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DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 20 Oct 2008

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Sep 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 3 Nov 2026.

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    None of the 3 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    3 current directors.

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    Owners

    2 owners on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £3,500,000.

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    Charges

    None outstanding (1 paid off).

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 20 Oct 2008 (18 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 2 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    CASTLEHILL BUSINESS PARK FLEXFORD ROAD, NORTH BADDESLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND, SO52 9DF

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 46620 Wholesale Of Machine Tools

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    MEDIUM

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    3 Nov 2026
    Last made up to
    20 Oct 2025

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    1

  6. Names

    1. DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2025 £22,539,159 £2,615,522 £5,324,856 £3,500,000 53
31 Dec 2024 * £21,889,969 £2,027,287 £2,739,972 £2,916,752 51
31 Dec 2023 not published not published £2,456,907 £1,306,877 48
31 Dec 2022 not published not published £1,866,285 £398,761 45
31 Dec 2021 (6 months) not published not published £656,602 £350,000 42
30 Jun 2021 (18 months) not published not published £603,198 £350,000 37

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 10, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Timothy Wakeford Director 20 Oct 2008 — January 1965 British · England
Rick Wakeford Director 20 Oct 2008 — March 1988 British · United Kingdom
Luke Wakeford Director 20 Oct 2008 — September 1985 British · United Kingdom

Owners and controllers All 3, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Flexford Holdings Limited company · 11177576 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent 30 Jan 2018 — —
The Direct Tool Trust company · 00000000 · United Kingdom Voting rights 75 to 100 percent 21 Sep 2023 — —

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Is DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED still trading?

The register shows DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED as active.

What does DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 46620 (Wholesale Of Machine Tools).

When was DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 20 October 2008.

When are DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.

When is DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 3 November 2026.

Who runs DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED?

DIRECT TOOL COMPANY LIMITED has 3 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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