Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
20/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 20/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 20/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
TRACE FIRST LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 88a Main Street, Moira, Craigavon, County Down BT67 0LH
- Classification (SIC)
- Other software publishing (58.29 - 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
- 21/08/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-06 with updates
- 17/08/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2026-05-31 to 2026-04-20
- 06/08/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Brian John Morrow as a secretary on 2026-04-21
- 05/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Kelly Mcgrath as a person with significant control on 2026-04-21
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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.
- How its officers and controlling parties connect to other UK companies.
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
20/08/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 06/08/2026Due 20/08/2027
- Next statement date
- 06/08/2027
- Last statement dated
- 06/08/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures TRACE FIRST LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£9.48M2023
2.05%vs 20222022: £9.29M
Cash in Bank
£956.74K2023
78.32%vs 20222022: £536.54K
Employees
152023
+3vs 20222022: 12
Of the 2 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 78.32% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for TRACE FIRST LIMITED.
The full financial record
Three ways through TRACE FIRST LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +13.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2021–2023Every measure end to end across 2021, 2022 and 2023, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved3 chartsCharts by indicator3 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2023.Plot the figures5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | +3 |
| 2022 | 12 | +3 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 9 in 2021 to 15 in 2023. 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
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 08/06/2007–21/04/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/01/2015–21/04/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/01/2015–21/04/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/06/2007–21/04/2026 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 08/06/2007–21/04/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 21/04/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 18/08/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 21/04/2026–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/08/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/08/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/08/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 8
- Since 05/06/2026
- Last 12 months
- 8
- Most recent filing
- 21/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/08/2026
- Officer changes (6)Latest 06/08/2026
Filing timeline
- 21/08/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-06 with updates
- 17/08/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2026-05-31 to 2026-04-20
- 06/08/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Brian John Morrow as a secretary on 2026-04-21
- 05/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Kelly Mcgrath as a person with significant control on 2026-04-21
- 05/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Anne Morrow as a person with significant control on 2026-04-21
- 05/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Michael Mcgrath as a person with significant control on 2026-04-21
- 05/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Gvl Holdings, Inc. as a person with significant control on 2026-04-21
- 05/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Brian John Morrow as a person with significant control on 2026-04-21
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About TRACE FIRST LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
TRACE FIRST LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 88a Main Street, Moira, Craigavon, County Down BT67 0LH. Companies House classifies its business as Other software publishing. It has been on the register for 19 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £9.48M and 15 employees.
TRACE FIRST LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records TRACE FIRST LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other software publishing (58.29 - SIC 2007).
TRACE FIRST LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/06/2007.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £9.48M and cash in bank of £956.74K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/08/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-06 with updates, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 20/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 20/08/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (3 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control.