GWILYM RICHARDS & CO LIMITED

Company number 05674122 ·

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Executive summary

Gwilym Richards & Co Limited is a well-capitalized, niche rural auctioneering practice with a 72% net asset growth trajectory over nine years, reflecting consistent profitability and conservative financial management. The firm's principal strategic challenges are key-person dependency, succession planning, and the need to modernize through digital transformation and service diversification to capture growth beyond its current geographic and operational constraints. With substantial balance sheet resources and minimal leverage, the company possesses significant strategic optionality—if leadership chooses to deploy it.

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Shareholders' funds

£618,166

Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company is Rural Auctioneering and Land Agents

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

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2006-01-12
Employees
3 (2026 accounts)
Registered office
Pant Glas Farm, Llanishen, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6QQ
Postcode
NP16 6QQ
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Micro

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-01-31
Next due by
2027-10-31
Financial year end
31 January

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-20
Next due by
2027-09-03
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 1629 Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) not elsewhere classified

Officers 2 current

Appointed 2006-01-12
Appointed 2006-01-12

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2733079 (Tier 1), registered since 2011.

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Contact details

Website
gwilymrichards.co.uk
Phone
01453521600, 07768020393, 01600861933

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Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 30 similar companies in NP

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2006.

No.3 of the largest support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) not elsewhere classified companies in Newport →

Competitors Newport

This company ranks 3 among support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) not elsewhere classified in Newport.

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The class of 2006

33%

of the 182,202 companies incorporated in 2006 are still active today; 65% have since been dissolved.

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

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