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Amber Contract Services Limited

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsCivil engineeringDerby
Company number
02696241
Incorporated
11 Mar 199234 years trading
Registered office
C/O Johnson Tidsall & Co, 81 Burton Road, Derby, DE1 1TJ
Nature of business
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Accounts due in
49 days
30 Nov 2026
Net assets
£26K▼
-7.5% on the year before
Cash at bank
£24K▲
At 28 Feb 2025
Employees
1
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Amber Contract Services Limited is a 34-year-old private limited company registered in Derby, company number 02696241, one of 136 civil engineering contractors in Derby. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 30 November 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 28 February 2026 is due at HMRC on 28 February 2027.

Key dates

Worked out from the year end and filing history on the Companies House register.

Accounts due
30 Nov 2026
in 49 days
For the period to 28 Feb 2026
CT600 due
28 Feb 2027
in 139 days
Period 1 Mar 2025 to 28 Feb 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Dec 2026
in 50 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
25 Mar 2027
in 164 days
Last made up to 11 Mar 2026

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Finances

From each year's balance sheet filed at Companies House. Small companies do not have to publish turnover or profit, so these are balance sheet figures.

  • Net assets down £2,090 (-7.5%) on the year before, to £26K.
  • Net assets rose in 4 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £53K against £30K owed within a year: 1.7 times cover.
  • 1 employee on average during the year.
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2015 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2015 to 2025£031 August 2015: net assets -£65K-£65K201531 August 2016: net assets -£15K-£15K201631 August 2017: net assets -£23K-£23K201731 August 2018: net assets £94K£94K201831 August 2019: net assets £33K£33K201931 August 2020: net assets £44K£44K202028 February 2022: net assets £55K£55K202228 February 2023: net assets £39K£39K202329 February 2024: net assets £28K£28K202428 February 2025: net assets £26K£26K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2015 to 2025£031 August 2015: net assets -£65K-£65K'1531 August 2016: net assets -£15K-£15K'1631 August 2017: net assets -£23K-£23K'1731 August 2018: net assets £94K£94K'1831 August 2019: net assets £33K£33K'1931 August 2020: net assets £44K£44K'2028 February 2022: net assets £55K£55K'2228 February 2023: net assets £39K£39K'2329 February 2024: net assets £28K£28K'2428 February 2025: net assets £26K£26K'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
28 Feb 2025£26K£24K£53K£30K1
29 Feb 2024£28K£23K£43K£20K1
28 Feb 2023£39K£30K£329K£18K1
28 Feb 2022£55K£3,290£257K£30K1
31 Aug 2020£44K£4,044£373K£338K1
31 Aug 2019£33K£40K£623K£599K1
31 Aug 2018£94K£28K£940K£852K1
31 Aug 2017-£23K£594K£625K
31 Aug 2016-£15K£143K£245K£263K
31 Aug 2015-£65K£47K£455K£522K

Where Amber Contract Services Limited is registered

Amber Contract Services Limited's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Derby (DE1), in the Derby local authority area, East Midlands. Show DE1 1TJ on a map.

Other trade companies in DE1

Also registered at this address

3 other companies use the same registered office as Amber Contract Services Limited.

What happens if Amber Contract Services Limited files late

Companies House charges an automatic penalty the day after the deadline, and it rises the longer the accounts are late. These are the dates for this company's accounts due on 30 November 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Dec 2026 to 31 Dec 2026£150
1 to 3 months late1 Jan 2027 to 28 Feb 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Mar 2027 to 31 May 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Jun 2027£1,500

Penalties double if the accounts were also late the year before.

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Mar 2027£200
3 months late28 May 2027another £200
6 months late28 Aug 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late28 Feb 2028another 10% of any unpaid tax

For returns filed on or after 1 April 2026. Late three times in a row and the £200 penalties become £1,000 each.

Company details

As held on the Companies House register.

Company number
02696241
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 March 1992 (34 years ago)
Registered office
C/O Johnson Tidsall & Co, 81 Burton Road, Derby, DE1 1TJ
Nature of business
Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990)
Year end
28 February (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
28 February 2025
Last confirmation statement
11 March 2026
Charges (mortgages)
6 outstanding of 14 registered

Filing notes for civil engineering contractors

Civil engineering contractors usually carry plant and machinery, so capital allowances (the annual investment allowance and the main pool) do much of the work in the corporation tax computation.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Amber Contract Services Limited's accounts due?

Amber Contract Services Limited's next accounts are due at Companies House by 30 November 2026 (in 49 days), covering the period to 28 February 2026.

When is Amber Contract Services Limited's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 28 February 2026 is due at HMRC by 28 February 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 1 December 2026.

Is Amber Contract Services Limited still trading?

Amber Contract Services Limited is listed as active on the Companies House register as of 1 Oct 2026. Active means it has not been dissolved or entered insolvency; it does not show whether it is currently taking on work.

What does Amber Contract Services Limited do?

Amber Contract Services Limited is registered under Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990).

How old is Amber Contract Services Limited?

Amber Contract Services Limited was incorporated on 11 March 1992, 34 years ago.

What is the penalty if Amber Contract Services Limited files its accounts late?

Companies House charges £150 if the accounts are up to 1 month late, £375 up to 3 months, £750 up to 6 months and £1,500 after that, doubled if the previous year's accounts were also late. HMRC charges £200 for a CT600 filed a day late and another £200 at 3 months.

Official records

View Amber Contract Services Limited on Companies House for filed documents, officers and the full history.

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Based on the Companies House register (snapshot 1 Oct 2026). Deadlines are worked out from the register and assume a standard accounting period; a change of year end or a short period moves them. This page is general information, not tax or accountancy advice.

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