 57 Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9JS
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores (47.26 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 29/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off
- 18/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Catherine Mabel Bell as a person with significant control on 2025-04-05
- 18/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of William Bell as a person with significant control on 2025-04-05
- 17/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-10-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
18/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 04/11/2025Due 18/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 04/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 04/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£104.04K2024
21.63%vs 20232023: £85.54K
Total Assets
£116.76K2024
1.15%vs 20232023: £115.44K
Cash in Bank
£27.91K2023
-1.61%vs 20222022: £28.37K
Total Liabilities
£12.72K2024
-3.71%vs 20232023: £13.21K
Employees
272024
+3vs 20232023: 24
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 21.63% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -7.8% 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 figures4 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 | 27 | +3 |
| 2023 | 24 | -2 |
| 2022 | 26 | +1 |
| 2021 | 25 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 25 in 2021 to 27 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 15/11/2001–22/11/2001 | 9441 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 15/11/2001–22/11/2001 | 9398 | |
| Director | 23/11/2001–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 23/11/2001–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 23/11/2001–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–05/04/2025 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 17/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 6
- +4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 29/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Insolvency or dissolutionLatest 29/09/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 18/03/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 17/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 12/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 29/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off
- 18/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Catherine Mabel Bell as a person with significant control on 2025-04-05
- 18/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of William Bell as a person with significant control on 2025-04-05
- 17/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 16/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2025-12-31 to 2025-10-31
- 12/11/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-04 with updates
- 26/09/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 06/11/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-04 with updates
- 11/03/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 21/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-15 with no updates
- 17/11/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-15 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Paper Shop 57 Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9JS. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 24 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £104.04K and 27 employees.
THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores (47.26 - SIC 2007).
THE COCKERMOUTH PAPER SHOP LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 15/11/2001.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £104.04K, total assets of £116.76K, cash in bank of £27.91K and total liabilities of £12.72K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/09/2026: First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 18/11/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).