Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/11/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 28/02/2026Due 30/11/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 28/02/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 28/02/2026
W BARTON & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Fourth Floor, Unit 5b The Parklands, Bolton BL6 4SD
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of meat and meat products (46.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 21/07/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-02-28
- 14/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-05 with no updates
- 24/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Jayne Helen Barton on 2025-09-24
- 01/08/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-02-28
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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
19/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 05/10/2025Due 19/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 05/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 05/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures W BARTON & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£246.50K2026
73.53%vs 20252025: £142.05K
Total Assets
£929.34K2026
2.38%vs 20252025: £907.71K
Cash in Bank
£6.70K2026
-74.30%vs 20252025: £26.05K
Total Liabilities
£495.67K2026
-17.22%vs 20252025: £598.75K
Employees
02026
0vs 20252025: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 73.53% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for W BARTON & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through W BARTON & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +57.9% 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -8 |
| 2023 | 8 | +2 |
| 2022 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 6 in 2022 to 0 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
11Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 04/10/1993–04/10/1993 | 35395 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 04/10/1993–04/10/1993 | 37379 | |
| Director | 21/11/1994–13/10/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/11/2004–29/06/2017 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 04/10/1993–24/09/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/10/1993–04/11/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 25/05/2005–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 13/10/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 13/10/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 20/11/1994–24/09/2000 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 25/09/2000–13/10/2023 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–30/06/2017 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 05/01/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–05/01/2024 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 11/11/2010
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 21/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 21/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 21/07/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-02-28
- 14/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-05 with no updates
- 24/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Jayne Helen Barton on 2025-09-24
- 01/08/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-02-28
- 11/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Raymond Barton as a person with significant control on 2024-01-05
- 11/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Jayne Helen Barton as a person with significant control on 2024-01-05
- 08/10/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-02-28
- 07/10/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-05 with updates
- 17/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from , Regency House 45-51 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4QR to Fourth Floor Unit 5B the Parklands Bolton BL6 4SD on 2024-01-17
- 28/11/2023View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-02-28
- 13/10/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mark William Barton as a secretary on 2023-10-13
- 13/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Raymond Barton as a director on 2023-10-13
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About W BARTON & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
W BARTON & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Fourth Floor, Unit 5b The Parklands, Bolton BL6 4SD. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of meat and meat products. It has been on the register for 32 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £246.50K and 0 employees.
W BARTON & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records W BARTON & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products (46.32 - SIC 2007).
W BARTON & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 05/10/1993.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £246.50K, total assets of £929.34K, cash in bank of £6.70K and total liabilities of £495.67K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/07/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-02-28, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/11/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/10/2026.
Companies House lists 11 officers (3 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).