BARGE TILES LTD.
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, BARGE TILES LTD. 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 47530Where the company stands among the 4,286 active companies whose first SIC code is 47530 (Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores).
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 4,286. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BARGE TILES LTD.
What kind of company is it?
BARGE TILES LTD. is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04294005. It was incorporated on 26 Sep 2001. Its status is active. The registered office is in Eastbourne (BN21). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (47530), other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47789).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £67,487, down 5.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £86,052. Total assets were £149,873 and total liabilities £95,316. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 4,286 active companies whose first SIC code is 47530: By net assets it ranks higher than 70% of them (median £15,802). By total assets it ranks higher than 63% of them (median £90,664). By cash it ranks higher than 67% of them (median £35,272). By number of employees it ranks lower than 85% of them (median 2). It is older than 90% of them (median age 8.5 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly ceramics, miscellaneous chemicals.
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 10 Oct 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 108,148 | 87,593 | 76,665 | 64,527 | 86,052 |
| Total assets | 221,650 | 175,606 | 160,174 | 160,510 | 149,873 |
| Total liabilities | 201,271 | 122,349 | 103,992 | — | 95,316 |
| Net assets / total equity | 27,204 | 87,290 | 79,046 | 71,724 | 67,487 |
| Average number of employees | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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 importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: ceramics and miscellaneous chemicals.
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
21 events- Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £67.5k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £71.7k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £79k, 5 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £87.3k, 5 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £27.2k, 7 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £4,088, 6 employees
- Carole Patricia Gearing registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Robert James Gearing registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (13)
- Name changed to BARGE TILES LTD.Previously LEWES TILE WAREHOUSE LIMITED
- Richard Charles Holland BARCLAY resignedDirector
- Richard Charles Holland BARCLAY appointedDirector
- Neil STONEBRIDGE resignedDirector
- Carole Patricia GEARING appointedDirector
- Neil STONEBRIDGE appointedDirector
- Stuart John SHIELL resignedDirector
- RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- Robert James GEARING appointedSecretary
- Robert James GEARING appointedDirector
- RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- Stuart John SHIELL 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.