LEDGER BENNETT LIMITED
Company number 01598576 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Ledger Bennett Limited is a mid-tier independent B2B marketing agency operating in a high-growth but highly competitive segment of the UK advertising sector. While the company has demonstrated revenue recovery since pandemic-era lows, declining net assets, rising trade creditors, and heavy intercompany debtor exposure indicate working capital pressure and potential margin compression that warrant monitoring. The company's specialist B2B positioning and long trading history provide competitive differentiation, but its sub-scale financial profile relative to network agencies limits its ability to compete for large enterprise mandates without continued investment or strategic partnership.
Shareholders' funds
£460,512
Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1981-11-19
- Employees
- 40 (2023 accounts · was 38 in 2022)
- Registered office
- Havas House, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, United Kingdom, ME16 9NT
- Postcode
- ME16 9NT
- Capital
- 50,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-17
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
Nature of business (SIC)
- 73110 Advertising agencies
Officers 6 current · 12 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by LEDGER BENNETT REVENUE ENGINE LIMITED — since 2020-07-14
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z724498X (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- ledgerbennett.com
Global B2B Marketing Agency for full-service omni-channel Demand Generation and Talent solutions for modern B2B revenue teams.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LEDGER BENNETT PLC | 2015-01-30 |
| LEDGER BENNETT ADVERTISING LIMITED | 1999-04-28 |
| HAYWOOD ADVERTISING LIMITED | 1985-02-14 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HAYWOOD HOUSE, LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BEDFORDSHIRE., LU7 1RS | 2008-04-09 |
| 1 LINDEN HOUSE, TURK STREET, ALTON, HANTS GU34 1AN | 1989-03-29 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 144 similar companies in ME
2nd largest employer among its local peers (40 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1981.
No.8 of the largest advertising agencies companies in Maidstone →
Competitors Maidstone
This company ranks 8 among advertising agencies in Maidstone.
The class of 1981
65%
of the 14,489 companies incorporated in 1981 are still active today; 29% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.