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
WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Long Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3QR
- Classification (SIC)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - 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
- 31/03/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 05/11/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-31 with updates
- 20/03/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 05/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-31 with no updates
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
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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
14/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 31/10/2025Due 14/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 31/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£761.29K2024
-3.81%vs 20232023: £791.43K
Total Assets
£998.98K2024
1.79%vs 20232023: £981.39K
Cash in Bank
£412.04K2024
2.63%vs 20232023: £401.47K
Total Liabilities
£237.69K2024
25.13%vs 20232023: £189.96K
Employees
102024
0vs 20232023: 10
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 25.13% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +12% 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 10 between 2021 and 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
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- Past performance
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/04/1997–Present | 4 | |
| Secretary | 05/04/2007–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 09/03/2022–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 25/10/2001–05/04/2007 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–06/04/2016 | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 10
- Since 21/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 31/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 31/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 31/03/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 05/11/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-31 with updates
- 20/03/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 05/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-31 with no updates
- 28/02/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 05/12/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Lesley Allen as a person with significant control on 2023-12-05
- 31/10/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-10-31 with no updates
- 25/07/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Lesley Allen as a person with significant control on 2016-04-06
- 30/01/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 21/12/2022View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-30 with updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Long Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3QR. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 86 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £761.29K and 10 employees.
WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
WILLIAM ALLEN (BOLTON) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/04/1940.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £761.29K, total assets of £998.98K, cash in bank of £412.04K and total liabilities of £237.69K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/03/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/11/2026.
Companies House lists 4 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).