WILLIAM COOK MARLBOROUGH LIMITED
Company number 02062693 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
William Cook Marlborough Limited is in excellent financial health, scoring A- on our assessment. The business has grown net assets by 49.6% over the past decade while reducing liabilities by 75%, resulting in an exceptionally strong balance sheet with a current ratio of 8.17:1 and negligible long-term debt. The primary areas requiring attention are key-person dependency (with only one employee), a rising creditor position that warrants monitoring, and succession planning for this nearly 40-year-old family enterprise.
Shareholders' funds
£396,606
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company during the year under review was that of purveyorupholder and appraiser of fine antique furniture..
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-10-08
- Employees
- 1 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Melbury House, 34,Southborough Rd, Bickley,Bromley, Kent,, BR1 2EB
- Postcode
- BR1 2EB
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Micro
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-16
- Next due by
- 2026-12-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47791 Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores
Officers 4 current · 3 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| COOKS OF MARLBOROUGH (FINE ARTS) LIMITED | 2002-12-05 |
| VENDRIGHT LIMITED | 1986-11-27 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| RUTLAND HOUSE, 44 MASONS HILL, BROMLEY, KENT BR2 9JG | 1991-12-03 |
| 112 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NE | 1987-03-05 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 1,056 similar companies in BR — measured against the wider sector
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1986.
The class of 1986
50%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2008-06-03
- Where
- Wiltshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT271658 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2008-06-03 | — |
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