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Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd

Chartered Accountants in Gravesend DA12

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score87/100Excellent

Companies House: 05330500First Floor Windmill House, 127-128 Windmill Street, Gravesend, DA12 1BLData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd is one of 58 accountancy practices we verify in Gravesend. Incorporated in 2005, it is among the longest-established of them. It is one of only 8 ICAEW-regulated firms among them, rather than under the default HMRC scheme.

Verified Accountants assessment

Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd is a UK limited company based in Gravesend, incorporated in 2005 and trading for 21 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by ICAEW, a member firm of ICAEW, up to date with its accounts (last filed 31 Mar 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 31 Mar 2025, report net assets of £54,823, up from £43,822 the year before.

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Verification record and Trust Score

87/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · ICAEW
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 21 years
Professional qualification
  • ICAEW
  • ACCA
  • AAT
Contact
Websitepending
Phonepending
Emailn/a

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Companies HouseActiveno. 05330500 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2005Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Registered activity
  • SIC 69201 - Accounting and auditing
  • SIC 69203 - Tax consultancy
The business activity the firm registered with Companies House (its Standard Industrial Classification).Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Filing complianceAccounts and confirmation statement filed on timelast accounts 31 Mar 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Professional bodyMember firm of ICAEWInstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.ICAEW · checked 20 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by ICAEWICAEW is one of the professional bodies approved to supervise accountants for anti-money-laundering. Every UK accountant must be supervised, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is monitored and operating legitimately.ICAEW · checked 20 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), ICAEW
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People at Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd

Persons with significant control (2)

  • Mr Phil Jonathan RichardsOwns 25-50% of shares
  • Mr Malcolm Charles HortonOwns 50-75% of shares

Source: Companies House register (opens in new tab).

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Companies sharing an active director with Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd on the Companies House register.

Shared directorships from the Companies House register. A shared director can mean a family or group structure; it does not by itself indicate anything adverse.

Financials (as filed)

Companies House filing history (opens in new tab) | 2015 to 2025
Net assets
£55k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£11k vs 2024
Current assets
£158k
as at 31 Mar 2025-£30k vs 2024
Cash at bank
£50k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£304 vs 2024
Average employees
15
as at 31 Mar 2025-1 vs 2024
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
2025202420232022202120202019201820172015
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Mar 202529 Mar 202430 Mar 202331 Mar 202231 Mar 202131 Mar 202031 Mar 201931 Mar 201831 Mar 201730 Dec 2015
Average employees151611121299
Net assets£54,823£43,822£88,695£108,855£80,731£53,510£31,379£75,721£35,067£11,753
Cash at bank£50,275£49,971£71,662£59,647£19,615£9,156
Current assets£158,159£187,685£198,446£300,969£360,506£135,192£228,442£195,630£116,023£56,506
Fixed assets£2,871£55,770£107,964£856£1,246£158,472£1,296£1,491£3,821£7,831
Debtors£107,884£137,714£126,784£83,822£115,577£61,786
Creditors£83,408£123,514£96,128£66,931£207,702£156,566
Shareholders equity£43,822£88,695£108,855£80,731£53,510£31,379£75,721£35,067£11,753

Figures as reported in this firm's accounts filed at Companies House. Net assets is total assets less what the company owes; a figure below zero means recorded liabilities exceed assets. Small companies may file abbreviated accounts that omit turnover and profit. Public record, reproduced as facts.

Timeline

  1. 2005Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd a regulated accountant?

Yes. Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd is a member firm of ICAEW, and is supervised for anti-money-laundering by ICAEW. Every UK accountant must be supervised for anti-money-laundering, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is authorised to practise and monitored for compliance.

Is Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd a chartered accountant?

Yes. Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd is a member firm of ICAEW, so it can use the title Chartered Accountants. "Chartered" and "Chartered Certified" are legally protected UK terms that only members of these bodies may use.

How long has Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd been established?

Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd was incorporated at Companies House in 2005, so it has been on the register for about 21 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd's most recent statutory accounts were filed by their due date. On-time filing is a basic sign that a company is being administered properly.

How do you verify Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House and ICAEW, and stamp every claim with its source and the date we last checked it. We show only what we can verify and say so plainly when we cannot. How we verify →

How is the Trust Score calculated?

The Trust Score is fully deterministic: fixed points for public, verified signals - an active company, anti-money-laundering supervision, filing compliance, a confirmed website and trading history. Malcolm Horton And Co Ltd scores 87/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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