BROOKS BROS. (UK) LIMITED, CM9 4GG : Companies House Number 01644146

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Shareholders' funds

£37,060,828

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

What it does

The principal activities of the company are the supply and machining of timber and the supply of flooring products. There have not been any significant changes in the principal activities in the year under review.

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

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1982-06-17
Employees: 285 (2024 accounts · was 286 in 2023)
Registered office: Blackwater Place Blackwater Trading Estate, The Causeway, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4GG
Postcode: CM9 4GG
Capital: 1,908,521 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 4 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Next due by: 2026-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-06-15
Next due by: 2027-06-29

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Nature of business (SIC)

46130 Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials
46730 Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment

Officers 7 current · 12 resigned

Michael Andrew STAPLES Director

Appointed 2026-07-01

MR Matthew John HALL Director

Appointed 2016-04-01

MR Darren Patrick MCCARTHY Director

Appointed 2015-04-01

MR Simon John Shaw GREIG Director

Appointed 2015-04-01

MR RICHARD WILLIAM DAWKES Secretary

Appointed 2012-11-16

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Group structure 2 subsidiaries

Controlled by GEORGE A. SHERRIFF LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

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

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2022 (period to 2022-03-31) — 3 years on the registry.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
BROOKS BROS. (DANBURY) LIMITED	1997-10-30

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
THE CAUSEWAY, HEYBRIDGE, MALDON, ESSEX, CM9 4LJ	2014-10-15
THE CAUSEWAY, MALDON, ESSEX, CM9 7LJ	2007-06-15
THE TIMBER YARD, OFF RUNSELL LANE, DANBURY, ESSEX CM3 4PE	1997-11-06

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 45 similar companies in CM

The largest employer among its local peers (285 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1982.

No.1 of the largest agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials companies in Chelmsford →

Competitors Chelmsford

2. VIDA WOOD UK LIMITED

£11,485,145
3. J. GARD & SONS LIMITED

£5,690,311
4. CHANDLER MATERIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED

£3,768,681
5. ELITE BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD

£3,080,508
6. INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LIMITED

£1,997,461

This company ranks 1 among agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials in Chelmsford.

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The class of 1982

53%

of the 12,655 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

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

Property in England & Wales 6 titles

Leasehold: 6
Most recent registration: 2019-07-25
Where: Essex (2), Lancashire (2), City Of Nottingham (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
AA239	Essex	Leasehold	2019-07-25	—
LAN223909	Lancashire	Leasehold	2019-07-25	—
LAN223910	Lancashire	Leasehold	2019-07-25	—
NT549523	City Of Nottingham	Leasehold	2019-07-25	—
LL357799	Lincolnshire	Leasehold	2015-05-19	—
EX918969	Essex	Leasehold	2015-04-08	—

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