ORANGE IMPORTS LIMITED

Active
Company number 05220033Private limited companyIncorporated 2004

Key figures

£203,435+5.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+4.6%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
0100 k200 k300 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, ORANGE IMPORTS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47910

Where the company stands among the 147,742 active companies whose first SIC code is 47910 (Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet).

Net assets£203,435
Higher than 95% · median £635
Total assets£245,183
Higher than 91% · median £7,486
Employees2
Higher than 75% · median 1
Company age22.2 years
Older than 99% · median 1.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE BEAUTY TECH GROUP PLC£300.6m
  2. J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED£170.7m
  3. ASOS.COM LIMITED£164.5m
  4. QVC UK£126.5m
  5. GRATTAN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£121.2m
  6. MENWELL LIMITED£104m
  7. M AND M DIRECT LIMITED£101.5m
  8. IQ121.COM LIMITED£100m
  9. WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED£93.5m
  10. JP BODEN (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£80.2m

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 147,742. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ORANGE IMPORTS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ORANGE IMPORTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05220033. It was incorporated on 2 Sep 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in Huntingdon (PE28). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £203,435, up 5.3% on the previous year. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 147,742 active companies whose first SIC code is 47910: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £635). By total assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £7,486). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 1.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly rubber, miscellaneous metal articles, machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

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

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets265,370249,775248,571255,209245,183
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity158,329154,824178,979193,112203,435
Average number of employees55432

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 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: rubber, miscellaneous metal articles, machinery and vehicles.

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

19 events
  1. Mrs Julie Thakrar registered as a person with significant control
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £203.4k, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £193.1k, 3 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £179k, 4 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £154.8k, 5 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £158.3k, 5 employees
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £162.5k, 6 employees
  8. Mr Rajesh Raj Thakrar registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (11)
  1. Daniel Antony BARFORD resignedDirector
  2. Andrew David KING resignedDirector
  3. Daniel Antony BARFORD appointedDirector
  4. Mahesh MODHVADIA resignedDirector
  5. Hemel Kumar THAKRAR resignedDirector
  6. Rajesh THAKRAR appointedSecretary
  7. Rajesh THAKRAR appointedDirector
  8. Andrew David KING appointedDirector
  9. Mahesh MODHVADIA appointedDirector
  10. Hemel Kumar THAKRAR appointedDirector
  11. 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.