DAY IN IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LIMITED

Active
Company number 01561508Private limited companyIncorporated 1981

Key figures

£444,875-48.3%
Net assets 2025
-12.7%
Average annual change 2020–2025
0250 k500 k750 k1 m202020212022202320242025

Like most small UK companies, DAY IN IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 47110

Where the company stands among the 32,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 47110 (Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating).

Net assets£444,875
Higher than 95% · median £12,742
Total assets£924,104
Higher than 95% · median £94,459
Cash£178,574
Higher than 89% · median £15,007
Employees34
Higher than 98% · median 3
Company age45.5 years
Older than 99% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. TESCO PLC£11.5bn
  2. J SAINSBURY PLC£6.2bn
  3. SAFEWAY LIMITED£1.7bn
  4. OCADO GROUP PLC£1.6bn
  5. WAITROSE LIMITED£718m
  6. ICELAND FOODS LIMITED£707.3m
  7. WELCOME BREAK GROUP LIMITED£289.9m
  8. WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS HOLDINGS LIMITED£262m
  9. EMILY ESTATE (UK) LIMITED£251.6m
  10. HENDERSON RETAIL LIMITED£171.2m

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 32,659. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DAY IN IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

DAY IN IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01561508. It was incorporated on 14 May 1981. Its status is active. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating (47110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £444,875, down 48.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £178,574. Total assets were £924,104 and total liabilities £779,931. The company had an average of 34 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 32,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 47110: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £12,742). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £94,459). By cash it ranks higher than 89% of them (median £15,007). By number of employees it ranks higher than 98% of them (median 3). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly vegetables, fruit and nuts, oil seeds.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 3 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Profit for the year1,81722,39381,46242,225—
Cash at bank and in hand109,494228,910324,762392,741178,574
Total assets1,506,2711,723,5351,720,2981,513,428924,104
Total liabilities634,599832,489913,230667,372779,931
Net assets / total equity880,229902,622821,160860,718444,875
Average number of employees3333363634

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

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: vegetables, fruit and nuts, oil seeds, vegetable and fruit preparations and coffee, tea and spices.

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

17 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £444.9k, 34 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £860.7k, 36 employees
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £821.2k, 36 employees
  4. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £902.6k, 33 employees
  5. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £880.2k, 33 employees
  6. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £878.4k, 32 employees
  7. Mr Yat Tung Yau registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mr Raymond Bin Ghee Yau registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (9)
  1. Yat Tung YAU resignedDirector
  2. Yuen Fai LIU resignedDirector
  3. Chan Sin Mui WONG resignedDirector
  4. Raymond Bin Ghee YAU appointedDirector
  5. Yuk Fat LIU resignedDirector
  6. Yuen Fai LIU appointedDirector
  7. Chan Sin Mui WONG appointedDirector
  8. Chun Fat YAU resignedDirector
  9. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.