W.E.Black Limited

Active00425267 Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 1946 (79 years)
Industry
Construction of domestic buildings (41202)
Buying and selling of own real estate (68100)
Owned by
Eric John Spencer Gadsden
Accounts type
Group
Region
South East
Address
Hawridge Place Hawridge Common
Hawridge
Chesham
HP5 2ZD

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due
30 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
16 September 2026

Charges

Total
45
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
44

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Stanton, Andrew Barry
Director · Appointed 1 January 2025
British
Born July 1974 (52)
Long, Judith
Secretary · Appointed 15 January 2018
Director · Appointed 15 January 2018
British
Born May 1985 (41)
Director · Appointed 15 January 2018
English
Born November 1955
Director · Appointed 15 January 2018
British
Born April 1963 (63)
Director
British
Born December 1944 (81)
Officer history (4 former)
1 January 2025
Appointed Stanton, Andrew Barry as Director
15 January 2018
Appointed Long, Judith as Secretary
15 January 2018
Appointed Gadsden, Sarah Louise as Director
15 January 2018
Appointed Long, Judith Elizabeth as Director
15 January 2018
Appointed Lyon, James Ian as Director
15 January 2018
Resigned Gadsden, Carys as Secretary
15 January 2018
Resigned Gadsden, Carys as Director
21 October 1992
Appointed Gadsden, Carys as Secretary
21 October 1992
Resigned Wood, C Anthony as Secretary
21 October 1992
Resigned Wood, C Anthony as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
British
Born December 1944 (81)

Group structure 8 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

W.E.Black Limited This company
Cantay Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackridge Commercial Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackridge Estates Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Cantay Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hawridge Farms Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
W E Black Finance Limited Has significant influence or control
We Black (TH) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024 · group accounts

Cash
£31,277,098
Profit
£11,566,883
Employees
18
Current Ratio
29.4x
Return on Equity
5%

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £200.0M £400.0M 2021 2023 2024 £241,345,654 £242,669,536 £252,345,159
Balance sheet detail
2024202320222021
Fixed Assets£8,773,211£8,799,311£6,451,173
Current Assets£252,151,817£242,059,463£237,470,554
Debtors£119,275,761£97,581,421£44,258,656
Cash£31,277,098£38,315,840£105,610,479
Creditors (< 1 year)£8,579,869£8,189,238£2,814,880£2,576,073
Net Current Assets£243,571,948£233,870,225£234,894,481
Shareholder Funds£252,345,159£242,669,536£241,345,654

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
9 November 2026Cessation of a person with significant control
9 November 2026Confirmation statement with updates16 September 2026
30 October 2025Group of companies' accounts31 December 2024
16 September 2025Confirmation statement with no updates16 September 2025
12 September 2025Confirmation statement with no updates12 September 2025
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