£367k
−7%vs Aug 2024Active04053947Private limited companyHorsham
ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT LIMITED
B73/10001
Summary
ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04053947) incorporated on 16 August 2000, registered in Horsham. Its registered activity is business and domestic software development (SIC 62012). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of £367k and cash of £22, with 2 employees on average. Net assets fell 7% on the prior period (£394k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is falling.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,051 comparable companies in Surrey (median £1,417, upper quartile £40k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 16 August 200026 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027in 221 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 30 August 2027in 312 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 62012
- Business and domestic software development
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£22
+214%vs Aug 2024Not reported
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No changevs Aug 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £367k | £22 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31 August 2024 | £394k | £7 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31 August 2023 | £416k | £13 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Cash per employee£11Cash ÷ 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
73 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £367,216 at 2025-08-31 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2000-08-16 (26 years) |
| 73 | 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
- Ms Joanna Mary Connelly
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Matthew Bate
- 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
- Confirmation statement duein 312 days
- Next accounts duein 221 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £367k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £394k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £416k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Reminders for ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.