Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 June 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 11 August 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 28 July 2026
The May Ball Company Limited
- Incorporated
- 28 July 2010 (16 years)
- Industry
- Licensed restaurants (56101) Event catering activities (56210)Public houses and bars (56302)Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. (93290)
- Directors
- Philip Law
- Owned by
- Downing College Cambridge
- Accounts type
- Small
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Downing CollegeCambridgeCB2 1GG
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
British
Born October 2005 (21)
Director · Appointed 3 November 2025
British
Born July 1971 (55)
Law, Philip
Director · Appointed 2 October 2024
British
Born January 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 5 March 2024
British
Born February 1968 (58)
Officer history (28 former)
26 October 2026
8 December 2025
3 November 2025
3 November 2025
Resigned Lavington, Finn Oliver James as Director
2 October 2024
Appointed Law, Philip as Director
2 October 2024
Appointed Lavington, Finn Oliver James as Director
5 March 2024
5 March 2024
21 June 2023
Resigned Grimes, Imogen Lara Carne as Director
24 October 2022
Appointed Grimes, Imogen Lara Carne as Director
24 June 2022
Resigned Gyabaah, Lilien as Director
24 June 2022
Resigned Lehrter, Nicholas Michael as Director
24 June 2022
Resigned Creswick, Samantha Amy as Director
24 June 2022
Resigned Audis, William Ben as Director
30 July 2021
Appointed Gyabaah, Lilien as Director
30 July 2021
Appointed Lehrter, Nicholas Michael as Director
30 July 2021
Resigned Cooper, Johnathan as Director
30 July 2021
Resigned Mukhopadhyay, Ritobrata as Director
13 October 2020
Appointed Mukhopadhyay, Ritobrata as Director
13 October 2020
Appointed Creswick, Samantha Amy as Director
13 October 2020
Appointed Audis, William Ben as Director
13 October 2020
Appointed Cooper, Johnathan as Director
20 June 2019
Resigned Donaldson, Lauren Anne as Director
20 June 2019
Resigned Fellows, Alexander Paul as Director
20 June 2019
Resigned Slater, Charles Iain as Director
20 June 2019
Resigned Wenlock, Rhys Daniel as Director
31 October 2018
Appointed Donaldson, Lauren Anne as Director
31 October 2018
Appointed Fellows, Alexander Paul as Director
31 October 2018
Appointed Slater, Charles Iain as Director
31 October 2018
Appointed Wenlock, Rhys Daniel as Director
22 June 2017
Resigned Godbold, Euan George William as Director
22 June 2017
Resigned Large, Oliver William Jacob as Director
22 June 2017
Resigned Gilson, Mary Alice as Director
10 November 2016
Appointed Large, Oliver William Jacob as Director
10 November 2016
Appointed Godbold, Euan George William as Director
10 November 2016
Appointed Gilson, Mary Alice as Director
29 October 2015
Resigned Rees, Thomas as Director
29 October 2015
29 October 2015
29 October 2015
Resigned Coombes, Thomas James as Director
29 October 2015
Resigned Goode, Miriam Ruth as Director
13 June 2014
Resigned Irvine, Rosanna Jane as Director
13 June 2014
Appointed Rees, Thomas as Director
13 June 2014
Appointed Goode, Miriam Ruth as Director
13 June 2014
Resigned Medley-Hallam, John Lee as Director
13 June 2014
Resigned Smith, Cameron Andrew as Director
13 June 2014
Appointed Coombes, Thomas James as Director
29 November 2012
17 October 2012
Resigned Ramadan, Adam Fouad, Dr as Director
13 June 2012
Appointed Irvine, Rosanna Jane as Director
13 June 2012
Appointed Medley-Hallam, John Lee as Director
13 June 2012
Appointed Smith, Cameron Andrew as Director
13 June 2012
Resigned Heller, Simon Philip as Director
13 June 2012
Resigned Shepherd, Jack as Director
10 February 2011
Appointed Heller, Simon Philip as Director
10 February 2011
Appointed Ramadan, Adam Fouad, Dr as Director
10 February 2011
10 February 2011
Appointed Shepherd, Jack as Director
10 February 2011
28 July 2010
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Downing College Cambridge
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Royal Charter Corproation
Reg. no. 1137455
Former controllers (1)
6 April 2016
Ceased Downing College, Cambridge — Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · small accounts
- Net Assets
- (£31,304)
- Cash
- £127,196
- Current Ratio
- 0.8x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2021 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets | £148,265 | £8,673 | £125,569 |
| Cash | £127,196 | £8,673 | £125,569 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £179,569 | £3,673 | £120,569 |
| Net Current Assets | (£31,304) | £5,000 | £5,000 |
| Net Assets | (£31,304) | £5,000 | £5,000 |
| Shareholder Funds | (£31,304) | £5,000 | £5,000 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 10 August 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 28 July 2026 |
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