HALE & CO. (DRYBROOK) LTD, GL17 9JW : Companies House Number 00679045

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Shareholders' funds

£4,965,956

Balance sheet as at 2012-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of timber and builders' merchants.

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

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1960-12-29
Registered office: The Sawmills, Nailbridge, Drybrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9JW
Postcode: GL17 9JW
Capital: 20,000 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 0 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: 2025-09-23
Next due by: 2026-10-07

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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
46740 Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
77320 Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Officers 6 current · 5 resigned

MR Samuel Benjamin HALE Director

Appointed 2018-11-22

MR Jacob David HALE Director

Appointed 2014-12-01

MR LESLIE HALE Secretary

Appointed 2009-12-21

MRS Jane Catherine HALE Director

Appointed 2009-12-21

MR LESLIE HALE Director

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Appointed 1991-09-28

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Group structure

Controlled by DRYBROOK HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-09-23

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

Contact details

Website: haleco.co.uk
Phone: 01594545300, 01594542853, 01594545309

The Forest of Dean's Leading Independent Timber & Builders' Merchants serving Gloucestershire, Herefordshire & Monmouthshire.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
HALE AND CO. (DRYBROOK) LIMITED	2016-06-10

Previous registered addresses 1

Address	Changed on
THE SAWMILLS,, NAILBRIDGE,, DRYBROOK,, GLOUCESTER, GL17 9JW	2015-10-14

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 33 similar companies in GL

3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1960.

No.2 of the largest agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials companies in Cheltenham →

Competitors Cheltenham

1. GEORGE BENCE & SONS LIMITED

£7,763,285
3. BENCE ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED

£3,413,017
4. YATE BUILDING PLASTICS LIMITED

£1,245,484
5. HARTWELL AND COMPANY (TIMBER) LTD.

£1,128,659
6. COTSWOLD DOORS LTD

£1,081,462

This company ranks 2 among agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials in Cheltenham.

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Property in England & Wales 9 titles

Freehold: 8
Leasehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2019-04-10
Price paid, where recorded: £114,000
Where: Gloucestershire (9)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
GR435361	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2019-04-10	—
GR427247	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2018-07-30	—
GR426466	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2018-07-06	—
GR404829	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2016-06-24	—
GR286800	Gloucestershire	Leasehold	2016-05-04	£114,000
GR251040	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2002-07-16	—
GR133906	Gloucestershire	Freehold	1990-11-20	—
GR88971	Gloucestershire	Freehold	1987-05-21	—
GR88972	Gloucestershire	Freehold	1987-05-21	—

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