W.B. RITCHIE FARMS LIMITED, YO30 1XJ : Companies House Number 03440815

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Shareholders' funds

£12,993,852

Balance sheet as at 2025-05-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company is farming

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

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1997-09-26
Employees: 4 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: Ings House, Shipton Road York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1XJ
Postcode: YO30 1XJ
Capital: 4,892,848 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full
Charges: 2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Next due by: 2027-02-28
Financial year end: 31 May

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-09-26
Next due by: 2026-10-10

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Nature of business (SIC)

1500 Mixed farming

Officers 4 current · 2 resigned

David William RITCHIE Director

Appointed 2003-06-01

MRS SHEILA MAY RITCHIE Secretary

FARMER Appointed 1997-11-14

MR William Barr RITCHIE Director

Appointed 1997-11-14

MRS Sheila May RITCHIE Director

Appointed 1997-11-14

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Previous company names

Name	Date changed
ERENVILLE LIMITED	1997-11-20

Previous registered addresses 1

Address	Changed on
3RD FLOOR 124/130 TABERNACLE, STREET,, LONDON, EC2A 4SD	1997-12-12

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 189 similar companies in YO

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (4 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1997.

No.3 of the largest mixed farming companies in York →

Competitors York

1. BIRDSALL ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED

£50,618,060
2. HUMBERSIDE FARMERS LIMITED

£15,482,617
4. ALFRED HYMAS LIMITED

£11,569,059
5. C.G. KENDALL LIMITED

£9,238,637
6. J.K.B.MEGGINSON & SONS LIMITED

£7,599,575

This company ranks 3 among mixed farming in York.

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The class of 1997

44%

of the 50,527 companies incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.

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

Property in England & Wales 5 titles

Freehold: 5
Most recent registration: 2012-03-05
Where: North Yorkshire (5)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
NYK394945	North Yorkshire	Freehold	2012-03-05	—
NYK350704	North Yorkshire	Freehold	2008-02-21	—
NYK280066	North Yorkshire	Freehold	2003-05-08	—
NYK66251	North Yorkshire	Freehold	2003-05-08	—
NYK239235	North Yorkshire	Freehold	2000-08-09	—

For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).