Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 15-17 Church Street, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1LU
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46.69 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 29/05/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 16/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-02 with no updates
- 23/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Huw Patrick Grummitt on 2026-03-23
- 31/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs. Rachel Irene Armstrong on 2025-07-18
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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
16/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 02/04/2026Due 16/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 02/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 02/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.92M2025
-8.70%vs 20242024: £3.19M
Total Assets
£3.52M2025
-6.47%vs 20242024: £3.76M
Cash in Bank
£324.89K2025
-44.64%vs 20242024: £586.83K
Total Liabilities
£535.05K2025
11.62%vs 20242024: £479.34K
Employees
192025
+1vs 20242024: 18
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 8.70% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Three ways through TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
5 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 × 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 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | +1 |
| 2024 | 18 | +4 |
| 2022 | 14 | -1 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 15 in 2021 to 19 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 | 03/04/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 21/03/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/01/2011–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 01/09/2018–Present | 8 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–31/03/2024 | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 21/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- Same as the year before (3)
- Most recent filing
- 29/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 29/05/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 16/04/2026
- Officer changesLatest 23/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 29/05/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 16/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-02 with no updates
- 23/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Huw Patrick Grummitt on 2026-03-23
- 31/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs. Rachel Irene Armstrong on 2025-07-18
- 30/05/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-08-31
- 09/05/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-02 with updates
- 30/05/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-08-31
- 22/05/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-02 with updates
- 22/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Faith Guest as a person with significant control on 2024-03-31
- 18/04/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-04-02 with updates
- 22/03/2023View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-08-31
- 21/11/2022View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Huw Patrick Grummitt as a director on 2022-04-03
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 15-17 Church Street, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1LU. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of other machinery and equipment. It has been on the register for 37 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.92M and 19 employees.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46.69 - SIC 2007).
TOOLS OF THE TRADE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 21/07/1989.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.92M, total assets of £3.52M, cash in bank of £324.89K and total liabilities of £535.05K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/05/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 16/04/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers and 2 people with significant control (1 current).