Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 10 January 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 27 December 2025
Austen Instant Tapes Limited
- Incorporated
- 15 September 1965 (61 years)
- Previously known as
- Austen Tapes Limited (until 25 January 2013)
- Industry
- Non-specialised wholesale trade (46900)
- Directors
- Mark Peter KneeGiuseppe Dimarino
- Owned by
- Neil Shaw HowieGiuseppe Di Marino
- Accounts type
- Micro entity
- Region
- South East
- Address
- 70 South StreetLancingBN15 8AJ
Charges
- Total
- 9
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 9
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Knee, Mark Peter
Director · Appointed 21 July 2023
British
Born October 1977 (49)
Dimarino, Giuseppe
Director · Appointed 1 January 2015
Italian
Born June 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 1 November 1994
British
Born December 1954 (71)
Officer history (6 former)
21 July 2023
Appointed Knee, Mark Peter as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Dimarino, Giuseppe as Director
1 January 2015
Resigned Howie, Sheila May as Secretary
1 January 2015
Resigned Howie, Sheila May as Director
30 November 1994
Appointed Howie, Sheila May as Secretary
30 November 1994
Appointed Howie, Sheila May as Director
30 November 1994
Resigned Wiltshire (Nee Austen), Vera as Secretary
30 November 1994
Resigned Bagley, Peter Ian as Director
30 November 1994
Resigned Wiltshire (Nee Austen), Vera as Director
1 November 1994
31 January 1994
Resigned Harvey, Paul Michael as Director
7 December 1992
Appointed Harvey, Paul Michael as Director
Ownership 2 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
British
Born December 1954 (71)
Giuseppe Di Marino
Individual · Notified 21 July 2023
Owns 25–50% of shares
Italian
Born June 1966 (60)
Former controllers (2)
16 April 2026
Ceased Neil Shaw Howie — Owns 25–50% of shares
21 July 2023
Ceased Howie Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £487,715
- Cash
- £367,944
- Employees
- 3
- Debt Ratio
- 21%
- Current Ratio
- 4.5x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £38,958 | £54,574 | £21,432 | £28,578 |
| Current Assets | £575,973 | £511,510 | £334,203 | £466,112 |
| Debtors | £136,319 | £211,688 | £180,450 | £412,237 |
| Cash | £367,944 | £208,626 | £96,453 | £3,146 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £127,216 | £140,411 | £141,833 | £318,520 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £11,511 | £22,000 | £1,238 |
| Net Current Assets | £448,757 | £371,099 | £192,370 | £147,592 |
| Net Assets | £487,715 | £414,162 | £191,802 | £174,932 |
| Shareholder Funds | £487,715 | £414,162 | £191,802 | £174,932 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2026 | Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued | |||
| 17 April 2026 | Cessation of a person with significant control | |||
| 17 April 2026 | Notification of a person with significant control | |||
| 17 April 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 27 December 2025 | ||
| 14 April 2026 | First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off |
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