MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED

Active Files dormant accounts to 31 December 2025 Company number 00359577

MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED (company number 00359577) is a private limited company incorporated on 28 February 1940. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Ashford, TN26 3JP. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is finishing of textiles (13300). The company files dormant accounts. The latest, to 31 December 2025, report no trading.

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Company Report on MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED (PDF)

Page 1 answers whether we would trade with it, and on what terms, by rules stated on the page. The register, the accounts and the people behind the company in one PDF, for your own business use.

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Summary and Health Score: with the reasons behind the score
Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
Key figures: the accounts to 31 Dec 2025 against the year before
Filing deadlines: accounts due 30 Sep 2027; confirmation statement due 9 Feb 2027
Financials ledger: 2 years of filed accounts held (2024–2025)
Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
Shareholders: the current register from the filings: each holder, class, shares and percentage
Charges: 0 outstanding of 3 charges registered
Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer

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What dormant means

The company's latest accounts were filed as dormant: it reported no significant transactions in the year. Its register status can still be Active.

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Company details

Company number: 00359577
Status: Active
Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 28 February 1940
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Registered office: MARTEN FARM
HIGH HALDEN
ASHFORD
TN26 3JP
ENGLAND

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

13300 — Finishing of textiles

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date: 31 December
Accounts filed: Dormant accounts for the period to 31 December 2025 (no trading reported)
Accounts last made up to: 31 December 2025
Next accounts due: 30 September 2027
Confirmation statement last made up to: 26 January 2026
Next confirmation statement due: 9 February 2027

Control, officers and charges

Persons with significant control: 1 current (1 including ceased)
Charges (mortgages): 3 registered, 0 outstanding, 3 satisfied

Previous names

M.O.T. TEXTILES LIMITED (changed 18 January 2016)

Questions about MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED

Is MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED active?

Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)

When was MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED incorporated?

MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED was incorporated on 28 February 1940, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)

Where is MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED registered?

Its registered office is in Ashford, TN26 3JP. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)

Who controls MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED?

The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00359577/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows

When are MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED's next accounts due?

The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)

Does MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED file dormant accounts?

Yes. The register gives the category of its latest accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, as “Dormant”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file

Does MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED have any charges registered against it?

Yes. The register shows 3 charges: 0 outstanding and 3 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00359577/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one

Is MERCANTILE OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED on a sanctions list?

No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 10 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.

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