£145k
−15%vs Aug 2024Active03758420Private limited companyLancashire
THE LIGHT PROGRAMME LIMITED
B77/10001
Summary
THE LIGHT PROGRAMME LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03758420) incorporated on 23 April 1999, registered in Lancashire. Its registered activity is portrait photographic activities (SIC 74201). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of £145k and cash of £86k, with 2 employees on average. Net assets fell 15% on the prior period (£169k). 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 92 comparable companies in Manchester (median £628, upper quartile £5,265).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 23 April 199927 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027in 221 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 7 May 2027in 197 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 74201
- Portrait photographic activities
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£86k
Not reported the period beforeNot reported
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No changevs Aug 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £145k | £86k | £9,256 | £92k | — | — | 2 |
| 31 August 2024 | £169k | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31 August 2023 | £153k | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Current ratio1.04Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£43kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
77 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £144,589 at 2025-08-31 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £86,251 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1999-04-23 (27 years) |
| 77 | Score, grade B |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Mr Jonathan David Oakes
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 221 days
- Confirmation statement duein 197 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £145k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £169k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £153k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in Manchester
- TIM AINSWORTH PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITEDTrafford Park · inc. Oct 2001
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- JOHN PERRY LIMITEDWarrington · inc. Sept 2002
- GEOFF LLOYD PHOTOGRAPHY LTDManchester · inc. Nov 2002
- NEIL BARRETT PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITEDAltrincham · inc. Feb 2003
- NICK BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITEDManchester · inc. Mar 1995
All companies incorporated on 23 April 1999 · in Apr 1999.
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Reminders for THE LIGHT PROGRAMME LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.