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20% of company accounts published on 30 October showed a deficit, above the usual 17%
Accounts published at Companies House on Friday 30 October 2026, in the file covering accounts registered on Thursday 29 October: 20,408 sets, 20 per cent of them in deficit.
The share of company accounts in deficit rose on Friday 30 October 2026. Of the 20,121 sets Companies House published that day with a readable balance sheet, 3,930 reported liabilities larger than assets: 19.5 per cent, against an average of 16.8 per cent across the 93 earlier days in the series. On Thursday 29 October it was 18.5 per cent.
Key points
- 20,408 sets of accounts, 21 per cent more than the 16,799 on the previous publishing day.
- Residents property management: 9 per cent of 323 filings in deficit, against 4.6 per cent in its earlier filings.
- Largest employer filing: SEACARE HOSPITALITY (UK) LIMITED (Oldham), 524 staff.
- By registered office, London ran at 24 per cent in deficit across 3,407 filings.
Volume steady at 20,408
Volume barely moved from the day before, when 16,799 sets were published. The same day a week earlier brought 11,400, so this was 79 per cent more than that. A larger share than usual reported net liabilities: 19.5 per cent, against 16.8 per cent on an average earlier day. That is up from 18.5 per cent in the previous file. Balance sheets were more often weaker than a year before: 6,278 of 17,180 with a comparable year went backwards, 36.5 per cent, against an average of 33.3.
Residents property management: above the usual deficit share
Filings classed as Residents property management ran well above their own record: 29 of 323 in deficit, 9 per cent, where earlier filings from the industry averaged 4.6 per cent. Buying and selling of own real estate also stood apart, at 34 per cent against 29.3. For property across the whole series, see Property files more accounts than any other industry, and a quarter do not balance.
| Industry | Filings | In deficit | Usually | Gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents property management | 323 | 9% | 4.6% | +4.3 |
| Buying and selling of own real estate | 1,169 | 34% | 29.3% | +4.3 |
| Other education n.e.c. | 149 | 29% | 18.8% | +10.1 |
| Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores | 35 | 43% | 23.1% | +19.8 |
| Other engineering activities | 100 | 5% | 11.1% | -6.1 |
| General cleaning of buildings | 70 | 11% | 20.5% | -9.1 |
London stands out by registered office
London registered offices accounted for 3,407 filings, 814 of them in deficit (24 per cent, against 20.9 per cent in the town's earlier filings). An accountant or formation agent at one address can move a town's figure. The towns with the most deficits across the whole series: The towns filing the most accounts that do not balance.
| Town | Filings | In deficit | Usually |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 3,407 | 24% | 20.9% |
| Oxford | 41 | 39% | 17.1% |
| Poole | 43 | 35% | 16.0% |
| Bolton | 101 | 31% | 18.0% |
Most accounts cover years ending January 2026
10,812 sets, 53 per cent of those stating a period, were for years ending in January 2026. March 2026 accounted for 2,315; October 2025 accounted for 1,896. A further 2,274 covered periods that ended more than a year before the file was published.
Largest employer filing: SEACARE HOSPITALITY (UK) LIMITED
SEACARE HOSPITALITY (UK) LIMITED, registered in Oldham, was the largest employer in the file, reporting an average of 524 staff against 514 a year earlier. In all, 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEACARE HOSPITALITY (UK) LIMITED | Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. | Oldham | 524 | 514 |
| TAME CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED | General cleaning of buildings | Birmingham | 444 | 418 |
| LAH PROPERTY MARKETING LIMITED | Other business support service activities n.e.c. | Croydon | 399 | 350 |
| ARMOUR OF LIGHT LIMITED | Other human health activities | Dalkeith | 393 | 105 |
| THE HOUSE OF BRUAR LIMITED | Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores | Perth | 368 | 334 |
| MARK BIRKBECK & SONS LIMITED | Non-trading company | Perth | 368 | 334 |
| KNOWLESWAY LIMITED | Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. | Lancashire | 350 | 326 |
| COMFY QUILTS LIMITED | Manufacture of household textiles | Manchester | 304 | 310 |
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 30 October
How the figures are produced, and what they cannot tell you, is on the method page.
The five reports before this one
- 19% of company accounts published on 29 October showed a deficit, above the usual 17%
- 19% of company accounts published on 28 October showed a deficit, above the usual 17%
- 20,357 company accounts published on 27 October, the most since 1 October
- Used car: 38% of accounts published on 24 October in deficit, against 22% usually
- Other service activities: 34% of accounts published on 23 October in deficit, against 17% usually