EDWARDS & GODDING (READING) LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, EDWARDS & GODDING (READING) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 47540Where the company stands among the 2,005 active companies whose first SIC code is 47540 (Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,005. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: EDWARDS & GODDING (READING) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
EDWARDS & GODDING (READING) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00843801. It was incorporated on 31 Mar 1965. Its status is active. The registered office is in Reading (RG30). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores (47540).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £341,850, up 126.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,400. The company had an average of 13 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,005 active companies whose first SIC code is 47540: By net assets it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £20,910). By total assets it ranks higher than 80% of them (median £103,847). By cash it ranks lower than 67% of them (median £38,072). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 2). It is older than 97% of them (median age 8.5 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Mar 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 0 | — | — | — | 12,400 |
| Total assets | 821,930 | 583,241 | 524,476 | 509,553 | 547,941 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 262,257 | 262,533 | 233,968 | 151,221 | 341,850 |
| Average number of employees | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 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.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: iron and steel articles.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
29 events- Duncan Stephen SMITH resignedDirector
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £341.9k, 13 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £151.2k, 14 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £234k, 14 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £262.5k, 17 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £262.3k, 21 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £557.2k, 16 employees
- Mrs Caroline Emma Sturgess registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (21)
- Mr Duncan Stephen Smith ceased to be a person with significant control
- Duncan Stephen SMITH resignedSecretary
- Caroline Emma STURGESS appointedSecretary
- Denise Patricia Margaret SMITH resignedDirector
- Edward David John STURGESS appointedDirector
- Alexander James SMITH appointedDirector
- Caroline Emma STURGESS appointedDirector
- Mr Duncan Stephen Smith registered as a person with significant control
- John Neil HARRISON resignedDirector
- Robert David SLOAN resignedDirector
- Denise Patricia Margaret SMITH appointedDirector
- Jonathan David William FIDLER resignedDirector
- John Neil HARRISON appointedDirector
- Robert David SLOAN appointedDirector
- Patricia Ann FIDLER resignedSecretary
- Patricia Ann FIDLER resignedDirector
- Duncan Stephen SMITH appointedSecretary
- Duncan Stephen SMITH appointedDirector
- David John GILBERT resignedDirector
- Jonathan David William FIDLER appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.