Darbys Limited

Active03954669 Private limited company
Incorporated
23 March 2000 (26 years)
Industry
Accounting and auditing activities (69201)
Directors
John Dean Watkinson
Tom Darby
Owned by
John Dean Watkinson
Tom Darby
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
East Midlands
Address
19 The Square
Retford
DN22 6DQ

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
23 November 2026
Last conf. stmt
9 November 2025

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Darby, Tom
Secretary · Appointed 14 November 2024
Watkinson, John Dean
Director · Appointed 14 November 2024
British
Born November 1963
Darby, Tom
Director · Appointed 1 February 2017
British
Born July 1982 (44)
Officer history (4 former)
14 November 2024
Appointed Darby, Tom as Secretary
14 November 2024
Appointed Watkinson, John Dean as Director
14 November 2024
Resigned Darby, Lorna Victoria as Secretary
1 October 2020
Resigned Kettlewell, Adam Michael as Director
13 September 2019
Resigned Darby, Steven as Director
16 April 2018
Appointed Kettlewell, Adam Michael as Director
1 February 2017
Appointed Darby, Tom as Director
23 March 2000
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
23 March 2000
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
23 March 2000
Appointed Darby, Steven as Director
23 March 2000
Appointed Darby, Lorna Victoria as Secretary

Ownership 2 active

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

John Dean Watkinson
Individual · Notified 30 November 2024
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born November 1963
Tom Darby
Individual · Notified 1 February 2017
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born July 1982 (44)
Former controllers (2)
30 November 2024
Ceased Lorna Victoria Darby — Owns 25–50% of shares
24 December 2021
Ceased Steven Darby — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

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

Net Assets
£838,573
Cash
£449,251
Employees
17
Debt Ratio
23%
Current Ratio
3.1x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M £1.5M 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 £1,010,482 £1,035,233 £1,056,795 £1,085,317 £1,090,908 £838,573
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£354,273£360,537£377,763£421,362£478,774£570,441
Current Assets£730,760£870,408£870,136£777,754£751,199£617,386
Debtors£141,654£178,718£217,976£181,609£190,258£267,266
Cash£449,251£576,268£557,068£495,011£461,583£272,584
Creditors (< 1 year)£238,527£138,273£159,582£138,085£188,524£168,752
Net Current Assets£492,233£732,135£710,554£639,669£562,675£448,634
Net Assets£838,573£1,090,908£1,085,317£1,056,795£1,035,233£1,010,482
Shareholder Funds£838,573£1,090,908£1,085,317£1,056,795£1,035,233£1,010,482

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
30 December 2025Total exemption full accounts31 March 2025
9 November 2025Confirmation statement with updates9 November 2025
11 February 2025Confirmation statement with updates7 February 2025
20 January 2025Statement of capital following an allotment of shares
20 January 2025Cessation of a person with significant control
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