J. A. B. SHORT, LIMITED
Company No: 00420353 · Private Limited Company
Registered address
33 The Bridge Business Centre, Beresford Way, Chesterfield, S41 9FG
Incorporated
27 September 1946
Industry (SIC code)
Company type
Private Limited Company
Last accounts type
Total Exemption Full
Financial year end
31 March (annually)
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Days Until Due
Company Health Score
Years Trading
Filing & Compliance Status
View on Companies House →Annual accounts
Period ending 31 March 2025
Due 31 December 2026
Confirmation statement (CS01)
Annual company information review
Due 16 November 2026
Next accounts due
Period ending 31 March 2025
31 December 2026
days until accounts due
Stay ahead get your accounts filed before the deadline.
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Directors & Officers
Nationality
British
Nationality
British
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Persons with Significant Control (PSC)
Short Trustees Limited
Country of residence:
N/A
Notified:
22 February 2023
Nature of control: Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent As Trust • Voting Rights 25 To 50 Percent As Trust
Mr James Richard Burkitt Short
Country of residence:
United Kingdom
Notified:
22 February 2023
Nature of control: Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent • Voting Rights 25 To 50 Percent
Mr John Anthony Burkitt Short
Country of residence:
England
Notified:
6 April 2016
Nature of control: Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent As Trust • Voting Rights 25 To 50 Percent As Trust
Charges & Financial Security
F/H property k/a land and buildings on the west side of bracebridge avenue worksop nottinghamshire t/no NT424939.
Legal Charge • Created 25 August 2011
Barclays bank PLC re J. A. B. short, limited business premium account a/no 33134512 the charge creates a fixed charge over all the deposit(s) referred to in the schedule to the form 395 (including all or any part of the money payable pursuant to such deposit(s) & the debts represented thereby) together with all interest from time to time accruing thereon. It also creates an assignment by the chargor for the purposes of & to give effect to the security over the right of the chargor to require repayment of such deposit(s) & interest thereon.
Deed Of Charge Over Credit Balances • Created 3 May 2011
F/H land as land at high street elkesley retford nottinghamshire.
Legal Charge • Created 20 July 2007
F/H property k/a land adjacent to st simons and st judes church church street thurcroft.
Legal Charge • Created 19 January 2006
The f/h property k/a land off cromford road, and derwent drive, kirkby in ashfield, nottinghamshire.
Legal Charge • Created 11 March 2005
The f/h property k/a former aizlewoods (builders yard) 8 queens road, cudworth, barnsley, south yorkshire, t/n SYK283048.
Mortgage • Created 3 May 2002
F/H property k/a former naafi, dukes road, old dalby, melton mowbray.
Legal Charge • Created 27 March 2002
Freehold property k/a the bulls head high street eyam S30 1QH.
Legal Charge • Created 17 July 2000
The f/h property being 3.2 acres of land or thereabouts at bridleways rushpool farm new mill lane forest town mansfield nottinghamshire.
Legal Charge • Created 7 March 2000
Undertaking and all property and assets.
Floating Charge • Created 7 January 1999
A piece of land adjacent to 31 barry road brimington chesterfield derbyshire.
Legal Charge • Created 7 December 1998
F/H no. 9 quarry gardens alwoodley leeds t/n-WYK449777.
Legal Charge • Created 24 May 1996
F/H property k/a no 9 coniston crescent breadsall derby t/no DY100544.
Legal Charge • Created 24 February 1995
F/H property no 43 top road, calow in the chesterfield district of derbyshire.
Legal Charge • Created 17 February 1995
Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.
Debenture • Created 9 January 1995
Land on the northern side of haller street, kingston upon hull, humberside t/no: hs 190910.
Legal Charge • Created 18 November 1994
Approx. 3.4 acres of land at chesterfield road, calow, near chesterfield, derbyshire.
Legal Charge • Created 22 December 1993
74A,76,78,80 and 82 london road,sheffield,south yorkshire. T/n syk 83811.
Legal Charge • Created 19 October 1993
84,86 and 88 london road sheffield,south yorkshire. T/n syk 136775.
Legal Charge • Created 19 October 1993
2.37 acres of land on north side of alfreton road blackwell derbyshire.
Legal Charge • Created 22 May 1989
F/H property containing 1.90 acres & forming part of west house farm westhouses alfreton bolsover district of derbyshire.
Legal Charge • Created 2 May 1989
F/H property k/a or being 14 f/h plots situate on the north side of pool bank new road pool-in-wharfedale leeds w yorks.
Legal Charge • Created 31 March 1989
Land off eckington road owlthorpe greeneway sheffield.
Legal Charge • Created 3 July 1987
Land on north east side of landmere lane wilford hill west bridgford, notts.
Legal Charge • Created 8 June 1987
Land on north side of 84 dore road dore.
Legal Charge • Created 18 May 1987
Filing History
Full history →Confirmation statement (CS01)
Filed 11 November 2025
PSC04 (PSC04)
Filed 11 November 2025 ✓ On time
Director name change (CH01)
Filed 11 November 2025 ✓ On time
Annual accounts (AA)
Filed 28 August 2025 ✓ On time
Confirmation statement (CS01)
Filed 12 November 2024 ✓ On time
Annual accounts (AA)
Filed 19 September 2024 ✓ On time
Confirmation statement (CS01)
Filed 17 November 2023 ✓ On time
Annual accounts (AA)
Filed 19 October 2023 ✓ On time
Director appointment (AP01)
Filed 19 October 2023 ✓ On time
SH08 (SH08)
Filed 1 March 2023 ✓ On time
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Company Health Score
85%
Excellent
Accounts filed on time
Confirmation statement up to date
Company is active
No outstanding charges
Clean filing history
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