AFRICAN ARTISANS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, AFRICAN ARTISANS 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 47910Where the company stands among the 147,742 active companies whose first SIC code is 47910 (Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet).
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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 147,742. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: AFRICAN ARTISANS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
AFRICAN ARTISANS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05763975. It was incorporated on 31 Mar 2006. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bridgwater (TA6). 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 30 Jun 2025); the company files abridged accounts (unaudited). Net assets were £49,717, up 22.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £772. Total assets were £17,715 and total liabilities £67,432. The company had an average of 1 employee. 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 89% of them (median £635). By total assets it ranks higher than 63% of them (median £7,486). By cash it ranks lower than 71% of them (median £4,347). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 1.5 years).
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 31 Mar 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | — | 959 | 588 | 79 | 772 |
| Total assets | 27,528 | 28,091 | 26,436 | 26,900 | 17,715 |
| Total liabilities | 34,773 | 37,663 | 67,433 | 67,433 | 67,432 |
| Net assets / total equity | 7,245 | 9,572 | 40,997 | 40,533 | 49,717 |
| Average number of employees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
14 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £49.7k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £40.5k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £41k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £9,572, 1 employee
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £7,245, 1 employee
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £6,186, 1 employee
- Mr Stephen John Hill registered as a person with significant control
- Nicola Jayne DIMENT resignedDirector
Earlier events (6)
- Stephen John HILL appointedDirector
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
- Stephen John HILL appointedSecretary
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
- Nicola Jayne DIMENT 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.