Active04052376Private limited companyHorsham

PROTEUS RESEARCH LTD.

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From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms

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Summary

Generated from filed data · no estimates

PROTEUS RESEARCH LTD. is an active private limited company (company number 04052376) incorporated on 9 August 2000, registered in Horsham. Its registered activity is market research and public opinion polling (SIC 73200). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of −£3,519, with 0 employees on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets fell 16% on the prior period (−£3,044). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is falling.

Peer position · net assets

By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 64 comparable companies in Surrey (median £8,815, upper quartile £66k).

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Key dates

Incorporated
9 August 200026 yrs ago
Next accounts due
31 May 2027in 221 days
Confirmation statement due
23 August 2027in 305 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 73200
Market research and public opinion polling
Accounts type
Micro Entity
Size band
MicroCompanies Act thresholds
04

Financials

3 periods on record · latest ending 31 August 2025
Net assets
−£3,519
vs May 2025
Cash at bank
Not reported
Turnover
Not disclosed
Employees
0
−100%vs May 2025
Net assets
−£3,519
Average employees
0
Filed accounts by period, newest first
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
31 August 2025−£3,519—————0
7 May 2025−£3,044—————7
31 August 2024£17k—————11

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.

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Filing and accounts signals

Facts from the register · no rating
  • Negative net assetsNet assets £-3,519 at 2025-08-31
  • Multi-year filing history3 periods on record
  • Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 2000-08-09 (26 years)

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.

06

Ownership and control

2 active
  • Mr James Christopher Bernard Oliver
    Individual · since 6 April 2016
    • owns 25–50% of shares
    • holds 25–50% of voting rights
  • Andrew Robert Barnett Clayton
    Individual · since 6 April 2016
    • 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.

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Timeline

Newest first
  1. Confirmation statement duein 305 days
  2. Next accounts duein 221 days
  3. Accounts period endNet liabilities £3,519 · micro accounts
  4. Accounts period endNet liabilities £3,044 · micro accounts
  5. Accounts period endNet assets £17k · micro accounts
  6. Incorporated
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Same activity (market research and public opinion polling), closest in incorporation date
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Reminders for PROTEUS RESEARCH LTD.

Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.

Source: Companies House register, snapshot 2026-08-31; accounts from the Companies House accounts data product. Open Government Licence v3.0. View on Companies House. Methodology · About · Markdown.