Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
27/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 27/04/2025Due 27/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 27/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 27/04/2025
THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Owl And Cat Distillery And Gin Lounge, 1 Rougier Street, York YO1 6HZ
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Distilling rectifying and blending of spirits (11.01 - SIC 2007)Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007)Retail sale via stalls and markets of food beverages and tobacco products (47.81 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 23/10/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-27
- 19/05/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-07 with updates
- 14/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Director's details changed for Mcmillan (York) Limited on 2025-05-07
- 29/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued
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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
21/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 07/05/2026Due 21/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 07/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 07/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£145.05K2025
32.01%vs 20242024: £109.88K
Total Assets
£1.07M2025
5.84%vs 20242024: £1.01M
Cash in Bank
£41.88K2025
65.03%vs 20242024: £25.38K
Total Liabilities
£506.34K2025
-43.50%vs 20242024: £896.24K
Employees
232025
+21vs 20242024: 2
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 43.50% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -11.2% 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 | 23 | +21 |
| 2024 | 2 | -1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | +1 |
| 2021 | 2 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 2 in 2021 to 23 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/02/2019–02/05/2020 | 13 | |
| Director | 05/04/2018–Present | 18 | |
| Director | 26/11/2018–14/09/2023 | 0 | |
| Corporate Director | 20/11/2023–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2018–Present | 18 | |
| 05/04/2018–18/09/2018 | 18 | |
| 20/11/2023–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 27
- Since 26/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 23/10/2025
- 11 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 23/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 23/10/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-27
- 19/05/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-07 with updates
- 14/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Director's details changed for Mcmillan (York) Limited on 2025-05-07
- 29/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued
- 27/03/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 25/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off
- 31/07/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued
- 30/07/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-07 with updates
- 23/07/2024View PDF (1 pages)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off
- 26/04/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-30
- 26/02/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Barmby Moor House Hull Road Barmby Moor York YO42 4EZ United Kingdom to The Owl and Cat Distillery and Gin Lounge 1 Rougier Street York YO1 6HZ on 2024-02-26
- 26/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2023-04-28 to 2023-04-27
Showing 12 of 27 filings
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About THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Owl And Cat Distillery And Gin Lounge, 1 Rougier Street, York YO1 6HZ. Companies House classifies its business as Distilling rectifying and blending of spirits, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 8 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £145.05K and 23 employees.
THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD under 3 registered business activities: Distilling rectifying and blending of spirits (11.01 - SIC 2007), Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale via stalls and markets of food beverages and tobacco products (47.81 - SIC 2007).
THE HOOTING OWL DISTILLERY LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 05/04/2018.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £145.05K, total assets of £1.07M, cash in bank of £41.88K and total liabilities of £506.34K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 23/10/2025: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-27, 11 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 27/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 21/05/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).