Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2026Due 31/12/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5AH
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of other food including fish crustaceans and molluscs (46.38 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 28/05/2026View PDF (17 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31
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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
07/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 24/12/2025Due 07/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 24/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 24/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£821.97K2026
-2.52%vs 20252025: £843.21K
Total Assets
£1.32M2026
0.53%vs 20252025: £1.31M
Cash in Bank
£412.27K2026
7.04%vs 20252025: £385.14K
Total Liabilities
£349.89K2026
7.55%vs 20252025: £325.33K
Employees
342026
-5vs 20252025: 39
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 7.04% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -2.3% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2024–2026Every measure end to end across 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2026.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 2022–2026.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | -5 |
| 2025 | 39 | -2 |
| 2024 | 41 | +3 |
| 2023 | 38 | 0 |
| 2022 | 38 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 38 in 2022 to 34 in 2026. 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
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/04/2019–15/01/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/03/2009–30/03/2009 | 2061 | |
| Director | 01/04/2012–13/02/2014 | 2 | |
| Director | 30/03/2009–03/10/2016 | 8 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 30/03/2009–30/03/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 28/04/2021–Present | 12 | |
| Director | 01/09/2009–17/05/2019 | 7 | |
| Director | 04/04/2019–16/04/2022 | 4 | |
| Director | 04/04/2019–27/04/2021 | 2 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 25/09/2018–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–24/12/2019 | 7 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 28/05/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 28/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 28/05/2026
Filing timeline
- 28/05/2026View PDF (17 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31
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About THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5AH. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of other food including fish crustaceans and molluscs. It has been on the register for 17 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £821.97K and 34 employees.
THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of other food including fish crustaceans and molluscs (46.38 - SIC 2007).
THE DARLING EXPERIMENT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 30/03/2009.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £821.97K, total assets of £1.32M, cash in bank of £412.27K and total liabilities of £349.89K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 28/05/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 07/01/2027.
Companies House lists 9 officers (1 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control (1 current).