Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 2LE
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007)Non-specialised wholesale of food beverages and tobacco (46.39 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr William James Davies on 2026-08-24
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Mark James Godley on 2026-08-24
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Christopher Ian William Opie on 2026-08-24
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Paul Anthony Fox on 2026-08-24
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
12/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 28/11/2025Due 12/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 28/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 28/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£21.98M2025
8.61%vs 20242024: £20.24M
Total Assets
£29.86M2025
18.09%vs 20242024: £25.28M
Cash in Bank
£1.13M2025
-54.41%vs 20242024: £2.48M
Total Liabilities
£7.88M2025
56.11%vs 20242024: £5.05M
Employees
1412025
-3vs 20242024: 144
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 18.09% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +9.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141 | -3 |
| 2024 | 144 | +8 |
| 2023 | 136 | +4 |
| 2022 | 132 | +2 |
| 2021 | 130 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 130 in 2021 to 141 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
11Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 18/02/2016–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 01/06/2006–30/07/2025 | 2 | |
| Director | 20/10/2023–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/01/1997–20/10/2023 | 2 | |
| Director | 04/02/2011–20/10/2023 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 01/04/2002–20/10/2023 | 5 | |
| Director | 04/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 03/08/2001–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 04/09/2015–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 13/03/1992–Present | 3 | |
| Secretary | 20/10/2023–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 5
- Since 24/08/2026
- Last 12 months
- 5
- Most recent filing
- 24/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (5)Latest 24/08/2026
Filing timeline
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr William James Davies on 2026-08-24
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Mark James Godley on 2026-08-24
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Christopher Ian William Opie on 2026-08-24
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Paul Anthony Fox on 2026-08-24
- 24/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Reverend David Ian Bennett Opie on 2026-08-24
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 2LE. Companies House classifies its business as Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 114 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £21.98M and 141 employees.
BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007) and Non-specialised wholesale of food beverages and tobacco (46.39 - SIC 2007).
BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 30/09/1912.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £21.98M, total assets of £29.86M, cash in bank of £1.13M and total liabilities of £7.88M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/08/2026: Director's details changed for Mr William James Davies on 2026-08-24, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 12/12/2026.
Companies House lists 11 officers (7 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.