Annual accounts
Group accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
WATERSTONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Liddon Court, Aykley Heads, Durham DH1 5TS
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Business and domestic software development (62.01/2 - SIC 2007)Information technology consultancy activities (62.02 - SIC 2007)Computer facilities management activities (62.03 - SIC 2007)Other information technology service activities (62.09 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Group
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 23/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital on 2026-09-23
- 08/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Solvency Statement dated 29/07/26
- 08/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Statement by Directors
- 17/08/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
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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
17/08/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 03/08/2026Due 17/08/2027
- Next statement date
- 03/08/2027
- Last statement dated
- 03/08/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures WATERSTONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£5.73M2025
-3.99%vs 20242024: £5.97M
Total Assets
£10.41M2025
0.92%vs 20242024: £10.32M
Cash in Bank
£2.33M2025
112.43%vs 20242024: £1.09M
Total Liabilities
£4.33M2025
11.99%vs 20242024: £3.86M
Employees
2672025
-4vs 20242024: 271
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 112.43% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for WATERSTONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WATERSTONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -1.7% 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, 2022–2025.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 × 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 2022–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 267 | -4 |
| 2024 | 271 | 0 |
| 2023 | 271 | +36 |
| 2022 | 235 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 235 in 2022 to 267 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
25Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 25/08/1999–30/08/2003 | 3 | |
| Director | 01/05/2026–Present | 7 | |
| Director | 12/01/2021–16/03/2023 | 7 | |
| Director | 10/10/2010–05/12/2019 | 6 | |
| Director | 01/05/2011–30/04/2025 | 6 | |
| Director | 01/08/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/10/2001–31/01/2012 | 1 | |
| Director | 31/08/2003–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 01/11/2014–31/05/2024 | 3 | |
| Director | 31/10/2001–30/08/2003 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/07/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/08/2003–19/02/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/07/2021–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 07/02/2008–31/07/2021 | 1 | |
| Director | 26/06/2024–Present | 36 | |
| Director | 26/08/1999–Present | 1 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 02/08/1999–25/08/1999 | 178 | |
| Nominee Director | 02/08/1999–25/08/1999 | 172 | |
| Director | 31/12/2002–30/01/2009 | 5 | |
| Director | 26/08/1999–19/02/2026 | 3 | |
| Director | 17/09/2012–27/05/2021 | 5 | |
| Director | 01/10/2002–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 25/08/1999–30/08/2003 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 19/02/2004–07/02/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2020–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
11Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 01/08/2021–Present | 0 | |
| 01/08/2021–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–30/04/2025 | 6 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 6 | |
| 06/04/2016–06/12/2019 | 6 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–28/05/2021 | 5 | |
| 24/03/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 03/11/1999
- Last 12 months
- 10
- Most recent filing
- 23/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Share capital (3)Latest 23/09/2026
- Officer changes (3)Latest 08/09/2026
- Confirmation statement (2)Latest 14/08/2026
Filing timeline
- 23/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital on 2026-09-23
- 08/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Solvency Statement dated 29/07/26
- 08/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Statement by Directors
- 17/08/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 14/08/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-03 with updates
- 03/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital:
- 03/08/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Statement of capital on 2026-02-11
- 17/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Robert Michael Waterston as a director on 2026-02-19
- 01/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Philip Iain Patrick Adams as a director on 2026-05-01
- 27/04/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Replacement Filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2025-08-03
- 07/12/2018View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from , Liddon House, Belmont Business Park, Durham, DH1 1TW to Liddon Court Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS on 2018-12-07
- 04/01/2001View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office changed on 04/01/01 from:\agewood offices, dragon lane, durham, county durham DH1 2XD
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About WATERSTONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WATERSTONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Liddon Court, Aykley Heads, Durham DH1 5TS. Companies House classifies its business as Business and domestic software development, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 27 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £5.73M and 267 employees.
WATERSTONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WATERSTONS LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Business and domestic software development (62.01/2 - SIC 2007), Information technology consultancy activities (62.02 - SIC 2007), Computer facilities management activities (62.03 - SIC 2007) and Other information technology service activities (62.09 - SIC 2007).
WATERSTONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 03/08/1999.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £5.73M, total assets of £10.41M, cash in bank of £2.33M and total liabilities of £4.33M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 23/09/2026: Statement of capital on 2026-09-23, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 17/08/2027.
Companies House lists 25 officers (9 currently in post) and 11 people with significant control (8 current).