E. COLE & SON LTD.

Company details

Source: Companies House Free Company Data Product, 1 November 2026. View filing history, officers and PSCs on Companies House.

Summary

E. COLE & SON LTD. is a private limited company registered in the UK under company number 00644889. It was incorporated on 18 December 1959 and its current status is active.

The registered office address is THE BRAMBLES, WOODGREEN ROAD, WALTHAM ABBEY, ESSEX, EN9 3SD.

Its declared nature of business is retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores (SIC 47520); retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599); management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229); photographic activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74209).

The next accounts are due by 31 December 2026 and the next confirmation statement by 7 April 2027.

About E. COLE & SON LTD.

Company type and jurisdiction

E. COLE & SON LTD. is a private company limited by shares. Its owners (shareholders) are only liable for its debts up to the value of their shares, it must have at least one director, and its shares cannot be offered to the public. Its company number 00644889 shows it was registered in England and Wales, so its records are kept by Companies House in Cardiff. It has been on the register for 66 years and 10 months.

What E. COLE & SON LTD. does

On the public register, E. COLE & SON LTD. lists 4 activities using the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2007): retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores (47520); retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (47599); management consultancy activities other than financial management (70229); photographic activities not elsewhere classified (74209). This places it in the wholesale and retail trade and the repair of motor vehicles section of the economy. SIC codes describe what a company says it does; they are not a licence and are not checked by Companies House. See other companies with the same SIC code.

Where E. COLE & SON LTD. is registered

Its registered office is in Waltham Abbey (postcode district EN9). The registered office is the official address for letters from Companies House, HMRC and the courts. It must be in the same UK jurisdiction where the company was registered, but it does not have to be where the business trades: many companies use their accountant's or a formation agent's address. Browse other companies in EN9.

Accounts and filing deadlines

E. COLE & SON LTD. must file its next annual accounts by 31 December 2026. The last accounts on the register were micro-entity accounts: a very small company (turnover up to £1m, balance sheet up to £500,000, 10 or fewer employees) that files a simplified balance sheet. Its next confirmation statement, which confirms its officers, shareholders and registered office are up to date, is due by 7 April 2027. A private company that files its accounts late gets an automatic penalty of £150 if they are up to one month late, rising to £375, £750 and £1,500 after six months, and the penalty is doubled if accounts are late two years in a row. A company that does not file a confirmation statement can be struck off the register.

Charges and secured debt

E. COLE & SON LTD. has 16 charges registered against it, of which 16 are still outstanding. A charge is security given to a lender, such as a mortgage over property or a debenture over all the company's assets; if the company does not repay, the lender can take those assets first. The full charge documents can be read for free on Companies House.

Before you do business with E. COLE & SON LTD.

Check that the company name and number on its invoices and website match 00644889, read its latest accounts and confirmation statement, and look up its directors and people with significant control on the official register. If it charges VAT, ask for its VAT number and check it with our VAT number checker: a company number and a VAT number are different things. How to check a UK company.

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