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BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED

Company no. 00124503 · Private Limited Company
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BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED is an active 113-year-old company. One to note: cash at bank down 54% year on year. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Cash at bank down 54% year on year
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 113+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years
StatusActive
Company number00124503
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated30 Sep 1912 · 113 yrs
Registered officeChalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
Nature of business10390 - Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables · 46390 - Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due12 Dec 2026

Filed accounts — year to 31 Mar 2025

FigureAmountvs 2024
Turnover £52,678,279 ▲ +4%
Gross profit £12,627,524 ▲ +15%
Operating profit £2,685,123 ▲ +7%
Profit before tax £2,986,842 ▲ +7%
Profit for the year £2,424,283 ▲ +5%
Current assets £27,994,371 ▲ +17%
Cash at bank £1,128,792 ▼ -54%
Debtors £11,156,297 ▲ +50%
Creditors £9,706,679 ▲ +36%
Net current assets £18,287,692 ▲ +8%
Total assets less current liabilities £20,149,784 ▲ +11%
Net assets £21,979,312 ▲ +9%
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PropertyTenureArea
Wentworth Court, Eurolink Industrial Centre, Castle Road, Sittingbourne (ME10 3RN) Leasehold Swale, Kent

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

GORDON, Lee
Secretary · appointed 20 Oct 2023
DAVIES, William James
Director · appointed 4 Apr 2016 · British
FOX, Paul Anthony
Director · appointed 3 Aug 2001 · British
GODLEY, Mark James
Director · appointed 18 Feb 2016 · British
GORDON, Lee
Director · appointed 20 Oct 2023 · British
OPIE, Christopher Ian William
Director · appointed 4 Sep 2015 · British
OPIE, David Ian Bennett, Reverend
Director · appointed 13 Mar 1992 · British
OPIE, Philip Gerard
Director · British
OPIE, William Jean
Director · British
WITTAMS, Judith Margaret
Director · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Bennett Opie Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity person with significant control · ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent, right to appoint and remove directors, right to appoint and remove directors as firm
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement28 Nov 2025
Next statement due12 Dec 2026
Accounts typeFull accounts

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Data from Companies House (official public register), presented by Verivello for information only — not a credit reference or financial advice. Always verify against the official source. Status & registered office checked live from Companies House · 10 Sep 2026, 19:01 UK.