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Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd

ActiveMicro-entity accountsPainters and decoratorsDunstable
Company number
10932233
Incorporated
24 Aug 20179 years trading
Registered office
Alban House, 99 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3SF
Nature of business
Painting
Accounts
Overdue
Were due 31 Oct 2023
Checked with Companies House 13 Oct 2026

Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd is a 9-year-old private limited company registered in Dunstable, company number 10932233, one of 29 painting and decorating companies in Dunstable. Companies House shows its accounts as overdue: they were due on 31 October 2023.

Key dates

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

Accounts due
31 Oct 2023
Overdue by 1,078 days
For the period to 31 Jan 2023
CT600 due (first of two)
31 Aug 2023
Date passed (HMRC does not publish filings)
Period 1 Sep 2021 to 31 Aug 2022
CT600 due (second of two)
31 Jan 2024
Date passed (HMRC does not publish filings)
Period 1 Sep 2022 to 31 Jan 2023
Corporation tax payment
1 Nov 2023
Date passed
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
30 Sep 2027
in 352 days
Last made up to 16 Sep 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 £40K (-219.6%) on the year before, to -£22K.
  • Net assets rose in 1 of 3 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £64K against £30K owed within a year: 2.1 times cover.
  • 1 employee on average, up from 0 the year before.
  • Balance sheets on record for 4 years, 2018 to 2021.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2018 to 2021£0£25K31 August 2018: net assets £36K£36K201831 August 2019: net assets £47K£47K201931 August 2020: net assets £18K£18K202031 August 2021: net assets -£22K-£22K2021
Net assets at each year end, 2018 to 2021£0£25K31 August 2018: net assets £36K£36K201831 August 2019: net assets £47K£47K201931 August 2020: net assets £18K£18K202031 August 2021: net assets -£22K-£22K2021
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Aug 2021-£22K£64K£30K1
31 Aug 2020£18K£140K£72K0
31 Aug 2019£47K£173K£112K2
31 Aug 2018£36K£98K£58K

Where Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd is registered

Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Dunstable (LU6), in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area, East of England. Show LU6 3SF on a map.

Other trade companies in LU6

Also registered at this address

16 other companies use the same registered office as Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd.

What happens if Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd files late

If the accounts reach Companies House today, the late filing penalty is £1,500 (£3,000 if last year's accounts were also late). It rises at each step below.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Nov 2023 to 30 Nov 2023£150
1 to 3 months late1 Dec 2023 to 31 Jan 2024£375
3 to 6 months late1 Feb 2024 to 30 Apr 2024£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 May 2024£1,500

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

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Feb 2024£200
3 months late30 Apr 2024another £200
6 months late31 Jul 2024HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Jan 2025another 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
10932233
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 August 2017 (9 years ago)
Registered office
Alban House, 99 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3SF
Nature of business
Painting (SIC 43341)
Year end
31 January (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Micro-entity
Last accounts made up to
31 August 2021
Last confirmation statement
16 September 2026
Charges (mortgages)
1 outstanding of 2 registered
Previous names
Optimal Decorations Ltd (until 16 Feb 2021)

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 Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd's accounts due?

Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd's accounts were due at Companies House on 31 October 2023 and the register shows them as overdue.

When is Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd's CT600 due?

The first accounts cover more than 12 months, so there are two Company Tax Returns: one for the 12 months to 31 August 2022, due by 31 August 2023, and one for the period to 31 January 2023, due by 31 January 2024. Corporation tax is payable 9 months and 1 day after the end of each.

Is Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd still trading?

Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd is listed as active on the Companies House register (checked 13 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 Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd do?

Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd is registered under Painting (SIC 43341).

How old is Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd?

Optimal Dry Lining and Decorations Ltd was incorporated on 24 August 2017, 9 years ago.

What is the penalty if Optimal Dry Lining and 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 Optimal Dry Lining and 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, rechecked 13 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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