George Bence & Sons Limited

Active00062473 Private limited company
Incorporated
8 June 1899 (127 years)
Industry
Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (46130)
Owned by
Christopher George Bence
Accounts type
Group
Region
South West
Address
41-47 Fairview Road
Cheltenham
GL52 2EJ

Website & contact details

Group website
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Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
8 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
24 April 2026

Charges

Total
30
Outstanding
17
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
13

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Coombes, Carlwyn Jon
Director · Appointed 7 July 2017
British
Born August 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 5 June 2017
Also at MGB Ltd
British
Born February 1985 (41)
Emerton-Haines, Elaine
Secretary · Appointed 5 May 2017
Director · Appointed 23 February 2011
British
Born July 1979 (47)
Director
British
Born October 1950 (76)
Officer history (9 former)
19 December 2018
Resigned Bence, Thomas How as Secretary
16 August 2017
Appointed Bence, Thomas How as Secretary
7 July 2017
Appointed Coombes, Carlwyn Jon as Director
5 June 2017
Appointed Bence, Matthew George as Director
5 May 2017
Appointed Emerton-Haines, Elaine as Secretary
29 March 2016
Resigned Stevenson, Terri Louise as Secretary
21 September 2012
Appointed Stevenson, Terri Louise as Secretary
19 September 2012
Resigned Erwood, Neil Roger as Secretary
23 February 2011
Appointed Bence, Paul Christopher as Director
31 August 2010
Resigned Crowe, Ian as Director
9 June 2008
Appointed Erwood, Neil Roger as Secretary
9 June 2008
Resigned Crowe, Ian as Secretary
10 November 1999
Resigned Bence, Thomas How as Director
28 September 1999
Appointed Crowe, Ian as Director
14 September 1994
Resigned Bence, Stella as Director
6 September 1993
Resigned Bence, George Bramham as Director
13 January 1993
Resigned Tucker Brown, Nicholas George as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Individual · Notified 30 June 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born October 1950 (76)

Holdings 2

Companies where George Bence & Sons Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Active
Active

Financials

Net Assets
£7,120,443
Cash
£39,198
Profit
(£143,258)
Employees
99
Debt Ratio
13%
Current Ratio
5.7x
Return on Equity
-2%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £5.0M £10.0M 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 £5,488,409 £6,766,351 £7,150,685 £7,263,701 £7,120,443
Balance sheet detail
20242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£7,558,011£6,946,640£6,997,702£6,822,044£6,139,082
Current Assets£659,943£1,323,587£1,387,955£1,224,818£409,487
Debtors£1,027,405£1,188,026£1,083,330£356,701
Cash£39,198£296,182£199,929£141,488£52,786
Creditors (< 1 year)£116,540£320,718£491,931£658,319£581,594
Creditors (> 1 year)£402,873£100,547£175,452£144,522£289,021
Net Current Assets£543,403£1,002,869£896,024£566,499(£172,107)
Net Assets£7,120,443£7,263,701£7,150,685£6,766,351£5,488,409
Shareholder Funds£7,120,443£7,263,701£7,150,685£6,766,351£5,488,409

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
24 July 2026Confirmation statement with updates24 April 2026
8 April 2026Change of details for a person with significant control
8 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates31 December 2025
23 September 2025Group of companies' accounts31 December 2024
5 August 2025Secretary's details changed
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