BATTEN HUGHES & CO LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, BATTEN HUGHES & CO LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025/26Sector comparison
SIC 69201Where the company stands among the 40,466 active companies whose first SIC code is 69201 (Accounting and auditing activities).
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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 40,466. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BATTEN HUGHES & CO LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
BATTEN HUGHES & CO LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03998124. It was incorporated on 19 May 2000. Its status is active. The registered office is in Liverpool (L23). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is accounting and auditing activities (69201).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £121,066, down 8.6% on the previous year. Total assets were £166,125 and total liabilities £45,059. The company had an average of 5 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 40,466 active companies whose first SIC code is 69201: By net assets it ranks higher than 83% of them (median £9,794). By total assets it ranks higher than 78% of them (median £36,444). By number of employees it ranks higher than 85% of them (median 1). It is older than 95% of them (median age 9.2 years).
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 May 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 64,711 | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | 184,262 | 199,870 | 190,972 | 174,478 | 166,125 |
| Total liabilities | 21,405 | 15,634 | 27,532 | 41,952 | 45,059 |
| Net assets / total equity | 162,857 | 184,236 | 163,440 | 132,526 | 121,066 |
| Average number of employees | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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
18 events- Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £121.1k, 5 employees
- Mr Adrian Francis Hughes registered as a person with significant control
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £132.5k, 5 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £163.4k, 5 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £184.2k, 5 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £162.9k, 5 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £129.7k, 5 employees
- Mr Nicholas Alexander Hughes registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (10)
- Noel Haydn BATTEN resignedDirector
- Noel Haydn BATTEN appointedDirector
- BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- Adrian Francis HUGHES appointedSecretary
- Adrian Francis HUGHES appointedDirector
- Nicholas Alexander HUGHES appointedDirector
- BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- 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.