Annual accounts
Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 3 Prime Point, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL7 1HU
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.31 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 8 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 7 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
05/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 21/09/2025Due 05/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 21/09/2026
- Last statement dated
- 21/09/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£18.57M2024
16.24%vs 20232023: £15.97M
Total Assets
£37.53M2024
21.34%vs 20232023: £30.93M
Cash in Bank
£214.95K2024
885.08%vs 20232023: £21.82K
Total Liabilities
£13.32M2024
19.91%vs 20232023: £11.11M
Employees
3672024
+56vs 20232023: 311
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 21.34% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +29.1% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 367 | +56 |
| 2023 | 311 | 0 |
| 2022 | 311 | +40 |
| 2021 | 271 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 271 in 2021 to 367 in 2024. 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 24/05/1996–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 01/07/2010–31/03/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/08/2003–23/01/2007 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 06/08/2003–19/02/2008 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/08/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2010–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 24/05/1996–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 06/08/2003–19/02/2008 | 3 |
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 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 6
- Since 14/05/2026
- Last 12 months
- 6
- Most recent filing
- 14/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgages (6)Latest 14/05/2026
Filing timeline
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 8 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 7 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 6 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 5 in full
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About L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 3 Prime Point, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL7 1HU. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories. It has been on the register for 54 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £18.57M and 367 employees.
L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.31 - SIC 2007).
L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 11/11/1971.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £18.57M, total assets of £37.53M, cash in bank of £214.95K and total liabilities of £13.32M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 14/05/2026: Satisfaction of charge 3 in full, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 05/10/2026.
Companies House lists 8 officers (4 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.