John Bell & Croyden Limited

Active00228331 Private limited company

What John Bell & Croyden say about themselves

“Established in 1798 our Wigmore Street store has introduced hundreds of globally sourced well-being and beauty products to the UK market over the last 220 years”

— from johnbellcroyden.co.uk
Incorporated
24 February 1928 (98 years)
Industry
Dispensing chemist in specialised stores (47730)
Accounts type
Audit exemption subsidiary
Region
North West
Address
Merchants Warehouse
Castle Street
Manchester
M3 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts due
31 March 2027
Last accounts
30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 June 2026

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 July 2025
British
Born May 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 9 September 2024
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 17 August 2023
British
Born November 1967
Ferguson, Thomas Richard John
Secretary · Appointed 26 July 2023
Officer history (54 former)
1 July 2025
Appointed Mitchell, Ben Richard as Director
1 July 2025
Resigned Beer, Thorsten as Director
23 October 2024
Appointed Beer, Thorsten as Director
14 October 2024
Resigned Jacob, Katherine Rebecca as Director
9 September 2024
Resigned Hobbs, Sebastian as Director
9 September 2024
Appointed Pateras, Gregory Vincent as Director
17 August 2023
Appointed Caplan, Andrew Eliot as Director
26 July 2023
Appointed Jacob, Katherine Rebecca as Director
26 July 2023
Resigned Hall, Wendy Margaret as Director
26 July 2023
Appointed Hobbs, Sebastian as Director
26 July 2023
Resigned Coupland, Mark Geoffrey as Director
26 July 2023
Resigned Legg, Nichola Louise as Secretary
26 July 2023
Resigned Dargue, Robin Lindsay as Director
26 July 2023
Appointed Ferguson, Thomas Richard John as Secretary
4 May 2023
Resigned Birch, Kevin Clive as Director
20 September 2022
Appointed Birch, Kevin Clive as Director
20 September 2022
Appointed Coupland, Mark Geoffrey as Director
31 July 2022
Resigned Davies, Jane as Director
27 July 2022
Appointed Hall, Wendy Margaret as Director
27 July 2022
Appointed Dargue, Robin Lindsay as Director
18 May 2022
Resigned Keen, Christian as Director
11 May 2022
Resigned Anderson, Toby Matthew as Director
25 November 2019
Appointed Keen, Christian as Director
25 November 2019
Resigned Hilger, Marcus as Director
16 October 2019
Resigned Mcdermott, Catherine as Director
16 August 2019
Resigned Swift, Nigel as Director
1 February 2019
Appointed Davies, Jane as Director
16 January 2019
Resigned Poole, Jennifer Ruth as Director
1 September 2018
Appointed Anderson, Toby Matthew as Director
25 May 2018
Resigned Stables, Hilary Jane as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Lipp, Hanns Martin as Director
2 November 2017
Resigned Tobin, Cormac Gregory David as Director
1 October 2017
Appointed Hilger, Marcus as Director
21 December 2016
Resigned Beer, Thorsten as Director
6 December 2016
Appointed Lipp, Hanns Martin as Director
3 October 2016
Appointed Mcdermott, Catherine as Director
15 August 2016
Appointed Poole, Jennifer Ruth as Director
1 April 2016
Appointed Stables, Hilary Jane as Director
31 March 2016
Resigned Anderson, Stephen William as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Hall, Wendy Margaret as Secretary
4 January 2016
Appointed Legg, Nichola Louise as Secretary
1 January 2015
Appointed Hall, Wendy Margaret as Secretary
31 December 2014
Resigned Legg, Nichola Louise as Secretary
28 February 2014
Resigned Hepburn, Kirstie as Director
1 January 2014
Appointed Legg, Nichola Louise as Secretary
31 December 2013
Resigned Shepherd, William as Secretary
30 June 2013
Resigned Souter, Alan Derek as Director
1 April 2013
Appointed Swift, Nigel as Director
26 March 2013
Appointed Hepburn, Kirstie as Director
1 March 2013
Appointed Tobin, Cormac Gregory David as Director
28 February 2013
Resigned James, Mark Litten as Director
3 September 2012
Resigned Willetts, Andrew John as Director
21 May 2012
Appointed Anderson, Stephen William as Director
21 May 2012
Appointed Beer, Thorsten as Director
21 May 2012
Appointed James, Mark Litten as Director
24 January 2012
Resigned Page, Anthony Robert as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Shepherd, William as Secretary
1 August 2011
Resigned Smerdon, Peter as Secretary
21 February 2011
Appointed Page, Anthony Robert as Director
31 May 2010
Resigned Smith, Richard Charles as Director
1 May 2008
Appointed Smith, Richard Charles as Director
30 April 2008
Resigned Ash, Justinian Joseph as Director
1 April 2007
Appointed Willetts, Andrew John as Director
31 March 2007
Resigned Hood, John as Director
1 December 2004
Appointed Souter, Alan Derek as Director
30 November 2004
Resigned Mcsorley, Ciaran as Director
4 May 2004
Appointed Ash, Justinian Joseph as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Ward, Michael Ashley as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Vizard, Ronald Charles, Harold as Director
8 April 2002
Appointed Ward, Michael Ashley as Director
31 March 2002
Resigned Kershaw, Graham Anthony as Director
31 March 2002
Appointed Hood, John as Director
2 January 2002
Resigned Parkes, Philip Gregory as Director
2 January 2002
Appointed Mcsorley, Ciaran as Director
31 October 2001
Resigned Schneider, Ulf Markus, Dr as Director
31 December 2000
Appointed Smerdon, Peter as Secretary
31 December 2000
Resigned Davies, John Richard Bridge as Secretary
1 December 2000
Resigned Mittermeier, Ronald Armin as Director
1 December 2000
Appointed Schneider, Ulf Markus, Dr as Director
1 September 2000
Appointed Mittermeier, Ronald Armin as Director
31 August 2000
Resigned Mischke, Gerhard Viktor as Director
1 January 1999
Resigned Meister, Stefan Mario as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Mischke, Gerhard Viktor as Director
30 May 1997
Resigned Buckell, Stephen William as Director
14 March 1997
Resigned Ebrahimjee, Mahmood as Secretary
14 March 1997
Appointed Davies, John Richard Bridge as Secretary
21 January 1997
Resigned Fellows, Jonathan as Director
21 January 1997
Appointed Meister, Stefan Mario as Director
21 January 1997
Appointed Kershaw, Graham Anthony as Director
21 January 1997
Appointed Vizard, Ronald Charles, Harold as Director
21 January 1997
Resigned Turner, Richard Gill as Director
21 January 1997
Resigned Lloyd, Allen John as Director
3 July 1995
Appointed Fellows, Jonathan as Director
13 June 1995
Resigned Lloyd, Peter Edward as Director
15 April 1994
Resigned Steele, Richard John as Director
15 March 1993
Appointed Parkes, Philip Gregory as Director
15 March 1993
Resigned Gautama, Arvind as Director
29 May 1992
Resigned Shaw, Robert Petrie as Director
27 March 1992
Appointed Buckell, Stephen William as Director
27 March 1992
Appointed Lloyd, Peter Edward as Director
27 March 1992
Resigned Oakley, Stephen Edward as Director
27 March 1992
Resigned Parsons, Ian Dominic as Director
27 March 1992
Appointed Steele, Richard John as Director
27 March 1992
Appointed Turner, Richard Gill as Director
27 March 1992
Appointed Lloyd, Allen John as Director
20 May 1991
Resigned Riley, Rodney Hardwicke as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 26 July 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Private Limited
Reg. no. 09225457
Former controllers (1)
26 July 2023
Ceased Admenta Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares (as a firm)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
25 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates12 June 2026
23 April 2026Other filing
23 April 2026Other filing
23 April 2026Accounts filing
23 April 2026Audit exemption subsidiary accounts30 June 2025
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