SHIELDS DECORATORS LIMITED

Company number 03787600 ·

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Executive summary

Shields Decorators Limited has a very strong balance sheet with high cash reserves and negligible debt, placing it at low risk of insolvency. However, the sharp decline in profitability and dividend payments exceeding earnings in FY2025 warrant close monitoring of cost management and earnings recovery. Overall, the company appears financially stable but requires scrutiny of its operational efficiency and dividend discipline.

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Shareholders' funds

£907,377

Balance sheet as at 2026-05-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1999-06-11
Employees
4 (2026 accounts)
Registered office
Beacon Top, Beacon Hill, Cliff Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5XL
Postcode
CT21 5XL
Capital
2 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-05-31
Next due by
2028-02-29
Financial year end
31 May

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-11
Next due by
2027-06-25
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 43341 Painting

Officers 3 current · 2 resigned

Subscribers only Director
Subscribers only Appointed 2016-08-01
Subscribers only Director
Appointed 1999-06-11
Subscribers only Secretary
Appointed 1999-06-11

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Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
18 CANTERBURY ROAD, WHITSTABLE, KENT CT5 4EY2000-04-11

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 52 similar companies in CT

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (4 staff).

2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1999.

No.2 of the largest painting companies in Canterbury →

Competitors Canterbury

This company ranks 2 among painting in Canterbury.

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The class of 1999

42%

of the 64,735 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Freehold
1
Most recent registration
2017-01-20
Where
Kent
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
K652824 Kent Freehold 2017-01-20 —

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