SOLAR TACKLE LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, SOLAR TACKLE 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 47640Where the company stands among the 7,549 active companies whose first SIC code is 47640 (Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles).
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- HOLT LEISURE HOLDINGS LIMITED£9.9m
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- BISHOP SPORTS & LEISURE LTD.£8.1m
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 7,549. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: SOLAR TACKLE LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
SOLAR TACKLE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05115495. It was incorporated on 29 Apr 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dartford (DA1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles (47640).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files abridged accounts (unaudited). Net assets were −£420,212, up 50.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £810,452. The company had an average of 17 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 7,549 active companies whose first SIC code is 47640: By net assets it ranks lower than 98% of them (median £4,969). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £46,804). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £14,178). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 1). It is older than 94% of them (median age 4.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly leather goods and bags, toys, games and sports goods, umbrellas. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, toys, games and sports goods, aluminium.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Mar 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 626,521 | 998,895 | 809,753 | 617,254 | 810,452 |
| Total assets | 2,477,761 | 3,568,260 | 2,573,228 | 2,335,870 | 2,344,349 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | -124,415 | -767,689 | -862,205 | -845,610 | -420,212 |
| Average number of employees | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
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 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: leather goods and bags, toys, games and sports goods, umbrellas, vehicles and furniture and lighting.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, toys, games and sports goods, aluminium, leather goods and bags and umbrellas.
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
24 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£420.2k, 17 employees
- Liping YUAN resignedDirector
- Baoqing YANG appointedDirector
- Mr Baoqing Yang registered as a person with significant control
- Ms Liping Yuan ceased to be a person with significant control
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£845.6k, 15 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets −£862.2k, 14 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets −£767.7k, 13 employees
Earlier events (16)
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets −£124.4k, 12 employees
- Martin LOCKE resignedDirector
- Liping YUAN appointedDirector
- Ms Liping Yuan registered as a person with significant control
- Patricia Ann BAILEY resignedSecretary
- Patricia Ann BAILEY resignedSecretary
- VENTHAMS TRUSTEES LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
- Patricia Ann BAILEY appointedSecretary
- Patricia Ann BAILEY appointedSecretary
- SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- VENTHAMS TRUSTEES LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
- Martin LOCKE appointedDirector
- SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- 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.