FIRST EDITION TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, FIRST EDITION TRANSLATIONS 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 74300Where the company stands among the 2,314 active companies whose first SIC code is 74300 (Translation and interpretation activities).
- RWS TRANSLATIONS LIMITED£36.9m
- TOPPAN DIGITAL LANGUAGE LTD.£27.1m
- SDL SHEFFIELD LIMITED£20m
- THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED£14.9m
- WORD360 LTD£9.6m
- SIGNIFICAN'T (UK) LIMITED£7.9m
- TOPPAN DIGITAL LANGUAGE (UK) LTD£5m
- PAPILLON TRANSLATIONS LTD.£4.9m
- WORLDWIDE LANGUAGE RESOURCES LTD£4.9m
- SIGN LANGUAGE INTERACTIONS LIMITED£4.8m
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 2,314. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: FIRST EDITION TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
FIRST EDITION TRANSLATIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02520431. It was incorporated on 10 Jul 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cambridge (CB1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is translation and interpretation activities (74300).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £68,879, down 49.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,304. Total assets were £192,923 and total liabilities £124,044. The company had an average of 9 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,314 active companies whose first SIC code is 74300: By net assets it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £4,743). By total assets it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £17,664). By cash it ranks lower than 63% of them (median £10,079). By number of employees it ranks higher than 95% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 6.7 years).
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 127,857 | 32,217 | 32,173 | 24,096 | 5,304 |
| Total assets | 336,279 | 382,878 | 288,693 | 349,981 | 192,923 |
| Total liabilities | 244,830 | 270,957 | 151,759 | 212,536 | 124,044 |
| Net assets / total equity | 91,449 | 111,921 | 136,934 | 137,445 | 68,879 |
| Average number of employees | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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.
History
26 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £68.9k, 9 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £137.4k, 10 employees
- Ana Paula DE CERQUEIRA LIMA GRILO appointedDirector
- James Thomas Overton WRIGHT appointedDirector
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £136.9k, 9 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £111.9k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £91.4k, 2 employees
- Mark John RAY resignedDirector
Earlier events (18)
- Cintra Language Services Group Ltd registered as a person with significant control
- Jeremy Mark Ralph WALLER resignedSecretary
- Jeremy Mark Ralph WALLER resignedDirector
- Sheila Margaret WALLER resignedDirector
- Jeremy Melvyn Werba FROGGETT appointedDirector
- Colin Albert WORBOYS appointedDirector
- Mark John RAY appointedDirector
- Helen Joanne SMITH resignedDirector
- Fiona Louise TAYLOR resignedDirector
- Helen Joanne SMITH appointedDirector
- Fiona Louise TAYLOR appointedDirector
- Judith BOOTHROYD resignedSecretary
- Jeremy Mark Ralph WALLER appointedSecretary
- Judith BOOTHROYD resignedDirector
- Sarah WALSH resignedDirector
- Jeremy Mark Ralph WALLER appointedDirector
- Sheila Margaret WALLER appointedDirector
- 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.