Annual accounts
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 F HOWES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park, Ratby Lane, Leicester LE3 3AW
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007)Sound recording and music publishing activities (59.20 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 14/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-14 with no updates
- 27/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Miles Edward Stevens-Hoare on 2025-10-27
- 27/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Bharvi Manojkumar Ladha Booton as a director on 2025-10-27
- 27/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Bharvi Manojkumar Ladha Booton as a secretary on 2025-10-27
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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
28/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 14/09/2026Due 28/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 14/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 14/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures W F HOWES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£21.47M2024
18.93%vs 20232023: £18.05M
Total Assets
£25.33M2024
19.96%vs 20232023: £21.12M
Cash in Bank
£1.55M2024
79.79%vs 20232023: £864.22K
Total Liabilities
£3.79M2024
27.16%vs 20232023: £2.98M
Employees
322024
-2vs 20232023: 34
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 19.96% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for W F HOWES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through W F HOWES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +16.5% 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 | 32 | -2 |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 34 in 2021 to 32 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
29Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 30/01/2014–30/07/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/02/2014–10/02/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/08/2016–31/01/2024 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 03/04/2019–27/11/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/04/2019–27/11/2024 | 3 | |
| Director | 14/08/2024–27/10/2025 | 2 | |
| Director | 27/11/2024–27/10/2025 | 5 | |
| Director | 31/10/2007–30/01/2014 | 4 | |
| Nominee Director | 04/11/1998–04/11/1998 | 35394 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 04/11/1998–04/11/1998 | 37378 | |
| Director | 23/02/2017–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 04/11/1998–17/08/2000 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 27/11/2024–27/10/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/04/2004–23/08/2007 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/11/2011–30/01/2014 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/10/2007–16/11/2011 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/11/1998–23/10/2007 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 15/04/2004–30/01/2014 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 30/07/2015–01/04/2019 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 04/11/1998–15/04/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/02/2014–01/04/2019 | 1 | |
| Director | 08/07/2001–30/01/2014 | 1 | |
| Director | 30/01/2014–30/07/2015 | 9 | |
| Director | 04/11/1998–15/04/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/02/2014–27/02/2017 | 4 | |
| Director | 30/01/2014–30/07/2015 | 9 | |
| Director | 27/10/2025–Present | 3 | |
| Secretary | 27/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 04/08/2026–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 05/11/2016–01/11/2018 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 22
- Since 07/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 8
- Same as the year before (8)
- Most recent filing
- 14/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statement (2)Latest 14/09/2026
- Officer changes (6)Latest 27/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 14/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-14 with no updates
- 27/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Miles Edward Stevens-Hoare on 2025-10-27
- 27/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Bharvi Manojkumar Ladha Booton as a director on 2025-10-27
- 27/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Bharvi Manojkumar Ladha Booton as a secretary on 2025-10-27
- 27/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Michael Daniel Paull as a director on 2025-10-27
- 27/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Sanjay Prasad as a director on 2025-10-27
- 27/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Sanjay Prasad as a secretary on 2025-10-27
- 09/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-09 with no updates
- 02/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Unit 5 st Georges House, Rearsby Business Park Gaddesby Lane, Rearsby Leicester Leics LE7 4YH England to Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park Ratby Lane Leicester LE3 3AW on 2025-09-02
- 02/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park Ratby Lane Leicester LE3 3AW England to Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park Ratby Lane Leicester LE3 3AW on 2025-09-02
- 25/04/2025View PDF (26 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 04/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Appointment of Sanjay Prasad as a secretary on 2024-11-27
Showing 12 of 22 filings
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About W F HOWES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
W F HOWES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park, Ratby Lane, Leicester LE3 3AW. Companies House classifies its business as Book publishing, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 27 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £21.47M and 32 employees.
W F HOWES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records W F HOWES LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007) and Sound recording and music publishing activities (59.20 - SIC 2007).
W F HOWES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 05/11/1998.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £21.47M, total assets of £25.33M, cash in bank of £1.55M and total liabilities of £3.79M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 14/09/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-14 with no updates, 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 28/09/2027.
Companies House lists 29 officers (4 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control (0 current).