WOBURN ENTERPRISES LIMITED, MK17 9PQ : Companies House Number 00966094

Executive summary

Woburn Enterprises Limited presents as a low-risk entity from a structural and compliance perspective, underpinned by a 55-year operating history and the substantial backing of the Bedford Estate trusts. However, the financial risk profile remains partially obscured due to small company filing exemptions and a complex trust-based ownership structure. Further due diligence is required to ascertain the true financial health of the company and to clarify the operational focus, which appears to differ from its registered retail classification.

Read the full AI analysis →

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1969-11-12
Registered office: The Bedford Office, Woburn, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17 9PQ
Postcode: MK17 9PQ
Capital: 89,495 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full

Accounts

Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Next due by: 2026-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-09-12
Next due by: 2026-09-26

View filing history →

Nature of business (SIC)

47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Officers 6 current · 18 resigned

Andrew HART Secretary

Appointed 2025-09-12

Edmund Dominic Shurmur SMITH Director

Appointed 2024-06-24

DUCHESS OF BEDFORD Louise Rona, Duchess Of Bedford RUSSELL Director

Appointed 2003-05-16

THE HON Charles William, The Hon CAYZER Director

Appointed 1993-04-26

THE 15TH DUKE OF BEDFORD ANDREW IAN HENRY RUSSELL FIFTEENTH DUKE OF BEDFORD Director

COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 1992-09-25

View all officers and resignations →

Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by BEDFORD ESTATES 1987 SETTLEMENT NO.2 LTD — since 2024-09-30

Controlled by BEDFORD ESTATES 1987 SETTLEMENT NO.1 LTD — since 2024-09-30

WOBURN GOLF CLUB LIMITED

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA307399 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Political donations 1

£5,000 in registered political donations since 2013.

Conservative and Unionist Party

£5,000 2013-11-08 Non Cash

Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contact details

Website: woburn.co.uk

Explore the Woburn attractions, including 22 rooms at Woburn Abbey, over 28 acres of Humphrey Repton inspired gardens, and 3,000 acres of deer park.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
WOBURN ESTATE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED	1997-01-03
WOBURN SAFARI PARK LIMITED	1996-11-01
WOBURN WILD ANIMAL KINGDOM LIMITED	1993-10-15

Previous registered addresses 2

Address	Changed on
WOBURN WILD ANIMAL KINGDOM LTD, WOBURN PARK WOBURN, BEDFORDSHIRE, MK17 9QN	1996-11-06
FAIRFIELD HOUSE,, 7 FAIRFIELD AVENUE,, STAINES,, MIDDX TW18 4AQ	1992-09-16

Among its peers

2nd oldest

of 297 similar companies in MK, trading since 1969

Property in England & Wales 4 titles

Leasehold: 4
Most recent registration: 2023-02-02
Where: Central Bedfordshire (3), Milton Keynes (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
BD351360	Central Bedfordshire	Leasehold	2023-02-02	—
BD291302	Central Bedfordshire	Leasehold	2013-12-05	—
BM280886	Milton Keynes	Leasehold	2003-04-29	—
BD199414	Central Bedfordshire	Leasehold	2003-04-28	—

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