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Spotless Services (South East) Limited

ActiveMicro-entity accountsCleaning companiesColchester
Company number
09959977
Incorporated
20 Jan 201610 years trading
Registered office
Media House, 3 Threshelfords Business Park Inworth Road, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9SE
Nature of business
Specialised cleaning services
Accounts due in
18 days
31 Oct 2026
Net assets
£75K▼
-8.7% on the year before
Employees
4
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Spotless Services (South East) Limited is a 10-year-old private limited company registered in Colchester, company number 09959977, one of 135 cleaning companies in Colchester. 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
28 Jan 2027
in 107 days
Last made up to 14 Jan 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 £7,162 (-8.7%) on the year before, to £75K.
  • Net assets rose in 3 of 8 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • Current assets of £94K against £21K owed within a year: 4.4 times cover.
  • 4 employees on average, up from 2 the year before.
  • Balance sheets on record for 9 years, 2017 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2017 to 2025£0£50K£100K31 January 2017: net assets -£1,624-£1,624201731 January 2018: net assets £58K£58K201831 January 2019: net assets £130K£130K201931 January 2020: net assets £94K£94K202031 January 2021: net assets £88K£88K202131 January 2022: net assets £81K£81K202231 January 2023: net assets £85K£85K202331 January 2024: net assets £82K£82K202431 January 2025: net assets £75K£75K2025
Net assets at each year end, 2017 to 2025£0£50K£100K31 January 2017: net assets -£1,624-£1,624'1731 January 2018: net assets £58K£58K'1831 January 2019: net assets £130K£130K'1931 January 2020: net assets £94K£94K'2031 January 2021: net assets £88K£88K'2131 January 2022: net assets £81K£81K'2231 January 2023: net assets £85K£85K'2331 January 2024: net assets £82K£82K'2431 January 2025: net assets £75K£75K'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Jan 2025£75K£94K£21K4
31 Jan 2024£82K£100K£21K2
31 Jan 2023£85K£102K£21K2
31 Jan 2022£81K£91K£15K2
31 Jan 2021£88K£132K£24K4
31 Jan 2020£94K£113K£19K3
31 Jan 2019£130K£172K£43K
31 Jan 2018£58K£116K£58K
31 Jan 2017-£1,624£13K£15K

Who runs and owns Spotless Services (South East) Limited

From the Companies House register. Individuals are shown by initials only; the full register is on Companies House.

Officer

NameRoleAppointed
A*** D***DirectorJan 2016

Person with significant control

Individual · since Jan 2017
A*** D***
Owns 75% or more of the shares
Holds 75% or more of the votes

Where Spotless Services (South East) Limited is registered

Spotless Services (South East) Limited's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Colchester (CO5), in the Braintree local authority area, East of England. Show CO5 9SE on a map.

Other trade companies in CO5

Also registered at this address

10 other companies use the same registered office as Spotless Services (South East) Limited.

What happens if Spotless Services (South East) Limited 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
09959977
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 January 2016 (10 years ago)
Registered office
Media House, 3 Threshelfords Business Park Inworth Road, Feering, Colchester, CO5 9SE
Nature of business
Specialised cleaning services (SIC 81222)
Year end
31 January (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Micro-entity
Last accounts made up to
31 January 2025
Last confirmation statement
14 January 2026

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 Spotless Services (South East) Limited's accounts due?

Spotless Services (South East) Limited's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 October 2026 (in 18 days), covering the period to 31 January 2026.

When is Spotless Services (South East) Limited'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 Spotless Services (South East) Limited still trading?

Spotless Services (South East) Limited 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 Spotless Services (South East) Limited do?

Spotless Services (South East) Limited is registered under Specialised cleaning services (SIC 81222).

How old is Spotless Services (South East) Limited?

Spotless Services (South East) Limited was incorporated on 20 January 2016, 10 years ago.

Who runs Spotless Services (South East) Limited?

Spotless Services (South East) Limited has 1 active director, the longest-serving appointed in Jan 2016. Their names and service addresses are on the Companies House register.

Who owns Spotless Services (South East) Limited?

One person or company has significant control of Spotless Services (South East) Limited: an individual (owns 75% or more of the shares).

What is the penalty if Spotless Services (South East) Limited 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 Spotless Services (South East) Limited 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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