Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 5 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 22 January 2026
Essex Bodies Limited
- Incorporated
- 17 February 1992 (34 years)
- Industry
- Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) (29201)
- Directors
- Owned by
- David John Cleal
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Arterial House Claydons LaneClaydons LaneRayleighSS6 7UP
Charges
- Total
- 1
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 0
Officers 2 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Secretary · Appointed 17 October 2001
Also at Essex Bodybuilders Limited, Vbta Limited
British
Director · Appointed 9 November 2000
Also at Essex Bodybuilders Limited, Vbta Limited
British
Born June 1949 (77)
Officer history (7 former)
26 August 2026
17 January 2008
Resigned Thomson, Stephen John as Director
1 August 2003
Appointed Thomson, Stephen John as Director
1 May 2003
Resigned Cleal, Andrea Dawn as Director
17 October 2001
15 October 2001
9 November 2000
11 June 1996
Appointed Cleal, Andrea Dawn as Director
11 June 1996
17 February 1992
17 February 1992
17 February 1992
17 February 1992
17 February 1992
12 February 1992
12 February 1992
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born June 1949 (77)
Former controllers (1)
16 January 2026
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
- (£61,098)
- Cash
- £42,725
- Employees
- 15
- Debt Ratio
- 107%
- Current Ratio
- 0.9x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £156,586 | £203,283 | £266,378 | £283,840 | £208,446 |
| Current Assets | £740,347 | £850,395 | £738,340 | £850,024 | £728,672 |
| Debtors | £522,052 | £527,107 | £447,894 | £693,589 | £616,358 |
| Cash | £42,725 | £41,978 | £19,936 | £39,768 | £18,746 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £794,772 | £976,798 | £963,151 | £1,003,876 | £864,832 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £127,613 | £174,393 | £233,720 | £66,498 | £31,762 |
| Net Current Assets | (£54,425) | (£126,403) | (£224,811) | (£153,852) | (£136,160) |
| Net Assets | (£61,098) | (£133,477) | (£240,105) | £12,221 | £15,776 |
| Shareholder Funds | (£240,105) | £12,221 | £15,776 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 26 January 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 22 January 2026 | ||
| 16 January 2026 | Cessation of a person with significant control | |||
| 16 January 2026 | Change of details for a person with significant control | |||
| 16 September 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | 31 December 2024 |
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