BEN SMITH & SONS(WANTAGE)LIMITED

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Shareholders' funds

£42,068,514

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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What it does

The company's principal activity continues to be that of farming, commercial garage activities and investment property.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1958-03-20
Employees
39 (2025 accounts)
Registered office
Manor Road Farm, Manor Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8NE
Postcode
OX12 8NE
Capital
1,530,000 GBP
Accounts category
Medium
Charges
11 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-03-31
Next due by
2026-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-12-16
Next due by
2026-12-30
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 1500 Mixed farming
  • 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles

Officers 9 current · 4 resigned

Appointed 2023-06-02
Appointed 2012-03-01
Appointed 2012-03-01
Appointed 2012-03-01
Appointed 2012-03-01

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by QUBIC TRUSTEES LTD — since 2025-11-25

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

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
THE WHARF, MILL STREET, WANTAGE, OXON OX12 9AR2002-06-17

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 128 similar companies in OX

2nd largest employer among its local peers (39 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1958.

No.2 of the largest mixed farming companies in Oxford →

32 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Oxford

This company ranks 2 among mixed farming in Oxford.

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Property in England & Wales 76 titles

Freehold
75
Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2024-10-30
Price paid, where recorded
£2,089,600
Where
Oxfordshire (73), West Berkshire (3)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
ON249286 Oxfordshire Freehold 2024-10-30 £483,600
ON380720 Oxfordshire Freehold 2023-05-03
ON362456 Oxfordshire Freehold 2022-04-11
ON372246 Oxfordshire Freehold 2022-04-11
ON365259 Oxfordshire Freehold 2021-06-10
ON167167 Oxfordshire Freehold 2021-01-18 £228,000
ON360926 Oxfordshire Freehold 2020-11-30
ON297049 Oxfordshire Leasehold 2020-11-11 £246,000
ON356799 Oxfordshire Freehold 2020-03-13
BK502637 West Berkshire Freehold 2019-08-23
ON350826 Oxfordshire Freehold 2019-07-19
ON348965 Oxfordshire Freehold 2019-04-30
ON188865 Oxfordshire Freehold 2018-02-06 £340,000
ON167163 Oxfordshire Freehold 2018-01-10 £210,000
ON333256 Oxfordshire Freehold 2017-06-05
ON131583 Oxfordshire Freehold 2017-05-09
BK75678 Oxfordshire Freehold 2016-10-03
ON328451 Oxfordshire Freehold 2016-09-28
ON326658 Oxfordshire Freehold 2016-07-01
ON326659 Oxfordshire Freehold 2016-07-01

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