Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 14c Dore House Industrial Estate, Orgreave Close, Sheffield S13 9NP
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 11/09/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
17/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 03/02/2026Due 17/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 03/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 03/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£46.57K2024
-32.90%vs 20232023: £69.40K
Total Assets
£396.60K2024
-16.72%vs 20232023: £476.21K
Cash in Bank
£8.98K2024
-33.69%vs 20232023: £13.54K
Total Liabilities
£350.03K2024
-13.96%vs 20232023: £406.81K
Employees
172024
-1vs 20232023: 18
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 16.72% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +87.6% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | -1 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 18 in 2021 to 17 in 2024. 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
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 03/04/2001–30/10/2003 | 4 | |
| Secretary | 31/10/2003–09/02/2017 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/04/2006–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 03/04/2001–30/10/2003 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 09/02/2000–03/04/2001 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/02/2000–30/10/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/04/2001–25/09/2016 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2017–Present | 0 | |
| 10/02/2017–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 11/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 11/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 11/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 11/09/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 14c Dore House Industrial Estate, Orgreave Close, Sheffield S13 9NP. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 26 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £46.57K and 17 employees.
W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD under one registered business activity: Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25.99 - SIC 2007).
W D A MACHINE KNIVES LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 10/02/2000.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £46.57K, total assets of £396.60K, cash in bank of £8.98K and total liabilities of £350.03K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 11/09/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 17/02/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (1 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.