Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/06/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/09/2025Due 30/06/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/09/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/09/2025
W.G.BALL LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Longton Mill, Anchor Road, Longton, Stoke On Trent ST3 1JW
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of dyes and pigments (20.12 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
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
19/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 05/09/2026Due 19/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 05/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 05/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures W.G.BALL LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£234.48K2025
-31.99%vs 20242024: £344.80K
Total Assets
£689.31K2025
-9.53%vs 20242024: £761.95K
Cash in Bank
£113.47K2025
-16.37%vs 20242024: £135.68K
Total Liabilities
£358.76K2025
11.73%vs 20242024: £321.10K
Employees
122025
+1vs 20242024: 11
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 31.99% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for W.G.BALL LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through W.G.BALL LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -42.3% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 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 × 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 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | +1 |
| 2024 | 11 | -1 |
| 2023 | 12 | -1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 13 in 2021 to 12 in 2025. 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
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 15/06/2018–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 25/08/2007–09/12/2020 | 3 | |
| Director | 22/03/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 09/11/2020–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 02/10/2018–17/07/2026 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 16/02/1998–25/08/2007 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 25/08/2007–02/10/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 27/09/2018–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 27/09/2018–17/07/2026 | 5 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 26/11/2020–19/07/2022 | 6 | |
| 19/07/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–26/11/2020 | 6 |
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About W.G.BALL LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
W.G.BALL LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Longton Mill, Anchor Road, Longton, Stoke On Trent ST3 1JW. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of dyes and pigments. It has been on the register for 71 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £234.48K and 12 employees.
W.G.BALL LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records W.G.BALL LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of dyes and pigments (20.12 - SIC 2007).
W.G.BALL LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/10/1954.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £234.48K, total assets of £689.31K, cash in bank of £113.47K and total liabilities of £358.76K.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/06/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/09/2027.
Companies House lists 9 officers (4 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (1 current).