K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED
Active Company number 02709454
K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED (company number 02709454) is a private limited company incorporated on 24 April 1992. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in South Shields, NE33 2LD. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (47250). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 30 April 2026, report net assets of £3.0m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 02709454
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 24 April 1992
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- THE DUNES
SEA ROAD
SOUTH SHIELDS
TYNE & WEAR
NE33 2LD
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 30 April
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 April 2026
- Next accounts due
- 31 January 2028
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 16 July 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 30 July 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 30 April 2026 Check: our two readings differ | 30 April 2025 Check: our two readings differ | 30 April 2024 Check: our two readings differ | 30 April 2023 | 30 April 2022 | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2020 | 30 April 2019 | 30 April 2018 | 30 April 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £2.0m | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.3m |
| Gross profit | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Operating profit | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £159k | £190k | £202k | £273k |
| Profit before tax | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £48k | £70k | £73k | £107k |
| Profit after tax | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £39k | £56k | £60k | £98k |
| Total assets | £5.9mcheck | £5.9mcheck | £5.8mcheck | £5.8m | £5.6m | £5.1m | £5.1m | £5.1m | £5.1m | £5.5m |
| Cash at bank | £148k | £153k | £202k | £357k | £185k | £49k | £24k | £58k | £55k | £54k |
| Current liabilities | £824k | £958k | £902k | £1.0m | £1.1m | £997k | £868k | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Net current liabilities | £528k | £663k | £518k | £511k | £802k | £865k | £771k | £1.1m | £1.0m | £954k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3.7m | £3.8m | £4.0m |
| Net assets | £3.0m | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.3m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.5m |
| Employees | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 69 | 65 | 65 |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 30 April 2026: turnover, gross profit, operating profit, profit before tax, 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 30 April 2026: Check: our two readings differ on fixed assets, current assets, total assets. These figures are being checked against the filing.
- Year to 30 April 2025: Check: our two readings differ on fixed assets, current assets, total assets. These figures are being checked against the filing.
- Year to 30 April 2024: Check: our two readings differ on fixed assets, current assets, total assets. These figures are being checked against the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Charges (mortgages)
- 20 registered, 12 outstanding, 8 satisfied
Questions about K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED
Is K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED incorporated?
K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED was incorporated on 24 April 1992, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in South Shields, NE33 2LD. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls K.W. READER & SONS 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/02709454/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 K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 January 2028. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 April 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 30 April 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does K.W. READER & SONS LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 20 charges: 12 outstanding and 8 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02709454/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is K.W. READER & SONS 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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