£742k
+3%vs Mar 2025Active00896533Private limited companyExeter
DARLENA LIMITED
Significant control: Margaret Hook (50–75%)
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Summary
DARLENA LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00896533) incorporated on 24 January 1967, registered in Exeter. Its registered activity is non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2026, showing net assets of £742k and cash of £196k, with 9 employees on average. Net assets rose 3% on the prior period (£722k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,422 comparable companies in Other (median £3,040, upper quartile £88k).
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Ownership and control
- Mrs Margaret Hook
- owns 50–75% of shares
- Mr Roger Andrew Hern Hook
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 24 January 196759 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2027in 432 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 7 February 2027in 105 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 46900
- Non-specialised wholesale trade
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£196k
+30%vs Mar 2025Not reported
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−25%vs Mar 2025| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £742k | £196k | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 31 March 2025 | £722k | £151k | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 31 March 2024 | £804k | £183k | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Cash per employee£22kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £742,216 at 31 March 2026
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £195,572
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 24 January 1967
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 432 days
- Confirmation statement duein 105 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £742k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £722k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £804k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- FINE TURF (DEVON) LIMITEDAshburton · inc. Apr 1966
- FAST TOOLS (2015) LIMITEDGloucester · inc. Mar 1966
- VSE AVIATION LIMITEDLydney · inc. Dec 1965
All companies incorporated on 24 January 1967 · in Jan 1967.
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