THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
Active Company number 02849353
THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED (company number 02849353) is a private limited company incorporated on 31 August 1993. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Buckinghamshire, MK1 1SU. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is unlicensed carrier (53202). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 30 April 2025, report net assets of £975k.
Source: Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026. How to cite this page
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Company Report on THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) 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 30 Apr 2025 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 31 Jan 2027; confirmation statement due 15 Aug 2027
- Financials ledger: 12 years of filed accounts held (2014–2025)
- Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
- Shareholders: the current register from the filings: each holder, class, shares and percentage
- Charges: 1 outstanding of 4 charges registered
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 02849353
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 31 August 1993
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 11 JAMES WAY, BLETCHLEY
MILTON KEYNES
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
MK1 1SU
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 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 January 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 1 August 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 15 August 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 30 April 2025 | 30 April 2024 | 30 April 2023 | 30 April 2022 | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2020 | 30 April 2019 | 30 April 2018 | 30 April 2017 | 30 April 2016 | 30 April 2015 | 30 April 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.7m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.1m | £995k | £858k | £941k | £1.0m | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Cash at bank | £549k | £643k | £350k | £562k | £509k | £328k | £159k | £122k | £232k | £289k | £315k | £572k |
| Current liabilities | £416k | £418k | £376k | £526k | £619k | £418k | £611k | £606k | £735k | £488k | £492k | £592k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £756k | £754k | £675k | £885k | £794k | £440k | £216k | £20k | (£44k) | £254k | £372k | £718k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £663k | £676k | £788k | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £975k | £1.0m | £995k | £1.2m | £901k | £538k | £333k | £182k | £154k | £503k | £679k | £894k |
| Employees | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (3 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Phse Nuclear Medicine Distribution Ltd
- Charges (mortgages)
- 4 registered, 1 outstanding, 3 satisfied
Questions about THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
Is THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED incorporated?
THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED was incorporated on 31 August 1993, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Buckinghamshire, MK1 1SU. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Phse Nuclear Medicine Distribution Ltd. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02849353/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 THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 January 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 April 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 30 April 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 4 charges: 1 outstanding and 3 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02849353/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is THE COURIER COMPANY (UK) 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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