Register entry · No. 06094227
SKILLS DIRECT LTD
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Company status
Voluntary Arrangement: it has a formal deal with its creditors to repay debts.
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Insolvency
Company voluntary arrangement from 9 Oct 2026.
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Last filed accounts
Cash fell from £151,946 to £28,215 in a year.
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Charges
1 outstanding: a lender holds security over its assets and is paid first if it fails.
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The other 8 checks
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Strike-off notices
No strike-off notice in the last three years.
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Disqualified directors
None of the 1 current officer checked is disqualified.
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Directors
1 current director; 1 left in the last 12 months.
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Owners
1 owner on file.
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Trading history
Incorporated 12 Feb 2007 (19 years ago).
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Name changes
1 earlier name, none in the last year.
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Year-end changes
Not changed in three years.
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Office moves
Not moved in two years.
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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 25 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON
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Registered office
4 Fore Street, Trowbridge, England, BA14 8HD
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Nature of business
- 82990 Other business support service activities n.e.c.
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Accounts
- Next due
- 28 Feb 2027
- Last made up to
- 31 May 2025
- Type
- SMALL
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Confirmation statement
- Next due
- 26 Feb 2027
- Last made up to
- 12 Feb 2026
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Charges
- Outstanding
- 1
- All time
- 7
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Names
- SKILLS DIRECT LTD 9 May 2007 – now
- MANPOWER DIRECT LIMITED 12 Feb 2007 – 9 May 2007
Figures
| Year end | Turnover | Profit | Cash | Net assets | Staff |
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| 31 May 2025 | not published | not published | £28,215 | £1,015,212 | 27 |
| 31 May 2024 * | not published | not published | £151,946 | £749,005 | 15 |
* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).
People
Officers All 9, with past →
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Julian Richard Charles Drake | Director | 1 Feb 2023 | — | June 1972 | British · United Kingdom |
Owners and controllers All 2, with past →
| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Recruitment Acquisitions Group Ltd company · 11722532 · United Kingdom | Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors | 9 Jun 2021 | — | — |
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Is SKILLS DIRECT LTD still trading?
No. The register shows SKILLS DIRECT LTD as voluntary arrangement.
What does SKILLS DIRECT LTD do?
It files the industry code 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.).
When was SKILLS DIRECT LTD set up?
It was incorporated on 12 February 2007.
Who runs SKILLS DIRECT LTD?
SKILLS DIRECT LTD has 1 current director. They're listed under People on this page.
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The file
3 of 3 free downloads left today · Last 5 years' accounts as one zip (1 credit a PDF)
| Date | Form | Description | Pages | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | CVA1 | Liquidation voluntary arrangement meeting approving companies voluntary arrangement | paper | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | TM01 | Director left: Samantha Alice Rose | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 26 Feb 2026 | AA | Accounts (small), made up to 31 May 2025 | 10 | PDF ↓ |
| 18 Feb 2026 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 12 Feb 2026 | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 4 Aug 2025 | MR04 | Charge satisfied | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 1 Aug 2025 | MR01 | Charge created | 12 | PDF ↓ |
| 27 Feb 2025 | AA | Accounts (small), made up to 31 May 2024 | 10 | PDF ↓ |
| 20 Feb 2025 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 12 Feb 2025 | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 8 May 2024 | AD01 | Registered office changed | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 3 Apr 2024 | TM01 | Director left: Helen Joan Garrett | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 21 Feb 2024 | AA | Accounts (small), made up to 27 May 2023 | 9 | PDF ↓ |
| 12 Feb 2024 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 12 Feb 2024 | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 12 Sep 2023 | MR04 | Charge satisfied | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 31 May 2023 | AA | Accounts (small), made up to 31 May 2022 | 10 | PDF ↓ |
| 23 May 2023 | AP01 | Director appointed: Mrs Helen Joan Garrett | 2 | PDF ↓ |
| 15 May 2023 | AP01 | Director appointed: Mrs Samantha Alice Rose | 2 | PDF ↓ |
| 15 May 2023 | TM01 | Director left: Christopher John Moore | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 27 Feb 2023 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 13 Feb 2023 | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 6 Feb 2023 | AP01 | Director appointed: Mr Julian Richard Charles Drake | 2 | PDF ↓ |
| 6 Feb 2023 | TM02 | Secretary left: Clare Oakford | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jan 2023 | TM01 | Director left: Clare Oakford | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jan 2023 | AD01 | Registered office changed | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 21 Mar 2022 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, with changes, made up to 13 Feb 2022 | 4 | PDF ↓ |
| 21 Mar 2022 | PSC07 | Person with significant control removed | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 21 Mar 2022 | PSC02 | Person with significant control added | 2 | PDF ↓ |
| 21 Mar 2022 | AA01 | Accounting year extended, made up to 31 Mar 2022 to 31 May 2022 | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | CH03 | Change person secretary company with change date: Mrs Clare Oakford | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | TM01 | Director left: Ewan Macgregor Smith | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | TM01 | Director left: Samantha Alice Rose | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | TM02 | Secretary left: Sarah Melanie Neate | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | AP01 | Director appointed: Mr Christopher John Moore | 2 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | AP03 | Secretary appointed: Mrs Clare Oakford | 2 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | AD01 | Registered office changed | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 30 Jun 2021 | AP01 | Director appointed: Mrs Clare Oakford | 2 | PDF ↓ |
| 11 Jun 2021 | MR01 | Charge created | 26 | PDF ↓ |
| 10 Jun 2021 | AA | Accounts (total exemption full), made up to 31 Mar 2021 | 13 | PDF ↓ |
| 10 Jun 2021 | MR01 | Charge created | 16 | PDF ↓ |
| 28 May 2021 | MR04 | Charge satisfied | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 26 May 2021 | MR04 | Charge satisfied | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 6 May 2021 | MR01 | Charge created | 7 | PDF ↓ |
| 17 Mar 2021 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, with changes, made up to 13 Feb 2021 | 4 | PDF ↓ |
| 11 Jan 2021 | MR04 | Charge satisfied | 1 | PDF ↓ |
| 8 Jan 2021 | SH01 | Shares allotted | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 5 Nov 2020 | AA | Accounts (total exemption full), made up to 31 Mar 2020 | 14 | PDF ↓ |
| 17 Feb 2020 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 13 Feb 2020 | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 8 Oct 2019 | AA | Accounts (total exemption full), made up to 31 Mar 2019 | 14 | PDF ↓ |
| 5 Mar 2019 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 13 Feb 2019 | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 7 Nov 2018 | AA | Accounts (total exemption full), made up to 31 Mar 2018 | 13 | PDF ↓ |
| 26 Feb 2018 | CS01 | Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 13 Feb 2018 | 3 | PDF ↓ |
| 6 Dec 2017 | AA | Accounts (total exemption full), made up to 31 Mar 2017 | 13 | PDF ↓ |
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