GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Active Company number 04272517
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED (company number 04272517) is a private limited company incorporated on 17 August 2001. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Lancashire, WN1 2NT. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is technical testing and analysis (71200). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 May 2025, report net assets of £506k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 04272517
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 17 August 2001
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 271 WIGAN LANE
WIGAN
LANCASHIRE
WN1 2NT
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 May
- Accounts category
- MICRO ENTITY
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 May 2025
- Next accounts due
- 28 February 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 16 August 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 30 August 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 May 2025 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2021 | 31 May 2020 | 31 May 2019 | 31 May 2018 | 31 May 2017 | 31 May 2016 | 31 August 2015 | 31 August 2014 | 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2012 | 31 August 2011 | 31 August 2010 | 31 August 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating profit | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £12k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | −£3,819 | −£13k | £12k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | −£3,819 | −£13k | £9,875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £507k | £507k | £507k | £507k | £510k | £510k | £511k | £519k | £530k | £587k | £663k | £518k | £445k | £281k | £171k | £66k | £59k |
| Cash at bank | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £167k | £305k | £253k | £252k | £110k | £319k | £218k | £25k | £134k | £42k | £36k |
| Current liabilities | £499 | £499 | £499 | £499 | £2,999 | £1,500 | £2,475 | £6,192 | £4,191 | £71k | £205k | £273k | £268k | £64k | £34k | £11k | £14k |
| Net current assets | £328k | £328k | £328k | £328k | £329k | £330k | £330k | £334k | £348k | £191k | £133k | £72k | £2,146 | £43k | £110k | £54k | £45k |
| Total liabilities | £499 | £499 | £499 | £499 | £2,999 | £1,500 | £2,475 | £6,192 | £4,191 | £71k | £205k | £273k | £268k | £64k | £34k | £11k | £14k |
| Net assets | £506k | £506k | £506k | £506k | £507k | £509k | £509k | £512k | £526k | £516k | £458k | £245k | £176k | £217k | £138k | £56k | £45k |
| Employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 31 May 2025: turnover, operating profit, profit before tax, profit after tax not filed. Micro-entity accounts need not include the profit and loss account, and this filing has none.
- Year to 31 May 2025: cash not filed. Micro-entity accounts give current assets as one total, without debtors, stock or cash.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 2 current (2 including ceased)
Questions about GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Is GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED incorporated?
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED was incorporated on 17 August 2001, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Lancashire, WN1 2NT. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED?
The register lists 2 current persons with significant control (2 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/04272517/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 28 February 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 May 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Micro-entity accounts”, made up to 31 May 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Is GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 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 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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