VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED
Active Company number 01221795
VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED (company number 01221795) is a private limited company incorporated on 5 August 1975. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Carnforth, LA5 8JR. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) (29201). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 August 2025, report net liabilities of £585k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 01221795
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 5 August 1975
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 4 THE SHORE
BOLTON LE SANDS
CARNFORTH
LANCASHIRE
LA5 8JR
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 29 August
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 August 2025
- Next accounts due
- 29 May 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 30 January 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 13 February 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 August 2025 | 31 August 2024 | 31 August 2023 | 28 February 2022 | 28 February 2021 | 29 February 2020 | 28 February 2019 | 28 February 2018 | 28 February 2017 | 28 February 2016 | 28 February 2015 | 28 February 2014 | 28 February 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10k | £515k | £563k | £527k | £522k | £661k | £636k | — | £516k | £547k | £578k | £588k | £606k |
| Cash at bank | £1,497 | £0 | £112 | £689 | £689 | £615 | £1,772 | — | — | £1,543 | £3,351 | £2,154 | £2,140 |
| Current liabilities | £596k | £828k | £535k | £415k | £279k | £316k | £331k | — | £292k | £268k | £238k | £192k | £349k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | (£585k) | (£367k) | (£45k) | £65k | £183k | £278k | £247k | — | £178k | £238k | £286k | £345k | £191k |
| Total liabilities | £596k | £828k | £713k | — | — | — | £390k | — | £333k | — | — | £339k | £363k |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | (£585k) | (£313k) | (£149k) | £15k | £50k | £312k | £246k | £226k | £183k | £203k | £219k | £248k | £244k |
| Employees | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Vb Properties Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 3 registered, 2 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED
Is VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED incorporated?
VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED was incorporated on 5 August 1975, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Carnforth, LA5 8JR. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Vb Properties Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01221795/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 VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 29 May 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does VAN BODIES (LANCS) LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 3 charges: 2 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01221795/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is VAN BODIES (LANCS) 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 7 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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