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 HUGHES & SON LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 282 - 286 Ribbleton Lane, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire PR1 5EB
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Roofing activities (43.91 - SIC 2007)Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. motorcycles (43.99/9 - 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
- 13/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-27 with no updates
- 10/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Derek Cooper as a director on 2026-04-10
- 23/07/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 01/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-27 with no updates
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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
10/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 27/03/2026Due 10/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 27/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 27/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures W HUGHES & SON LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£620.64K2024
10.16%vs 20232023: £563.41K
Total Assets
£2.29M2024
18.85%vs 20232023: £1.93M
Cash in Bank
£713.86K2024
-4.44%vs 20232023: £747.05K
Total Liabilities
£1.40M2024
23.75%vs 20232023: £1.13M
Employees
142024
0vs 20232023: 14
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 18.85% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for W HUGHES & SON LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through W HUGHES & SON LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +69.6% 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | +5 |
| 2022 | 9 | -2 |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 11 in 2021 to 14 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
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 25/03/1997–26/03/1997 | 12619 | |
| Nominee Director | 25/03/1997–26/03/1997 | 12634 | |
| Director | 20/06/2011–10/04/2026 | 1 | |
| Director | 03/04/1997–06/12/2022 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 03/04/1997–02/11/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 23/11/2000–18/03/2007 | 5 | |
| Director | 08/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/10/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 03/04/2007–17/01/2008 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 27/03/2017–06/12/2022 | 1 | |
| 06/12/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 27/03/2017–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 21/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 13/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 13/04/2026
- Officer changesLatest 10/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 13/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-27 with no updates
- 10/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Derek Cooper as a director on 2026-04-10
- 23/07/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 01/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-27 with no updates
- 11/10/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 24/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Anthony Marshall Hughes as a director on 2022-12-06
- 24/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Anthony Marshall Hughes as a person with significant control on 2022-12-06
- 24/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Maureen Hughes as a person with significant control on 2022-12-06
- 24/05/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-27 with updates
- 31/08/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 11/05/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-27 with no updates
- 21/10/2022View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2021-12-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About W HUGHES & SON LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
W HUGHES & SON LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 282 - 286 Ribbleton Lane, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire PR1 5EB. Companies House classifies its business as Roofing activities, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 29 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £620.64K and 14 employees.
W HUGHES & SON LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records W HUGHES & SON LTD under 2 registered business activities: Roofing activities (43.91 - SIC 2007) and Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. motorcycles (43.99/9 - SIC 2007).
W HUGHES & SON LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/03/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £620.64K, total assets of £2.29M, cash in bank of £713.86K and total liabilities of £1.40M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 13/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-27 with no updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 10/04/2027.
Companies House lists 9 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).