Active10554136Private limited companyEly

DEFY EXPECTATIONS LIMITED

B65/100

Summary

Generated from filed data · no estimates

DEFY EXPECTATIONS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 10554136) incorporated on 9 January 2017, registered in Ely. Its registered activity is management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2026, showing net assets of £13k and cash of £7,167, with 2 employees on average. Net assets fell 76% on the prior period (£56k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.

Peer position · net assets

By net assets it sits in the upper half of 1,161 comparable companies in Cambridge (median £5,792, upper quartile £41k).

Key dates

Incorporated: 9 January 20179 yrs ago
Next accounts due: 31 December 2027in 435 days
Confirmation statement due: 23 January 2027in 93 days

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

Activity

SIC 70229: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Accounts type: Total Exemption Full
Size band: MicroCompanies Act thresholds

Financials

3 periods on record · latest ending 31 March 2026

Net assets

£13k

−76%vs Mar 2025

Cash at bank

£7,167

−94%vs Mar 2025

Turnover

Not reported

Employees

−33%vs Mar 2025

Net assets

£13k

Cash at bank

£7,167

Average employees

Filed accounts by period, newest first
Period end	Net assets	Cash	Debtors	Creditors <1y	Turnover	Profit	Employees
31 March 2026	£13k	£7,167	£51k	£47k	—	—	2
31 March 2025	£56k	£112k	£13k	£71k	—	—	3
31 March 2024	£42k	£35k	£27k	£20k	—	—	3

Current ratio1.26Current assets ÷ creditors within one year

Cash per employee£3,584Cash ÷ average employees

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

Firmoscan score

Rules-based · every point shows its evidence

65 / 100 · grade B

Score breakdown
50	Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here
+10	Positive net assetsNet assets £13,180 at 2026-03-31
−8	Net assets falling-76.4% vs prior period
+5	Multi-year filing history3 periods on record
+8	EstablishedIncorporated 2017-01-09 (10 years)
65	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.

Ownership and control

2 active

HM
Ms Helen Mona Honisett
Individual · since 9 January 2017
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
25–50%
PC
Ms Patricia Chapman-Pincher
Individual · since 5 January 2022
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
25–50%

Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.

Timeline

Newest first

31 Dec 2027Next accounts duein 435 days
23 Jan 2027Confirmation statement duein 93 days
31 Mar 2026Accounts period endNet assets £13k · small accounts
31 Mar 2025Accounts period endNet assets £56k · small accounts
31 Mar 2024Accounts period endNet assets £42k · small accounts
09 Jan 2017Incorporated

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Reminders for DEFY EXPECTATIONS LIMITED

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