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JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 24 Aug 1978

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Mar 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 10 Jan 2027.

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    1 owner on file.

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    Net assets £1,079,003.

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    Incorporated 24 Aug 1978 (48 years ago).

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 31 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    UNIT 1 KILN CORNER, AYRE ROAD, KIRKWALL, SCOTLAND, KW15 1QX

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 50200 Sea and coastal freight water transport
    • 52220 Service activities incidental to water transportation
    • 52241 Cargo handling for water transport activities

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Mar 2027
    Last made up to
    30 Jun 2025
    Type
    TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    10 Jan 2027
    Last made up to
    27 Dec 2025

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    1
    All time
    3

  6. Names

    1. JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
30 Jun 2026 not published not published £418,786 £1,079,003 36
30 Jun 2025 not published not published £165,553 £969,823 34
30 Jun 2024 not published not published £83,530 £873,743 43
30 Jun 2023 not published not published £399,344 £1,325,226 41
30 Jun 2022 not published not published £350,952 £1,182,170 36
30 Jun 2021 * not published not published £378,298 £1,091,940 42

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

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  • Mr Steven Spence · Director, named in the accounts to 30 Jun 2026

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Director Steven Henry Paplay Spence Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors; Right to appoint and remove directors as firm 6 Apr 2016 — March 1978 British · Scotland

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Is JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED still trading?

The register shows JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED as active.

What does JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED do?

It files these industry codes 50200 (Sea and coastal freight water transport); 52220 (Service activities incidental to water transportation); 52241 (Cargo handling for water transport activities).

When was JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 24 August 1978.

When are JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED's accounts due?

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

When is JOHN JOLLY (1978) LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 10 January 2027.

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