COTTESWOLD DAIRY LIMITED
Company number 00447327 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Cotteswold Dairy Limited is in robust financial health, demonstrating strong underlying vitality through growing net assets and significant debt reduction, despite a minor contraction in turnover. The business is well-capitalized, maintains a stable cash position, and shows no symptoms of financial distress. Overall, the company is highly resilient and well-positioned for future strategic investments.
Shareholders' funds
£10,495,672
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-27
What it does
The principal activity of the company is the processing and distribution of fresh liquid milk and cream to Wholesale, Retail, Doorstep and Foodservice customers
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1948-01-01
- Employees
- 490 (2025 accounts · was 477 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit 22 Dairy Way, Northway Lane, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8JE
- Postcode
- GL20 8JE
- Capital
- 802 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-27
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-28
- Next due by
- 2027-06-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 10511 Liquid milk and cream production
- 47290 Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Officers 7 current · 23 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by WORKMAN PROPERTIES LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 2
£49,276,048 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-27) — 5 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.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6729431 (Tier 3), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
11.6%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- cotteswold.co.uk
Cotteswold Dairy is one of the largest Independent Family Dairies in the UK, Supplying England and Wales with local Depots in Cheltenham, Shropshire, North Wales and Hereford.
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| NORTHWAY LANE, TEWKESBURY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL20 8JE | 2009-09-03 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 169 similar companies in GL — measured against the wider sector
The largest employer among its local peers (490 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1948.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2024-05-01
- Where
- Gloucestershire (2), Herefordshire (1), Conwy (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR482163 | Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2024-05-01 | — |
| HE72073 | Herefordshire | Leasehold | 2023-01-09 | — |
| CYM825738 | Conwy | Leasehold | 2021-05-13 | — |
| GR417993 | Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2017-09-19 | — |
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