£1.60m
−2%vs Dec 2023Active04561048Private limited companyPoundbury
HOWLEYS LIMITED
B70/10001
Summary
HOWLEYS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04561048) incorporated on 11 October 2002, registered in Poundbury. Its registered activity is retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores (SIC 47650). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £1.60m and cash of £589k, with 46 employees on average. Net assets fell 2% on the prior period (£1.63m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 337 comparable companies in Other (median £599, upper quartile £14k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 11 October 200224 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 202622 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 25 October 2027in 368 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 47650
- Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£589k
−35%vs Dec 2023Not reported
46
+5%vs Dec 2023| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £1.60m | £589k | — | £567k | — | — | 46 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1.63m | £905k | — | £376k | — | — | 44 |
Current ratio2.23Comfortable
Cash per employee£13kCash ÷ 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
70 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £1,602,007 at 2024-12-31 |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 2.23 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £589,178 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2002-10-11 (24 years) |
| −10 | Accounts overdueDue 2026-09-30 |
| 70 | 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
- Susan Rosana Moore
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Philip Moore
- 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 368 days
- Next accounts due22 days overdue
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.60m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.63m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- THE GAMES STORE 2003 LIMITEDLincoln · inc. Jul 2003
- PLAY 2 LEARN LTDinc. Aug 2003
- ROIWEB LIMITEDSomerset · inc. Nov 2003
All companies incorporated on 11 October 2002 · in Oct 2002.
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Reminders for HOWLEYS LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.