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Essential Pest Services Ltd

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsCleaning companiesMotherwell
Company number
SC680885
Incorporated
13 Nov 20205 years trading
Registered office
Stanley House, 69/71 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, ML1 3DG
Nature of business
Disinfecting and exterminating services
Accounts due in
80 days
31 Dec 2026
Net assets
£42K▲
At 31 Mar 2025
Cash at bank
£47K▲
At 31 Mar 2025
Employees
2
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Essential Pest Services Ltd is a 5-year-old private limited company registered in Motherwell, company number SC680885, one of 22 cleaning companies in Motherwell. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 December 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC on 31 March 2027.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
31 Dec 2026
in 80 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due
31 Mar 2027
in 170 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2027
in 81 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
26 Nov 2026
in 45 days
Last made up to 12 Nov 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 up £42K on the year before, to £42K.
  • Net assets rose in 1 of 3 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £63K against £31K owed within a year: 2.0 times cover.
  • 2 employees on average, up from 0 the year before.
  • Balance sheets on record for 4 years, 2021 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2021 to 2025£0£20K£40K30 November 2021: net assets £1£1202130 November 2022: net assets £1£1202230 November 2023: net assets £1£1202331 March 2025: net assets £42K£42K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2021 to 2025£0£20K£40K30 November 2021: net assets £1£1202130 November 2022: net assets £1£1202230 November 2023: net assets £1£1202331 March 2025: net assets £42K£42K2025
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025£42K£47K£63K£31K2
30 Nov 2023£1£1£10
30 Nov 2022£1£11
30 Nov 2021£1

Where Essential Pest Services Ltd is registered

Essential Pest Services Ltd's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Motherwell (ML1), in the North Lanarkshire local authority area, Scotland. Show ML1 3DG on a map.

Other trade companies in ML1

Also registered at this address

8 other companies use the same registered office as Essential Pest Services Ltd.

What happens if Essential Pest Services 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 31 December 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Jan 2027 to 31 Jan 2027£150
1 to 3 months late1 Feb 2027 to 31 Mar 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Apr 2027 to 30 Jun 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Jul 2027£1,500

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

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Apr 2027£200
3 months late30 Jun 2027another £200
6 months late30 Sep 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Mar 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
SC680885
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 November 2020 (5 years ago)
Registered office
Stanley House, 69/71 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, ML1 3DG
Nature of business
Disinfecting and exterminating services (SIC 81291)
Year end
31 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
12 November 2025

Filing notes for cleaning companies

Cleaning companies are often staff-heavy, so wages, pension contributions and the employment allowance all show up in the accounts.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Essential Pest Services Ltd's accounts due?

Essential Pest Services Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2026 (in 80 days), covering the period to 31 March 2026.

When is Essential Pest Services Ltd's CT600 due?

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

Is Essential Pest Services Ltd still trading?

Essential Pest Services 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 Essential Pest Services Ltd do?

Essential Pest Services Ltd is registered under Disinfecting and exterminating services (SIC 81291).

How old is Essential Pest Services Ltd?

Essential Pest Services Ltd was incorporated on 13 November 2020, 5 years ago.

What is the penalty if Essential Pest Services 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 Essential Pest Services 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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