FORM & THREAD LIMITED
Company number 08778078 · Active · Chelmsford CM1 1GU
FORM & THREAD LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 08778078) incorporated on 15 November 2013, registered in Chelmsford. Its registered activity is retail sale via mail order houses or via internet (SIC 47910). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 28 November 2025, showing net assets of −£55k and cash of £34k, with 8 employees on average. Net assets fell 186% on the prior period (£64k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 1,359 comparable companies in Essex (median £100, upper quartile £7,413).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 15 November 2013
- Next accounts due
- 28 August 2027 — in 312 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 29 November 2026 — in 40 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 47910
- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 28 November 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 2025 | −£55k | £34k | £35k | £299k | — | — | 8 |
| 28 November 2024 | £64k | £14k | £44k | £245k | — | — | 6 |
| 28 November 2023 | £46k | £10k | £21k | £180k | — | — | 3 |
- Current ratio
- 0.91 — current liabilities exceed current assets
- Cash per employee
- £4,299
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 32/100 (grade E)
- -15 Negative net assets — Net assets £-55,191 at 2025-11-28
- -8 Net assets falling — -185.8% vs prior period
- -8 Current liabilities exceed current assets — Current ratio 0.91
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 2013-11-15 (13 years)
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
- Mr Richard Jeal — owns 50–75% of shares; holds 50–75% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 6 April 2016
- Mr Richard Charles Pierce — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 14 June 2018
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
Similar companies in Essex
Same activity (retail sale via mail order houses or via internet), closest in incorporation date.
- A&S BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED — Sudbury, inc. Nov 2013
- LTJB INVESTMENTS LIMITED — Colchester, inc. Nov 2013
- LOOK BEAUTIFUL LIMITED — Southend-On-Sea, inc. Nov 2013
- THORVEC LIMITED — Epping, inc. Nov 2013
- MARINE DEVICES LIMITED — Burnham-On-Crouch, inc. Dec 2013
- FAME HOSIERY LIMITED — Epping, inc. Oct 2013
Reminders for FORM & THREAD LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.