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Midlands Equipment Ltd

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsMotor tradersDerby
Company number
08852513
Incorporated
20 Jan 201412 years trading
Registered office
5 Prospect Place Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG
Nature of business
Sale of other motor vehicles; Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies; Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Accounts due in
18 days
31 Oct 2026
Net assets
-£13K▼
-526.2% on the year before
Cash at bank
£86K▲
At 31 Jan 2025
Employees
0
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Midlands Equipment Ltd is a 12-year-old private limited company registered in Derby, company number 08852513, one of 290 motor trade companies in Derby. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 October 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 31 January 2026 is due at HMRC on 31 January 2027.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
31 Oct 2026
in 18 days
For the period to 31 Jan 2026
CT600 due
31 Jan 2027
in 110 days
Period 1 Feb 2025 to 31 Jan 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Nov 2026
in 19 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
31 May 2027
in 230 days
Last made up to 17 May 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 £16K (-526.2%) on the year before, to -£13K.
  • Net assets rose in 4 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £167K against £210K owed within a year: 0.8 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£50K31 January 2016: net assets £100£100201631 January 2017: net assets £100£100201731 January 2018: net assets £5,581£5,581201831 January 2019: net assets £15K£15K201931 January 2020: net assets £47K£47K202031 January 2021: net assets £65K£65K202131 January 2022: net assets £42K£42K202231 January 2023: net assets £31K£31K202331 January 2024: net assets £3,135£3,135202431 January 2025: net assets -£13K-£13K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£50K31 January 2016: net assets £100£100'1631 January 2017: net assets £100£100'1731 January 2018: net assets £5,581£5,581'1831 January 2019: net assets £15K£15K'1931 January 2020: net assets £47K£47K'2031 January 2021: net assets £65K£65K'2131 January 2022: net assets £42K£42K'2231 January 2023: net assets £31K£31K'2331 January 2024: net assets £3,135£3,135'2431 January 2025: net assets -£13K-£13K'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Jan 2025-£13K£86K£167K£210K0
31 Jan 2024£3,135£30K£163K£185K2
31 Jan 2023£31K£110K£218K£244K2
31 Jan 2022£42K£69K£272K£329K2
31 Jan 2021£65K£219K£343K£286K2
31 Jan 2020£47K£96K£325K£290K
31 Jan 2019£15K£67K£141K£136K
31 Jan 2018£5,581£20K£53K£48K
31 Jan 2017£100
31 Jan 2016£100

Where Midlands Equipment Ltd is registered

Midlands Equipment Ltd's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Derby (DE24), in the Derby local authority area, East Midlands. Show DE24 8HG on a map.

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Also registered at this address

19 other companies use the same registered office as Midlands Equipment Ltd.

What happens if Midlands Equipment 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 October 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Nov 2026 to 30 Nov 2026£150
1 to 3 months late1 Dec 2026 to 31 Jan 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Feb 2027 to 30 Apr 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 May 2027£1,500

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

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Feb 2027£200
3 months late30 Apr 2027another £200
6 months late31 Jul 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Jan 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
08852513
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 January 2014 (12 years ago)
Registered office
5 Prospect Place Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG
Nature of business
Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies (SIC 46610)
Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (SIC 46690)
Year end
31 January (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 January 2025
Last confirmation statement
17 May 2026
Previous names
LRB Capital Sales & Leasing Limited (until 2 Jan 2018)
Van Vintage Limited (until 17 Nov 2015)

Filing notes for motor trade companies

Motor trade companies hold vehicle stock, and how that stock is valued at the year end moves the profit directly. Some use the VAT margin scheme.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Midlands Equipment Ltd's accounts due?

Midlands Equipment Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 October 2026 (in 18 days), covering the period to 31 January 2026.

When is Midlands Equipment Ltd's CT600 due?

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

Is Midlands Equipment Ltd still trading?

Midlands Equipment 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 Midlands Equipment Ltd do?

Midlands Equipment Ltd is registered under Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190); Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies (SIC 46610); Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (SIC 46690).

How old is Midlands Equipment Ltd?

Midlands Equipment Ltd was incorporated on 20 January 2014, 12 years ago.

What is the penalty if Midlands Equipment 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 Midlands Equipment 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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