Ltd Facts The UK company register, as filed

How to read micro-entity accounts

The smallest companies can file very short accounts: a balance sheet and little else. Here's what you can and can't learn.

  1. Figures we read from filed accounts are on the company page. Not published means the company left it out, which micro-entities may.

    A figures table with turnover and profit marked not published
  2. You'll usually see net assets, cash, and sometimes staff. No profit and loss is normal.

  3. Net assets below zero means it owes more than it owns. Worth a question, not proof of trouble.

Worked example: A micro-entity's figures →

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