BATES FINANCE (SOUTHEND) LIMITED, CM2 0RG : Companies House Number 04177588

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Shareholders' funds

£3,150,628

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 2001-03-12
Employees: 0 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: First Floor County House, New London Road, Chelmsford, England, CM2 0RG
Postcode: CM2 0RG
Capital: 2 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Next due by: 2027-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-03-12
Next due by: 2027-03-26

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Nature of business (SIC)

68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Officers 5 current · 6 resigned

Graeme David PROVAN Director

Appointed 2025-03-14

MRS Kate Verity Argent PRING Director

Appointed 2003-10-15

MRS Abigail Clare Argent CLIFFORD Director

Appointed 2003-10-15

MRS HILARY ANGELA ARGENT BELCHER Secretary

Appointed 2001-09-17

MR Edward Stephen Argent BELCHER Director

Appointed 2001-04-10

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

THE BATES PROPERTY LLP Dissolved

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA606617 (Tier 1), registered since 2020.

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Previous company names

Name	Date changed
WHITEHOUSE FIVE LIMITED	2001-05-23

Previous registered addresses 5

Address	Changed on
C/O TOLHURST FISHER, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE VICTORIA ROAD SOUTH, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1LN	2017-06-22
THE COTTAGE, HITCHAM HOUSE, HITCHAM, SUFFOLK, IP7 7NW	2013-06-20
ULTING HALL, ULTING, MALDON, ESSEX CM9 6QR	2004-03-08
C/O BATES MOTORS LIMITED, SPITAL ROAD, MALDON, ESSEX	2001-09-26
C/O WHITEHOUSE GROUP, 138 BLENDON ROAD, BEXLEY, KENT DA5 1BZ	2001-05-25

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 2,421 similar companies in CM

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2001.

428 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Chelmsford

1. CASEMASTERS LIMITED

£51,640,231
2. AQUILA EHS LIMITED

£47,377,626
3. F & S ENERGY ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED

£38,214,245
4. MORELAND LIMITED

£36,772,022
5. HILTON PROPERTIES LIMITED

£31,885,911

This company ranks 87 among other letting and operating of own or leased real estate in Chelmsford.

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The class of 2001

70%

of the 2,803 companies in this sector incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 28% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 3 titles

Freehold: 2
Leasehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2020-12-11
Price paid, where recorded: £2,035,000
Where: Hampshire (1), Greater London (1), Essex (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
HP682602	Hampshire	Freehold	2020-12-11	£1,190,000
NGL770349	Greater London	Leasehold	2020-12-03	£845,000
EX792734	Essex	Freehold	2007-04-20	—

For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).