W.J. WATKINS & SON LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£2,597,608
Balance sheet as at 2024-10-31
What it does
The principal activities of the group continue to be that of mixed farming (primarily focussed on pigs) and property construction.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1976-11-08
- Employees
- 48 (2024 accounts · was 52 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Landue, Lezant, Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom, PL15 9NN
- Postcode
- PL15 9NN
- Capital
- 842,900 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 9 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-10-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2026-11-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 1500 Mixed farming
Officers 2 current · 13 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| W.J. WATKINS AND SON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 1998-07-22 |
| W.J. WATKINS AND SON (EGG LAYERS) LIMITED | 1988-04-29 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HIGHFIELD THE BEACON, HOLSWORTHY, DEVON, EX22 7NF | 2019-03-08 |
| THE BEACON, HOLSWORTHY, DEVON EX22 7ND | 1987-04-17 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 76 similar companies in PL
The largest employer among its local peers (48 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1976.
Competitors Plymouth
This company ranks 8 among mixed farming in Plymouth.
The class of 1976
51%
of the 7,066 companies incorporated in 1976 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 9 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Leasehold
- 6
- Most recent registration
- 2014-09-09
- Price paid, where recorded
- £70,000
- Where
- Devon (9)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN649330 | Devon | Leasehold | 2014-09-09 | — |
| DN585659 | Devon | Leasehold | 2009-02-26 | — |
| DN563333 | Devon | Leasehold | 2008-01-14 | — |
| DN554582 | Devon | Leasehold | 2007-07-19 | — |
| DN554584 | Devon | Leasehold | 2007-07-19 | — |
| DN554585 | Devon | Leasehold | 2007-07-19 | — |
| DN380440 | Devon | Freehold | 1997-03-11 | £70,000 |
| DN263627 | Devon | Freehold | 1989-06-01 | — |
| DN263631 | Devon | Freehold | 1989-06-01 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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