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Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsSpecialist contractorsStanley
Company number
04161464
Incorporated
15 Feb 200125 years trading
Registered office
4 High Street, Stanley, Durham, DH9 0DQ
Nature of business
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.; Freight transport by road
Accounts due in
79 days
31 Dec 2026
Net assets
-£12K▼
-67.5% on the year before
Cash at bank
£481▼
At 31 Mar 2025
Employees
2
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd is a 25-year-old private limited company registered in Stanley, company number 04161464, one of 19 specialist construction companies in Stanley. 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 79 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due
31 Mar 2027
in 169 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2027
in 80 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
5 May 2027
in 204 days
Last made up to 21 Apr 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 £4,975 (-67.5%) on the year before, to -£12K.
  • Net assets rose in 5 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £43K against £91K owed within a year: 0.5 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-£100K-£50K£031 March 2016: net assets -£75K-£75K201631 March 2017: net assets -£57K-£57K201731 March 2018: net assets -£83K-£83K201831 March 2019: net assets -£120K-£120K201931 March 2020: net assets -£130K-£130K202031 March 2021: net assets -£108K-£108K202131 March 2022: net assets -£96K-£96K202231 March 2023: net assets -£47K-£47K202331 March 2024: net assets -£7,374-£7,374202431 March 2025: net assets -£12K-£12K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025-£100K-£50K£031 March 2016: net assets -£75K-£75K'1631 March 2017: net assets -£57K-£57K'1731 March 2018: net assets -£83K-£83K'1831 March 2019: net assets -£120K-£120K'1931 March 2020: net assets -£130K-£130K'2031 March 2021: net assets -£108K-£108K'2131 March 2022: net assets -£96K-£96K'2231 March 2023: net assets -£47K-£47K'2331 March 2024: net assets -£7,374-£7,374'2431 March 2025: net assets -£12K-£12K'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025-£12K£481£43K£91K2
31 Mar 2024-£7,374£4,575£50K£98K2
31 Mar 2023-£47K£867£146K£245K2
31 Mar 2022-£96K£8,423£95K£245K2
31 Mar 2021-£108K£4,334£77K£257K2
31 Mar 2020-£130K£1,615£39K£243K2
31 Mar 2019-£120K£15K£94K£287K1
31 Mar 2018-£83K£517£94K£236K1
31 Mar 2017-£57K£94£77K£163K1
31 Mar 2016-£75K£717£23K£133K

Where Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd is registered

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The registered office is in Stanley (DH9), in the County Durham local authority area, North East. Show DH9 0DQ on a map.

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Also registered at this address

13 other companies use the same registered office as Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd.

What happens if Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage 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
04161464
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 February 2001 (25 years ago)
Registered office
4 High Street, Stanley, Durham, DH9 0DQ
Nature of business
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (SIC 43999)
Freight transport by road (SIC 49410)
Year end
31 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
21 April 2026
Previous names
Ratcliffe Storage Ltd (until 15 Oct 2018)
Ratcliffe Shopfitters Limited (until 25 Sep 2018)

Filing notes for specialist construction companies

Specialist contractors often work under CIS for main contractors. Retentions held back by the customer still count towards turnover once the work is done.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd's accounts due?

Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2026 (in 79 days), covering the period to 31 March 2026.

When is Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage 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 Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd still trading?

Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage 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 Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd do?

Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd is registered under Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (SIC 43999); Freight transport by road (SIC 49410).

How old is Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd?

Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage Ltd was incorporated on 15 February 2001, 25 years ago.

What is the penalty if Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage 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 Ratcliffe Haulage & Storage 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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