BIRCHEN LIMITED

Company number 08858684 · Active · Brough HU15 1HA

C
Firmoscan score 60/100
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BIRCHEN LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 08858684) incorporated on 23 January 2014, registered in Brough. Its registered activity is printing n.e.c. (SIC 18129). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 January 2025, showing net assets of £190 and cash of £0, with 1 employee on average. Net assets fell 95% on the prior period (£3,620).

By net assets it sits in the lower half of 1,115 comparable companies in Other (median £2,000, upper quartile £38k).

Key dates

Incorporated
23 January 2014
Next accounts due
31 October 2026 — in 9 days
Confirmation statement due
6 February 2027 — in 107 days

Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.

Activity

SIC 18129
Printing n.e.c.
SIC 18140
Binding and related services
Accounts type
Total Exemption Full
Size band
Micro (Companies Act thresholds)

Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 January 2025

Net assets
Net assetsJan 2024: £3,620; Jan 2025: £190£3,620£190Jan 2024Jan 2025
Cash at bank
Cash at bankJan 2024: £6,099; Jan 2025: £0£6,099£0Jan 2024Jan 2025
Average employees
Average employeesJan 2024: 1; Jan 2025: 111Jan 2024Jan 2025
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
31 January 2025£190£0£435———1
31 January 2024£3,620£6,099£9,063———1
Cash per employee
£0

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.

Firmoscan score: 60/100 (grade C)

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 Edward Layton — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 23 January 2017
  • Mrs Gayl Kara Layton — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 23 January 2017 · ceased 23 February 2021
  • Kingsbury Press Limited (corporate entity, England And Wales) — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 23 February 2021 · ceased 17 September 2021

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 the UK

Same activity (printing n.e.c.), closest in incorporation date.

All companies incorporated on 23 January 2014 · in Jan 2014.

Reminders for BIRCHEN LIMITED

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