ARGENT MEAT TRADERS LIMITED
Company number 00368420 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Argent Meat Traders Limited represents a heritage-rich but strategically constrained asset within a larger food group, where its 83-year market presence and production capabilities offer genuine value, but subsidiary status limits autonomous growth pursuit. The Orchardworld connection presents the most compelling untapped opportunity—building integrated cross-category propositions—while sector headwinds and brand fragmentation require proactive management to protect existing market position.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1941-07-29
- Registered office
- C/O Orchardworld, 790 The Crescent, Colchester, United Kingdom, CO4 9YQ
- Postcode
- CO4 9YQ
- Capital
- 3,049,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-03
- Next due by
- 2027-07-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 10130 Production of meat and poultry meat products
Officers 2 current · 21 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by A D FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2025-04-16
Controlled by Argent Holdings Limited (ENGLANDANDWALES) — since 2016-06-01
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FAIRFAX MEADOW LIMITED | 2009-02-16 |
| FAIRFAX MEADOW FARM LIMITED | 1996-12-31 |
| PYKE BIGGS FAIRFAX LIMITED | 1992-01-10 |
| PYKE BIGGS LIMITED | 1987-12-03 |
| PYKE BIGGS (LONDON) LTD | 1984-01-01 |
| PYKE BUTCHERS (LONDON) LIMITED | 1982-02-01 |
| W.J.PYKE(BUTCHERS)LIMITED | 1978-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 66 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W1U 2HQ | 2005-12-07 |
| 6 NEWMARKET DRIVE, OSMASTON PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DE2 8SW | 2002-08-16 |
| BROADWALK HOUSE, 5 APPOLD STREET, LONDON | 1997-10-24 |
| 6 NEWMARKET DRIVE, OSMASTON PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DE2 8SW | 1997-09-30 |
| 24-27 REGIS ROAD, KENTISH TOWN, LONDON, NW5 BEZ | 1992-10-21 |
| 188 YORK WAY, LONDON, N7 9AT | 1988-03-09 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 91 similar companies in CO — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1941
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2024-04-11
- Where
- Nottinghamshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT173791 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 2024-04-11 | — |
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