WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED
Active Company number 00540748
WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED (company number 00540748) is a private limited company incorporated on 18 November 1954. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2WA. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 March 2025, report net assets of £1.1m.
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Company Report on WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED (PDF)
The register, the accounts and the people behind the company in one PDF, for your own business use.
- 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 Mar 2025 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 31 Dec 2026; confirmation statement due 24 Jul 2027
- Financials ledger: 13 years of filed accounts held (2013–2025)
- Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
- Charges: 0 outstanding of 6 charges registered
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 00540748
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 18 November 1954
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- UNIT 1 COPLEY VALLEY BUSINESS PARK
COPLEY VALLEY ROAD
SOWERBY BRIDGE
HX6 2WA
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 March
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 10 July 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 24 July 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 March 2025 | 31 March 2024 | 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | 31 March 2019 | 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2017 | 31 March 2016 | 31 March 2015 | 31 March 2014 | 31 March 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.0m | £957k | £1.0m | £1.1m | £990k | £1.7m | £233k | £201k | £271k | £387k |
| Cash at bank | £423k | £309k | £231k | £148k | £77k | £106k | £225k | £65k | £313k | £68k | £53k | £61k | £77k |
| Current liabilities | £111k | £121k | £119k | £127k | £121k | £234k | £391k | £353k | £355k | £105k | £58k | £31k | £30k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £314k | £189k | £114k | £23k | (£40k) | (£111k) | (£164k) | (£287k) | £122k | (£19k) | (£4,441) | £90k | £206k |
| Total liabilities | £111k | £121k | £119k | £127k | £121k | £234k | £687k | £688k | £1.4m | £105k | £58k | £31k | £30k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.0m | £957k | £882k | £836k | £782k | £449k | £302k | £362k | £127k | £144k | £240k | £357k |
| Employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Charges (mortgages)
- 6 registered, 0 outstanding, 6 satisfied
Questions about WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED
Is WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED incorporated?
WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED was incorporated on 18 November 1954, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2WA. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) 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/00540748/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 6 charges: 0 outstanding and 6 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00540748/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is WILLIAM HAYES (PAPER MERCHANTS) 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 8 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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