WCF LTD.
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-05-31
- Registered office
- Crawhall, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1TN
- Postcode
- CA8 1TN
- Capital
- 3,773,352 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 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
- 2025-10-22
- Next due by
- 2026-11-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47250 Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores
- 47290 Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
- 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Officers 4 current · 14 resigned
Group structure 16 subsidiaries
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A1 LAWN LIMITED Dissolved
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CHANDLERS OIL & GAS HOLDINGS LTD Dissolved
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CHANDLERS OIL & GAS LIMITED Dissolved
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CLASSIC BOUTIQUE DIRECT LTD Dissolved
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COUNTRY CENTRES LIMITED Dissolved
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COUNTRY COLLECTION LIMITED Dissolved
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HATTRICK MEDIA LIMITED Dissolved
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JAMES MEADE LIMITED Dissolved
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LONGNOR WOOD HOLIDAY PARK LIMITED Dissolved
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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-05-31) — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
12.3%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- wcf.co.uk
- Phone
- 016977 4505, 072028309
WCF is an employee owned, private company operating a number of autonomous businesses focused on niche retailing and specialist distribution.
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| GELTSDALE, WETHERAL, CARLISLE, CA4 8LF | 1994-09-23 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 9 similar companies in CA, trading since 1988
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,915 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 25 titles
- Freehold
- 12
- Leasehold
- 13
- Most recent registration
- 2024-08-02
- Price paid, where recorded
- £2,715,827
- Where
- Cumberland (5), Lancashire (4), Westmorland And Furness (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU344081 | Cumberland | Leasehold | 2024-08-02 | — |
| CB476250 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2023-01-17 | — |
| LAN267482 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2022-11-04 | — |
| SF282528 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2022-11-02 | £1,000,000 |
| CU333345 | Cumberland | Leasehold | 2022-07-15 | — |
| LAN253020 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2021-07-20 | — |
| CU321013 | Westmorland And Furness | Leasehold | 2020-03-19 | — |
| LAN228607 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2019-11-06 | — |
| ND112087 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2019-03-26 | £1,305,827 |
| CU88489 | Cumberland | Leasehold | 2018-11-21 | — |
| NK483257 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2018-09-06 | — |
| CU310292 | Cumberland | Freehold | 2018-08-28 | — |
| DU167612 | County Durham | Freehold | 2018-03-07 | £410,000 |
| CU304492 | Cumberland | Freehold | 2017-10-09 | — |
| HS383504 | North Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2016-04-11 | — |
| NYK416229 | North Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2014-07-16 | — |
| CU282145 | Westmorland And Furness | Leasehold | 2014-05-23 | — |
| LL114844 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2013-06-12 | — |
| LL134355 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2013-06-12 | — |
| LL267604 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2013-06-12 | — |
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