Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 June 2026 (overdue)
- Last accounts
- 30 June 2024
- Conf. stmt due
- 29 July 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 15 July 2026
Late accounts bring an automatic penalty and can get a company struck off.
Very Hard Times Ltd
- Incorporated
- 5 June 2014 (12 years)
- Previously known as
- Zanzibar Entertainment and Promotion Ltd (until 16 July 2024)Barbary Properties Limited (until 18 November 2014)
- Industry
- Other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990)
- Directors
- Nicholas HurstJamila Abubakar
- Owned by
- Jamila Abubakar
- Accounts type
- Micro entity
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- C/o Very Hard Times LtdSignature30 St Mary's Axe28th & 29th FloorsLondonEC3A 8BF
Officers 2 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Hurst, Nicholas
Director · Appointed 16 July 2024
British
Born April 1960 (66)
Abubakar, Jamila
Director · Appointed 5 June 2014
British
Born January 1981 (45)
Officer history (3 former)
16 July 2024
Appointed Hurst, Nicholas as Director
19 October 2023
7 January 2020
5 June 2014
Appointed Abubakar, Jamila as Director
5 June 2014
5 June 2014
5 June 2014
5 June 2014
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Jamila Abubakar
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born January 1981 (45)
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2024 · micro entity accounts
- Net Assets
- (£4,965)
- Employees
- 2
- Debt Ratio
- 235%
- Current Ratio
- 0.4x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £94 | £117 | £146 | £183 | £229 | £286 |
| Current Assets | £3,582 | £6,574 | £8,459 | £8,052 | £3,907 | £2,674 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £8,641 | £7,851 | £11,609 | £13,842 | £3,484 | £3,325 |
| Net Current Assets | (£5,059) | (£1,277) | (£3,150) | (£5,790) | £423 | (£651) |
| Net Assets | (£4,965) | (£1,160) | (£3,004) | (£5,607) | £652 | (£365) |
| Shareholder Funds | (£4,965) | (£1,160) | (£3,004) | (£5,607) | £652 | (£365) |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2026 | Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued | |||
| 6 November 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 15 July 2026 | ||
| 21 October 2026 | Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended | |||
| 1 September 2026 | First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off | |||
| 16 July 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 15 July 2025 |
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