LBF TRADE LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, LBF TRADE LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 46900Where the company stands among the 29,704 active companies whose first SIC code is 46900 (Non-specialised wholesale trade).
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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 29,704. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: LBF TRADE LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
LBF TRADE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05685803. It was incorporated on 24 Jan 2006. Its status is active. The registered office is in Norwich (NR13). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale trade (46900).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £34,676, down 5.6% on the previous year. Total assets were £59,428 and total liabilities £24,752. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 29,704 active companies whose first SIC code is 46900: By net assets it ranks higher than 59% of them (median £12,105). By total assets it ranks lower than 56% of them (median £87,925). By number of employees it ranks higher than 55% of them (median 1). It is older than 86% of them (median age 3.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly feathers and artificial flowers.
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 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 7 Feb 2027.
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | 135,267 | 115,444 | — |
| Profit for the year | — | — | 1,554 | -2,857 | — |
| Total assets | 98,779 | 83,444 | 77,546 | 69,876 | 59,428 |
| Total liabilities | 60,316 | 46,394 | 38,942 | 34,127 | 24,752 |
| Net assets / total equity | 38,463 | 37,050 | 38,604 | 36,749 | 34,676 |
| Average number of employees | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Average pay (per year) | — | — | 19,447 | 20,024 | — |
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 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: furniture and lighting.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: feathers and artificial flowers.
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
18 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £34.7k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £115.4k, net assets £36.7k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £135.3k, net assets £38.6k, 1 employee
- Lee Andrew EDMONDSON appointedDirector
- Mr Lee Andrew Edmondson registered as a person with significant control
- Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £37.1k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £38.5k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £38.3k, 2 employees
Earlier events (10)
- Christiane Renee Anita EDMONDSON resignedDirector
- Manoj GIANI resignedDirector
- Mr Robert Moon Edmondson registered as a person with significant control
- Christiane Renee Anita EDMONDSON appointedDirector
- Lee EDMONDSON resignedDirector
- Manoj GIANI appointedDirector
- Robert Moon EDMONDSON appointedSecretary
- Robert Moon EDMONDSON appointedDirector
- Lee EDMONDSON 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.