FIRST STEPS LIMITED
Company number 03892675 · Active · London SW13 0DB
FIRST STEPS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03892675) incorporated on 13 December 1999, registered in London. Its registered activity is engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities (SIC 71122). Latest abridged accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £54k and cash of £42k, with 1 employee on average. As abridged accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 16% on the prior period (£47k).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,915 comparable companies in London (median £2,752, upper quartile £31k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 13 December 1999
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2026 — 18 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 27 December 2026 — in 70 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 71122
- Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- SIC 85421
- First-degree level higher education
- SIC 85422
- Post-graduate level higher education
- SIC 85600
- Educational support services
- Accounts type
- Unaudited Abridged
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2024
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £54k | £42k | £31k | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 December 2023 | £47k | £49k | £18k | — | — | — | 1 |
- Cash per employee
- £42k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 66/100 (grade B)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £54,332 at 2024-12-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +15.9% vs prior period
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1999-12-13 (27 years)
- -10 Accounts overdue — Due 2026-09-30
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Dr Christine Butenuth — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors; has significant influence or control · since 17 March 2021
- Dr Michael Henry De Freitas — has significant influence or control · since 13 December 2016 · ceased 14 December 2020
- Dr Christine Butenuth — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 13 December 2019 · ceased 14 December 2020
- Mr Khalid Sharif — owns 75–100% of shares · since 14 December 2020 · ceased 15 December 2020
- Mr Konstantin Vladimirov Chochov — owns 75–100% of shares; has significant influence or control; has significant influence or control; has significant influence or control · since 16 December 2020 · ceased 17 March 2021
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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- REEF ASSOCIATES LIMITED — London, inc. Aug 2000
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- BODNET LIMITED — London, inc. Aug 2000
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Reminders for FIRST STEPS LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.