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Mercantile Estates Ltd

ActiveUnaudited abridged accountsProperty developersGateshead
Company number
04334750
Incorporated
5 Dec 200124 years trading
Registered office
Evans House, Bewick Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, NE8 4DP
Nature of business
Development of building projects
Accounts due in
131 days
21 Feb 2027
Net assets
£9.8M▲
+6.1% on the year before
Cash at bank
£167K▲
At 21 May 2025
Employees
0
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Mercantile Estates Ltd is a 24-year-old private limited company registered in Gateshead, company number 04334750, one of 113 property development companies in Gateshead. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 21 February 2027, and the CT600 for the period to 21 May 2026 is due at HMRC on 21 May 2027.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
21 Feb 2027
in 131 days
For the period to 21 May 2026
CT600 due
21 May 2027
in 220 days
Period 22 May 2025 to 21 May 2026
Corporation tax payment
22 Feb 2027
in 132 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
18 Dec 2026
in 66 days
Last made up to 4 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 up £564K (+6.1%) on the year before, to £9.8M.
  • Net assets rose in 9 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £608K against £944K owed within a year: 0.6 times cover.
  • No employees reported for the latest year (directors are often not counted as employees).
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2016 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£5M30 May 2016: net assets £6.1M£6.1M201629 May 2017: net assets £6.7M£6.7M201728 May 2018: net assets £6.9M£6.9M201826 May 2019: net assets £7.2M£7.2M201925 May 2020: net assets £7.4M£7.4M202024 May 2021: net assets £8.2M£8.2M202122 May 2022: net assets £8.6M£8.6M202222 May 2023: net assets £8.9M£8.9M202321 May 2024: net assets £9.2M£9.2M202421 May 2025: net assets £9.8M£9.8M2025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£5M30 May 2016: net assets £6.1M£6.1M'1629 May 2017: net assets £6.7M£6.7M'1728 May 2018: net assets £6.9M£6.9M'1826 May 2019: net assets £7.2M£7.2M'1925 May 2020: net assets £7.4M£7.4M'2024 May 2021: net assets £8.2M£8.2M'2122 May 2022: net assets £8.6M£8.6M'2222 May 2023: net assets £8.9M£8.9M'2321 May 2024: net assets £9.2M£9.2M'2421 May 2025: net assets £9.8M£9.8M'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
21 May 2025£9.8M£167K£608K£944K0
21 May 2024£9.2M£27K£370K£842K2
22 May 2023£8.9M£109K£321K£883K0
22 May 2022£8.6M£58K£197K£735K0
24 May 2021£8.2M£156K£803K2
25 May 2020£7.4M£56K£189K£843K2
26 May 2019£7.2M£184K£1.2M0
28 May 2018£6.9M£26K£233K£1.1M
29 May 2017£6.7M£10K£279K£642K
30 May 2016£6.1M£10K£270K£646K

Where Mercantile Estates Ltd is registered

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The registered office is in Gateshead (NE8), in the Gateshead local authority area, North East. Show NE8 4DP on a map.

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Also registered at this address

1 other company uses the same registered office as Mercantile Estates Ltd.

What happens if Mercantile Estates 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 21 February 2027.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late22 Feb 2027 to 21 Mar 2027£150
1 to 3 months late22 Mar 2027 to 21 May 2027£375
3 to 6 months late22 May 2027 to 21 Aug 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 22 Aug 2027£1,500

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

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late22 May 2027£200
3 months late21 Aug 2027another £200
6 months late21 Nov 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late21 May 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
04334750
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 December 2001 (24 years ago)
Registered office
Evans House, Bewick Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, NE8 4DP
Nature of business
Development of building projects (SIC 41100)
Year end
21 May (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Unaudited abridged
Last accounts made up to
21 May 2025
Last confirmation statement
4 December 2025
Charges (mortgages)
26 outstanding of 96 registered

Filing notes for property development companies

Many property development companies are single-project vehicles. Stock of land and buildings sits on the balance sheet as work in progress until sale, and a company that has finished its project may become dormant rather than close.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Mercantile Estates Ltd's accounts due?

Mercantile Estates Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 21 February 2027 (in 131 days), covering the period to 21 May 2026.

When is Mercantile Estates Ltd's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 21 May 2026 is due at HMRC by 21 May 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 22 February 2027.

Is Mercantile Estates Ltd still trading?

Mercantile Estates 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 Mercantile Estates Ltd do?

Mercantile Estates Ltd is registered under Development of building projects (SIC 41100).

How old is Mercantile Estates Ltd?

Mercantile Estates Ltd was incorporated on 5 December 2001, 24 years ago.

What is the penalty if Mercantile Estates 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 Mercantile Estates 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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