W.G. FRIEND AND SON LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£2,477,259
Balance sheet as at 2025-08-31
What it does
45112
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-08-02
- Employees
- 23 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Unit 8-10 Stowford Business Park, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0BE
- Postcode
- PL21 0BE
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-20
- Next due by
- 2027-03-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- 45400 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories
- 47300 Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Officers 4 current · 1 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA864162 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- wgfriendandson.co.uk
- Phone
- 01752690584
W G Friend & Son Ltd is a well-known garage and petrol station based in Ivybridge. We offer comprehensive garage services at affordable prices.
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PRUDENCE HOUSE ASHLEIGH WAY LANGAGE BUSINESS, PARK (OFFICE CAMPUS), PLYMPTON PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL7 5JX, UNITED KINGDOM | 2012-11-16 |
| C/O ATKEY GOODMAN, PRUDENCE HOUSE, ASHLEIGH WAY, LANGAGE BUSINESS PARK (OFFICE CAMPUS), PLYMPTON, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL7 5JX, UNITED KINGDOM | 2011-03-16 |
| PRUDENCE HOUSE, ASHLEIGH WAY LANGAGE BUSINESS, PARK, OFFICE CAMPUS PLYMPTON,, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL7 5JX | 2010-03-08 |
| 89 FORE ST, KINGSBRIDGE, DEVON, TQ7 1AB | 2007-01-11 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 115 similar companies in PL
3rd largest employer among its local peers (23 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1988.
No.1 of the largest sale of used cars and light motor vehicles companies in Plymouth →
Competitors Plymouth
This company ranks 1 among sale of used cars and light motor vehicles in Plymouth.
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 3 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2000-01-24
- Where
- Devon (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN241679 | Devon | Freehold | 2000-01-24 | — |
| DN266231 | Devon | Freehold | 1989-07-19 | — |
| DN247567 | Devon | Freehold | 1989-07-07 | — |
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