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Holiday accommodation: 9% of accounts published on 21 October in deficit, against 28% usually
Accounts published at Companies House on Wednesday 21 October 2026, in the file covering accounts registered on Tuesday 20 October: 11,693 sets, 17 per cent of them in deficit.
Fewer companies classed as holiday accommodation than usual reported a deficit in the accounts Companies House published on Wednesday 21 October 2026: 3 of 34, 9 per cent, where the industry's earlier filings ran at 28.5 per cent. That was the lowest share for the industry on any of the 39 earlier days it had 30 or more filings. Across the whole file the share was 17.1 per cent, in line with the average of earlier days.
Key points
- 11,693 sets of accounts, 19 per cent fewer than the 14,462 on the previous publishing day.
- Share in deficit: 17.1 per cent (earlier days averaged 16.8).
- Largest employer filing: BARRY BENNETT LIMITED (Bury), 603 staff.
- Most common year end in the file: January 2026 (31 per cent).
Where else the industry mix moved
Behind holiday accommodation, the next clearest departure was buying and selling of own real estate: 34 per cent of 568 filings in deficit, against 29.2 per cent in its earlier filings.
| Industry | Filings | In deficit | Usually | Gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying and selling of own real estate | 568 | 34% | 29.2% | +4.4 |
| Hairdressing and other beauty treatment | 149 | 30% | 22.0% | +7.5 |
| Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation | 129 | 17% | 12.6% | +4.5 |
| Business and domestic software development | 176 | 25% | 20.3% | +4.7 |
| Other holiday and other collective accommodation | 34 | 9% | 28.5% | -19.6 |
| Motion picture production activities | 43 | 9% | 23.0% | -13.7 |
Largest employer filing: BARRY BENNETT LIMITED
BARRY BENNETT LIMITED, registered in Bury, was the largest employer in the file, reporting an average of 603 staff against 581 a year earlier. In all, 17 filings reported 100 or more employees. Headcounts are as each filing states them and are shown for size only.
| Company | Industry | Registered office | Employees | Prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY BENNETT LIMITED | Non-specialised wholesale trade | Bury | 603 | 581 |
| DANFOSS LIMITED | Other manufacturing n.e.c. | Beaconsfield | 418 | 435 |
| I.C.S. (UK) LIMITED | Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | West Yorkshire | 356 | 313 |
| MII ENGINEERING LIMITED | Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities | Caerphilly | 316 | 392 |
| ROYTHORNES LLP | None Supplied | Spalding | 303 | 283 |
| J.WILD(CONFECTIONERS)LIMITED | Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes | Keighley | 289 | 274 |
| BRENNAN TRADING LIMITED | Event catering activities | Godalming | 240 | 223 |
| CASTLE HOWARD ESTATE LIMITED | Other retail sale of food in specialised stores | York | 222 | 236 |
Volume steady at 11,693
Volume barely moved from the day before, when 14,462 sets were published. The same day a week earlier brought 9,809, so this was 19 per cent more than that. The share in deficit, 17.1 per cent, sat close to its usual 16.8. That is up from 15.6 per cent in the previous file. Against their own prior year, 3,141 filings were weaker and 5,987 stronger, a mix close to normal.
Towns close to their norms
No town with 40 or more filings moved far from its own record; London came closest, at 19 per cent against 21.0. An accountant or formation agent at one address can move a town's figure.
| Town | Filings | In deficit | Usually |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 1,894 | 19% | 21.0% |
| Leicester | 74 | 12% | 19.5% |
| Reading | 67 | 24% | 17.2% |
| Liverpool | 96 | 22% | 17.0% |
Most accounts cover years ending January 2026
3,646 sets, 31 per cent of those stating a period, were for years ending in January 2026. March 2026 accounted for 2,374; February 2026 accounted for 1,268. A further 644 covered periods that ended more than a year before the file was published.
A deficit here means the accounts reported net liabilities at the balance sheet date. It is not insolvency, and Companies House does not verify what is filed with it.
The 20 publishing days to 21 October
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