Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full 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
WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Groveside Bakery, Blairlinn, Cumbernauld G67 2TX
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10.71 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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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
12/10/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 28/09/2026Due 12/10/2027
- Next statement date
- 28/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 28/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£3.23M2025
25.09%vs 20242024: £2.58M
Total Assets
£5.08M2025
20.29%vs 20242024: £4.22M
Cash in Bank
£1.60M2025
59.58%vs 20242024: £1.00M
Total Liabilities
£1.85M2025
12.73%vs 20242024: £1.64M
Employees
12025
0vs 20242024: 1
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 20.29% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +20.4% 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | -84 |
| 2023 | 85 | 0 |
| 2022 | 85 | -4 |
| 2021 | 89 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 89 in 2021 to 1 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.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 20/06/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/09/2003–31/01/2005 | 5 | |
| Secretary | 11/07/1991–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 12/07/1991–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 12/07/1991–Present | 3 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–30/03/2026 | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 30/03/2026–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–30/03/2026 | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 30/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 30/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 30/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 30/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-28 with updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Groveside Bakery, Blairlinn, Cumbernauld G67 2TX. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes. It has been on the register for 75 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £3.23M and 1 employee.
WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes (10.71 - SIC 2007).
WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/05/1951.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £3.23M, total assets of £5.08M, cash in bank of £1.60M and total liabilities of £1.85M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 30/09/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-28 with updates, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 12/10/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (4 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).