ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED
Active Company number 02233595
ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED (company number 02233595) is a private limited company incorporated on 22 March 1988. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Kempston, MK42 7PW. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale trade (46900). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 January 2026, report net assets of £606k.
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Company Report on ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS 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 Jan 2026 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 31 Oct 2027; confirmation statement due 19 Aug 2027
- Financials ledger: 18 years of filed accounts held (2008–2026)
- Who runs and owns it: 2 PSCs
- Shareholders: the current register from the filings: each holder, class, shares and percentage
- Charges: 2 outstanding of 3 charges registered
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 02233595
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 22 March 1988
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 11 & 13
RAILTON ROAD WOLSELEY BUSINESS PARK
KEMPSTON
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK42 7PW
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 January
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 January 2026
- Next accounts due
- 31 October 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 5 August 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 19 August 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 January 2026 Check: our two readings differ | 31 January 2025 Check: our two readings differ | 31 January 2024 Check: our two readings differ | 31 January 2023 | 31 January 2022 | 31 January 2021 | 31 January 2020 | 31 January 2019 | 31 January 2018 | 31 January 2017 | 31 January 2016 | 31 January 2015 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2013 | 31 January 2012 | 31 January 2011 | 31 July 2009 | 31 July 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | — | −£5,830 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not filed |
| Total assets | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £770k | £953k | £928k | £709k | £725k | £632k | £636k | £515k | £479k | £495k | £599k | £471k |
| Cash at bank | £884k | £788k | £619k | £535k | £399k | £492k | £85k | £174k | £176k | £1,006 | — | £0 | £12k | — | £0 | £350 | £78k | £17k |
| Current liabilities | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £851k | £953k | £553k | £726k | £751k | £593k | £562k | £477k | £496k | £324k | £304k | £322k | £370k | £233k |
| Net current assets | £560k | £479k | £425k | £361k | £277k | £288k | £166k | £163k | £97k | £32k | £67k | £44k | £31k | £161k | £141k | £133k | £178k | £162k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | £1.1m | £851k | £1.1m | £693k | £867k | £837k | £593k | £565k | £487k | £502k | £324k | £304k | £322k | — | £250k |
| Net assets | £606k | £536k | £468k | £388k | £311k | £192k | £77k | £85k | £91k | £115k | £160k | £145k | £135k | £191k | £175k | £173k | £217k | £226k |
| Employees | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 31 January 2026: profit after tax not filed. Small companies may file filleted or abbreviated accounts without the profit and loss account, and this filing has none.
- Year to 31 July 2008: profit after tax not filed. Small companies may file filleted or abbreviated accounts without the profit and loss account, and this filing has none.
- Year to 31 January 2026: Check: our two readings differ on shareholders' funds. These figures are being checked against the filing.
- Year to 31 January 2025: Check: our two readings differ on fixed assets. These figures are being checked against the filing.
- Year to 31 January 2024: Check: our two readings differ on fixed assets. These figures are being checked against the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 2 current (3 including ceased)
- Charges (mortgages)
- 3 registered, 2 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED
Is ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED incorporated?
ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED was incorporated on 22 March 1988, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Kempston, MK42 7PW. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED?
The register lists 2 current persons with significant control (3 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/02233595/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 ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 October 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 January 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 January 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS 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/02233595/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEMS 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 9 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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