−£75k
vs Mar 2025Active04717054Private limited companyMarket Harborough
DIRECT LABELLING LIMITED
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date.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
DIRECT LABELLING LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04717054) incorporated on 31 March 2003, registered in Market Harborough. Its registered activity is manufacture of printed labels (SIC 18121). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2026, showing net assets of −£75k and cash of £79k, with 4 employees on average. Net assets fell 37% on the prior period (−£55k). 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 464 comparable companies in the UK (median £6,197, upper quartile £78k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 31 March 200323 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2027in 435 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 April 2027in 174 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 18121
- Manufacture of printed labels
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£79k
+248%vs Mar 2025Not reported
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+33%vs Mar 2025| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | −£75k | £79k | £120k | £434k | — | −£20k | 4 |
| 31 March 2025 | −£55k | £23k | £96k | £241k | — | −£96k | 3 |
| 31 March 2024 | £41k | £26k | £4,024 | £11k | — | −£5,521 | 1 |
| 30 June 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio0.56Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£20kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets below zeroNet assets £-74,975 at 31 March 2026
- Net assets down 25% or more on the prior period-37.3% vs prior period
- Current assets below creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 0.56
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £78,865
- Three or more accounting periods on record4 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 31 March 2003
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.
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Ownership and control
- Direct Packaging Group Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Larry Stephen Francis
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Linda Joyce Francis
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
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 435 days
- Confirmation statement duein 174 days
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £75k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £55k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £41k · small accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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- ADVANCE LABELS LIMITEDLeicester · inc. Jul 2008
- K. HARTLETT & ASSOCIATES LIMITEDHinckley · inc. Sept 2009
- THE LABELLING COMPANY LIMITEDMarket Harborough · inc. Oct 2009
All companies incorporated on 31 March 2003 · in Mar 2003.
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Reminders for DIRECT LABELLING LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.