Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Blackpool Road, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire PR3 3AL
- Classification (SIC)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 10/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Andrew Raymond Cross as a director on 2026-04-10
- 05/11/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-04 with updates
- 05/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Colin William Clive Carefoot on 2025-01-01
- 04/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Register inspection address has been changed from C/O Moore and Smalley Llp Richard House Winckley Square Preston Lancashire PR1 3HP United Kingdom to Mentor House Ainsworth Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 6AY
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
18/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 04/11/2025Due 18/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 04/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 04/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.30M2025
26.38%vs 20242024: £1.82M
Total Assets
£2.57M2025
-6.37%vs 20242024: £2.74M
Cash in Bank
£2.35M2025
122.92%vs 20242024: £1.05M
Total Liabilities
£263.83K2025
-71.29%vs 20242024: £918.97K
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 122.92% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -6.6% 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -33 |
| 2023 | 33 | +1 |
| 2022 | 32 | -3 |
| 2021 | 35 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 35 in 2021 to 0 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.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/09/1999–06/04/2015 | 2 | |
| Director | 01/04/1993–Present | 10 | |
| Director | 16/07/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/01/2015–31/10/2019 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 27/05/2010–15/10/2010 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 24
- Since 01/01/1987
- Last 12 months
- 8
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 10/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (5)Latest 10/04/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/11/2025
- Registered officeLatest 04/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 10/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Andrew Raymond Cross as a director on 2026-04-10
- 05/11/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-04 with updates
- 05/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Colin William Clive Carefoot on 2025-01-01
- 04/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Register inspection address has been changed from C/O Moore and Smalley Llp Richard House Winckley Square Preston Lancashire PR1 3HP United Kingdom to Mentor House Ainsworth Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 6AY
- 04/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Charles Douglas Carefoot on 2025-01-01
- 04/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Blackpool Road Longridge Lancashire PR3 3AJ United Kingdom to Blackpool Road Longridge Preston Lancashire PR3 3AL on 2025-11-04
- 04/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Alec Lee Carefoot on 2025-01-01
- 04/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Charles Douglas Carefoot on 2025-01-01
- 19/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-03-31
- 23/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Blackpool Road Longridge Lancs PR3 3AJ to Mentor House Ainsworth Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 6AY on 2024-12-23
- 23/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Alec Lee Carefoot on 2024-12-23
- 23/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Colin William Clive Carefoot on 2024-12-23
Showing 12 of 24 filings
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About WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Blackpool Road, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire PR3 3AL. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 59 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.30M and 0 employees.
WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
WALTER CAREFOOT & SONS,(TRANSPORT)LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 13/10/1966.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.30M, total assets of £2.57M, cash in bank of £2.35M and total liabilities of £263.83K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 10/04/2026: Appointment of Mr Andrew Raymond Cross as a director on 2026-04-10, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 18/11/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (2 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.