Layer Mills Limited

Active00468202 Private limited company
Incorporated
7 May 1949 (77 years)
Industry
Mixed farming (01500)
Owned by
Michael Elwyn Hughes
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
East of England
Address
Layer Mill
Mill Lane Layer De La Haye
Colchester
CO2 0JZ

Filing status

Accounts due
5 January 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
28 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
14 December 2025

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 18 December 2018
British
Born April 1966 (60)
Secretary · Appointed 3 January 2000
British
Officer history (4 former)
1 December 2025
Resigned Hughes, Barrie Nigel as Director
1 December 2025
Resigned Hughes, Mary Anne as Director
18 December 2018
Appointed Hughes, Michael Elwyn as Director
3 January 2001
Resigned Prentice, Martin Philip Manning as Secretary
3 January 2001
Resigned Hughes, Freda Joan as Director
3 January 2000
Appointed Hughes, Michael Elwyn as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 50–75% of shares
British
Born April 1966 (60)
Former controllers (1)
15 December 2020
Ceased Barrie Nigel Hughes — Owns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
(£140,063)
Cash
£41,984
Employees
5
Debt Ratio
176%
Current Ratio
0.4x

Trend

Net Assets
(£150k) (£100k) (£50k) £0 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025 (£37,578) (£21,483) (£9,739) (£118,821) (£140,063)
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£110,747£133,328£21,651£21,016£23,338
Current Assets£72,403£60,150£134,027£118,635£105,581
Debtors£28,816£28,448£14,835£7,491£12,583
Cash£41,984£25,607£111,461£106,407£87,986
Creditors (< 1 year)£182,310£192,396£158,919£75,514£71,231£76,594
Creditors (> 1 year)£140,903£119,903£89,903£89,903£89,903£89,903
Net Current Assets(£109,907)(£132,246)£58,513£47,404£28,987
Net Assets(£140,063)(£118,821)(£9,739)(£21,483)(£37,578)
Shareholder Funds(£140,063)(£118,821)(£9,739)(£21,483)(£37,578)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
22 December 2025Termination of appointment of a director
22 December 2025Termination of appointment of a director
22 December 2025Confirmation statement with no updates14 December 2025
27 November 2025Total exemption full accounts31 March 2025
2 January 2025Confirmation statement with no updates14 December 2024
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