£175k
+104%vs Oct 2024Active12291846Private limited companyChelmsford
A STEP BEYOND LTD
A85/10001
Summary
A STEP BEYOND LTD is an active private limited company (company number 12291846) incorporated on 31 October 2019, registered in Chelmsford. Its registered activity is residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse (SIC 87200). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 October 2025, showing net assets of £175k and cash of £531k, with 18 employees on average. Net assets rose 104% on the prior period (£86k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 146 comparable companies in Essex (median £479, upper quartile £13k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 31 October 20196 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 July 2027in 282 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 November 2026in 23 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 87200
- Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£531k
+6%vs Oct 2024Not reported
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No changevs Oct 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £175k | £531k | £0 | £388k | — | — | 18 |
| 31 October 2024 | £86k | £502k | £8,038 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 31 October 2023 | £65k | £678k | £22k | — | — | — | 17 |
Current ratio1.37Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£30kCash ÷ 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
85 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £174,661 at 2025-10-31 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+104.1% vs prior period |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £531,297 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2019-10-31 (7 years) |
| 85 | Score, grade A |
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
- Miss Jenine Josephine Hirst
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% 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 282 days
- Confirmation statement duein 23 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £175k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £86k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £65k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- ECO RESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITEDSouthend-On-Sea · inc. Dec 2019
- AK CARE SERVICES LTDLeigh-On-Sea · inc. Dec 2019
All companies incorporated on 31 October 2019 · in Oct 2019.
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Reminders for A STEP BEYOND LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.