PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.
Active Company number 07503422
PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. (company number 07503422) is a private limited company incorporated on 24 January 2011. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Southampton, SO17 1XS. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other publishing activities (58190). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 December 2025, report net assets of £209k.
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- Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
- Key figures: the accounts to 31 Dec 2025 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 30 Sep 2027; confirmation statement due 7 Feb 2027
- Financials ledger: 13 years of filed accounts held (2012–2025)
- Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
- Shareholders: the current register from the filings: each holder, class, shares and percentage
- Charges: none on the register
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 07503422
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 24 January 2011
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- STAG GATES HOUSE
63/64 THE AVENUE
SOUTHAMPTON
HAMPSHIRE
SO17 1XS
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- SMALL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 24 January 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 7 February 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2024 | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2021 | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | 31 January 2017 | 31 January 2016 | 31 January 2015 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2013 | 31 January 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | Not filed | — | — | — | £133k | £101k | £129k | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | Not filed | — | — | — | £105k | £76k | £102k | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | Not filed | — | — | — | −£49k | −£13k | £360 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | Not filed | — | — | −£300k | −£49k | −£13k | £360 | −£62k | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £228k | £268k | £320k | £431k | £246k | £275k | £333k | £171k | £29k | £41k | £1,307 | £1,633 | £1,515 |
| Cash at bank | £67k | £105k | £151k | £263k | £119k | £160k | £221k | £164k | £21k | — | £1,007 | £895 | £734 |
| Current liabilities | £19k | £17k | £22k | £61k | £120k | £101k | £145k | £86k | £1,913 | £500 | £0 | £0 | £44k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £208k | £251k | £298k | £368k | £126k | £174k | £188k | £86k | £26k | £39k | £1,307 | £1,633 | (£43k) |
| Total liabilities | £19k | £17k | £22k | £61k | £120k | £101k | £145k | £86k | £80k | £101k | £97k | £0 | £44k |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | £209k | £251k | £299k | £370k | £126k | £175k | £188k | £86k | (£51k) | (£60k) | (£96k) | £1,633 | (£42k) |
| Employees | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 31 December 2025: turnover, gross 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.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
Questions about PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.
Is PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. incorporated?
PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. was incorporated on 24 January 2011, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. registered?
Its registered office is in Southampton, SO17 1XS. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.?
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/07503422/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 PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD.'s next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Small company accounts”, made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Is PLAIN ENGLISH FINANCE LTD. 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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