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Deards Decorations Ltd

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsPainters and decoratorsKnebworth
Company number
05647993
Incorporated
7 Dec 200520 years trading
Registered office
13 Pondcroft Road, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6DB
Nature of business
Painting
Accounts due in
200 days
30 Apr 2027
Net assets
£15K▼
-6.0% on the year before
Cash at bank
£10▼
At 31 Jul 2025
Employees
2
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Deards Decorations Ltd is a 20-year-old private limited company registered in Knebworth, company number 05647993, one of the UK's painting and decorating companies. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 30 April 2027, and the CT600 for the period to 31 July 2026 is due at HMRC on 31 July 2027.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
30 Apr 2027
in 200 days
For the period to 31 Jul 2026
CT600 due
31 Jul 2027
in 292 days
Period 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 May 2027
in 201 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
21 Dec 2026
in 70 days
Last made up to 7 Dec 2025

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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 £942 (-6%) on the year before, to £15K.
  • Net assets rose in 3 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £39K against £44K owed within a year: 0.9 times cover.
  • 2 employees on average during the year.
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2016 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025-£20K£031 January 2016: net assets £618£618201631 January 2017: net assets £560£560201731 January 2018: net assets £487£487201831 January 2019: net assets £540£540201931 January 2020: net assets £475£475202031 January 2021: net assets -£24K-£24K202131 January 2022: net assets £250£250202231 January 2023: net assets £222£222202331 July 2024: net assets £16K£16K202431 July 2025: net assets £15K£15K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025-£20K£031 January 2016: net assets £618£618'1631 January 2017: net assets £560£560'1731 January 2018: net assets £487£487'1831 January 2019: net assets £540£540'1931 January 2020: net assets £475£475'2031 January 2021: net assets -£24K-£24K'2131 January 2022: net assets £250£250'2231 January 2023: net assets £222£222'2331 July 2024: net assets £16K£16K'2431 July 2025: net assets £15K£15K'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Jul 2025£15K£10£39K£44K2
31 Jul 2024£16K£5,022£19K£23K2
31 Jan 2023£222£36K£54K£36K2
31 Jan 2022£250£80K£100K£77K2
31 Jan 2021-£24K£0£27K£26K2
31 Jan 2020£475£12K£60K£62K2
31 Jan 2019£540£7,111£33K£38K2
31 Jan 2018£487£65£41K£48K2
31 Jan 2017£560£725£57K£65K1
31 Jan 2016£618£4,820£69K£69K

Where Deards Decorations Ltd is registered

Deards Decorations Ltd's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Knebworth (SG3), in the North Hertfordshire local authority area, East of England. Show SG3 6DB on a map.

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What happens if Deards Decorations Ltd 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 April 2027.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 May 2027 to 31 May 2027£150
1 to 3 months late1 Jun 2027 to 31 Jul 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Aug 2027 to 31 Oct 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Nov 2027£1,500

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

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Aug 2027£200
3 months late31 Oct 2027another £200
6 months late31 Jan 2028HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Jul 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
05647993
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 2005 (20 years ago)
Registered office
13 Pondcroft Road, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6DB
Nature of business
Painting (SIC 43341)
Year end
31 July (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 July 2025
Last confirmation statement
7 December 2025

Filing notes for painting and decorating companies

Decorating companies are usually labour-based micro-entities working for homeowners and contractors, some of it under CIS.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Deards Decorations Ltd's accounts due?

Deards Decorations Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 30 April 2027 (in 200 days), covering the period to 31 July 2026.

When is Deards Decorations Ltd's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 31 July 2026 is due at HMRC by 31 July 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 1 May 2027.

Is Deards Decorations Ltd still trading?

Deards Decorations Ltd 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 Deards Decorations Ltd do?

Deards Decorations Ltd is registered under Painting (SIC 43341).

How old is Deards Decorations Ltd?

Deards Decorations Ltd was incorporated on 7 December 2005, 20 years ago.

What is the penalty if Deards Decorations Ltd 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 Deards Decorations Ltd 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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