Annual accounts
Small 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 B. SWIFT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Birkby Grange, Birkby Hall Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD2 2XB
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of machinery for textile apparel and leather production (28.94 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 28/05/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-25 with no updates
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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
08/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 25/05/2026Due 08/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 25/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 25/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£202.68K2025
0.67%vs 20242024: £201.32K
Total Assets
£268.92K2025
-11.87%vs 20242024: £305.14K
Cash in Bank
£132.88K2025
-5.27%vs 20242024: £140.27K
Total Liabilities
£66.24K2025
-36.20%vs 20242024: £103.82K
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 36.20% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +1.6% 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 | -8 |
| 2023 | 8 | -3 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 11 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 16/02/2009–26/01/2011 | 2 | |
| Director | 16/02/2009–Present | 10 | |
| Director | 16/02/2009–Present | 3 | |
| Secretary | 25/08/1993–16/02/2009 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 16/02/2009–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 12/04/1994–16/02/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/02/2009–30/06/2019 | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 28/05/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 28/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 28/05/2026
Filing timeline
- 28/05/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-25 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Birkby Grange, Birkby Hall Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD2 2XB. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of machinery for textile apparel and leather production. It has been on the register for 75 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £202.68K and 0 employees.
WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of machinery for textile apparel and leather production (28.94 - SIC 2007).
WILLIAM B. SWIFT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 27/06/1951.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £202.68K, total assets of £268.92K, cash in bank of £132.88K and total liabilities of £66.24K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 28/05/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-25 with no updates, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 08/06/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (3 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.