A.H.NICHOLLS & SONS LIMITEDActive

Company number 00563223Private limited companyIncorporated 1956

Key figures

£1,214,464+1.3%

Net assets 2025/26

+2.9%

Average annual growth 2022/23–2025/26

Like most small UK companies, A.H.NICHOLLS & SONS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

112.7%

Equity ratio

1.2×

Current ratio

0.9×

Cash ratio

Balance sheet structure

Current assetsFixed assetsLiabilitiesNet assets

Filed accounts2022/23–2025/26

	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26
Cash at bank and in hand	2,305	384,127	481,490	766,968
Total assets	569,458	690,499	777,939	1,077,144
Total liabilities	658,158	980,809	869,231	1,032,212
Net assets / total equity	1,114,774	1,127,051	1,198,652	1,214,464
Average number of employees	10	12	12	13

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Company details

NameA.H.NICHOLLS & SONS LIMITED

Number00563223

LEIChecking…

Registered office3 PLESHEY LODGE OFFICES PUMP LANE, PLESHEY, CHELMSFORD, CM3 1HF, ENGLAND

Company type

Private limited company

Status

Active

Incorporated

22 Mar 1956

Nature of business (SIC)

39000 Remediation activities and other waste management services
42110 Construction of roads and motorways
42990 Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Accounts type

Small company accounts (filleted)

Last accounts made up to

30 Apr 2026

Next accounts due

31 Jan 2028

Confirmation statement due

4 Sep 2027

Employees

13 (2025/26)

Mortgages and charges

5 outstanding of 6

View filing history at Companies House

Persons with significant control

MBMr Barry Clive Nicholls
Individual · born Jan 1947 · notified Apr 2016

Owns shares: more than 25% but not more than 50%
Holds voting rights: more than 25% but not more than 50%

MIMr Ian Gordon Nicholls
Individual · born Aug 1960 · notified Apr 2016

Owns shares: more than 25% but not more than 50%
Holds voting rights: more than 25% but not more than 50%

Source: Companies House PSC register. Addresses are not shown.

Status

Active companyEmployerFiles digital accountsOutstanding charges

Summary: A.H.NICHOLLS & SONS LIMITED

Company

A.H.NICHOLLS & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00563223. It was incorporated on 22 Mar 1956. Its status is active. The registered office is in Chelmsford (CM3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is remediation activities and other waste management services (39000), construction of roads and motorways (42110), construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (42990), other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (47990).

Accounts

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 30 Apr 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £1,214,464, up 1.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £766,968. Total assets were £1,077,144 and total liabilities £1,032,212. The company had an average of 13 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2022/23–2025/26).

Control and charges

2 persons with significant control are registered. 5 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

Filing deadlines

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2028. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Sep 2027.