EXETER HIDE AND SKIN COMPANY LIMITED
Company number 03806698 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Exeter Hide and Skin Company Limited presents a paradox: a financially robust balance sheet (strong cash, minimal debt) masking a business in significant contraction. The 80% drop in inventory, halving of debtors, 33% workforce reduction, and £214,791 loss in 2025 all point to a business that is either deliberately winding down or facing severe trading challenges. While the patient is not in immediate danger—cash of £646,421 far exceeds liabilities of £100,516—the declining vital signs require urgent strategic attention to determine whether this represents managed decline or a reversible condition. The coming year's accounts will be critical in confirming the diagnosis.
Shareholders' funds
£1,033,363
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-07-14
- Employees
- 6 (2025 accounts · was 9 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 2/4 Marsh Green Road, Marsh Barton Trading Est, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8NY
- Postcode
- EX2 8NY
- Capital
- 9 GBP
- Accounts category
- Unaudited Abridged
- Charges
- 3 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
- 2026-07-14
- Next due by
- 2027-07-28
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46240 Wholesale of hides, skins and leather
Officers 2 current · 7 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| CLEARMEXICO LIMITED | 1999-08-16 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, AVON BS1 6BZ | 1999-08-13 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 586 similar companies in EX — measured against the wider sector
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1999.
The class of 1999
43%
of the 64,736 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2007-11-20
- Where
- Devon
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN560730 | Devon | Leasehold | 2007-11-20 | — |
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