Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Auction Mart, Bentham, Nr Lancaster LA2 7HF
- Classification (SIC)
- Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. (01.62/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 12/03/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-02 with updates
- 02/12/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-06-30
- 29/01/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-02 with updates
- 29/01/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Simon Thomas Garth as a director on 2025-01-14
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
16/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 02/01/2026Due 16/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 02/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 02/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE) filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.67M2025
8.73%vs 20242024: £4.30M
Total Assets
£8.35M2025
5.96%vs 20242024: £7.88M
Cash in Bank
£37.27K2025
-87.25%vs 20242024: £292.40K
Total Liabilities
£1.74M2025
7.90%vs 20242024: £1.61M
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 5.96% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE).
The full financial record
Four ways through BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)'s filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +8.9% 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 figures4 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -33 |
| 2023 | 33 | -1 |
| 2022 | 34 | +2 |
| 2021 | 32 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 32 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 14/03/2000–26/11/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/05/2007–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 16/08/2005–27/11/2014 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/02/1994–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 14/01/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 29/11/1995–22/11/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 29/11/1995–21/11/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/05/2007–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 119
- Since 01/01/1987
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 12/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 12/03/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 02/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 12/03/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-02 with updates
- 02/12/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-06-30
- 29/01/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-02 with updates
- 29/01/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Simon Thomas Garth as a director on 2025-01-14
- 05/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr David Crackles on 2024-12-01
- 05/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Kenneth Duncan as a director on 2024-11-21
- 22/10/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-06-30
- 31/01/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-02 with updates
- 08/12/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-06-30
- 18/01/2023View PDF (12 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-02 with updates
- 29/11/2022View PDF (11 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-06-30
- 20/01/2022View PDF (12 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-01-02 with updates
Showing 12 of 119 filings
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About BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE) is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Auction Mart, Bentham, Nr Lancaster LA2 7HF. Companies House classifies its business as Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 123 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £4.67M and 0 employees.
BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE): frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE) under one registered business activity: Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. (01.62/9 - SIC 2007).
BENTHAM AND DISTRICT FARMERS' AUCTION MART COMPANY,LIMITED(THE) is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 20/03/1903.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £4.67M, total assets of £8.35M, cash in bank of £37.27K and total liabilities of £1.74M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 12/03/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-02 with updates, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 16/01/2027.
Companies House lists 9 officers (5 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.