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00228331

JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED

Officer · FERGUSON, Thomas Richard John and 57 others
Active
✓ Active company on the official register. Next accounts due 31 March 2027.

Company details

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Registered name
JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED
Company number
00228331
Registered office
MERCHANTS WAREHOUSE, CASTLE STREET, MANCHESTER, M3 4LZ, ENGLAND · 218 other companies at this postcode
Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated on
24 February 1928
Status
Active
Age
98 years
Nature of business (SIC)
47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Accounts — next due
31 Mar 2027
Accounts — last made up to
30 Jun 2025
Confirmation statement — next due
26 Jun 2027
Confirmation statement — last
12 Jun 2026

What the register says

Facts from the register, with the dates they are filed under. Not a score: what they mean is for you to judge, and every line can be checked against Companies House itself.

Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.

Officers

4 active · 54 resigned

secretary
Appointed 26/07/2023
Active
director
Appointed 17/08/2023
Active
director
Appointed 01/07/2025
Active
director
Appointed 09/09/2024
Active

People with significant control

Beneficial owners holding over 25% of shares, voting rights or the right to appoint directors

Admenta Holdings Limited
owns 75–100% of shares (through a firm)
Notified 06/04/2016
Bestway National Chemists Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of voting rights
Notified 26/07/2023

Corporate structure

Who controls this company, and who they control in turn

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Company Person Current control Ended

Connections

Corporate owner owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of votes Notified 26/07/2023 Controls 25 companies
Corporate owner owns 75–100% of shares Control ended 26/07/2023 Controls 86 companies

Serving officers

secretary Appointed 26/07/2023
director Appointed 17/08/2023
director Appointed 01/07/2025
director Appointed 09/09/2024

Change history

Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes

DateChangeWasNow
01/07/2025 Director resigned BEER, Thorsten
01/07/2025 Director appointed MITCHELL, Ben Richard
23/10/2024 Director appointed BEER, Thorsten
14/10/2024 Director resigned JACOB, Katherine Rebecca
09/09/2024 Director resigned HOBBS, Sebastian
09/09/2024 Director appointed PATERAS, Gregory Vincent
17/08/2023 Director appointed CAPLAN, Andrew Eliot
26/07/2023 Person with significant control ceased Admenta Holdings Limited
26/07/2023 Person with significant control added Bestway National Chemists Limited
26/07/2023 Director resigned HALL, Wendy Margaret
26/07/2023 Director resigned DARGUE, Robin Lindsay
26/07/2023 Director resigned COUPLAND, Mark Geoffrey
26/07/2023 Secretary resigned LEGG, Nichola Louise
26/07/2023 Director appointed JACOB, Katherine Rebecca
26/07/2023 Director appointed HOBBS, Sebastian
26/07/2023 Secretary appointed FERGUSON, Thomas Richard John
04/05/2023 Director resigned BIRCH, Kevin Clive
31/01/2023 Charge registered A registered charge
31/01/2023 Charge registered A registered charge
20/09/2022 Director appointed COUPLAND, Mark Geoffrey

Financial highlights

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Filing history

Most recent filings

CS01 — confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement
AA — accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts
PARENT_ACC — legacy
accounts
GUARANTEE2 — legacy
other
AGREEMENT2 — legacy
other
GUARANTEE2 — legacy
other
AGREEMENT2 — legacy
other
AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers
TM01 — termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers
CS01 — confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement
AA — accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts
PARENT_ACC — legacy
accounts
GUARANTEE2 — legacy
other
AGREEMENT2 — legacy
other
PARENT_ACC — legacy
accounts
AGREEMENT2 — legacy
other
AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers
TM01 — termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers
TM01 — termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers
AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers
CS01 — confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement
AA01 — change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts
AA — accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts
MR04 — mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage
MR04 — mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage

Charges

0 outstanding · 3 satisfied

A registered charge — persons entitled: Barclays Bank PLC, as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument).
fully-satisfied
A registered charge — persons entitled: Aurelius Crocodile Limited
fully-satisfied
Letter of set off — persons entitled: Lloyds Bank PLC
fully-satisfied

Data protection register

Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office as a data protection fee payer.

John Bell & Croyden Limited — M3 4LZ
Tier 2 · public authority · renews 06/11/2026
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Frequently asked questions

What is the company number of JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED?
According to the official registry, the company number of JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED is 00228331.
Where is JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED registered?
The registered office is MERCHANTS WAREHOUSE, CASTLE STREET, MANCHESTER, M3 4LZ, ENGLAND.
Who runs JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED?
FERGUSON, Thomas Richard John is listed among the officers of JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED.
What is the SIC code of JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED?
The nature of business is recorded under SIC code 47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores.
Who controls JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED?
Admenta Holdings Limited is recorded as a person with significant control, and owns 75–100% of shares (through a firm).
When are the next accounts of JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED due?
The next annual accounts are due by 31 March 2027, and the last accounts were made up to 30 June 2025.

About JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED (00228331)

JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 24 February 1928 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 00228331. Its registered office is at MERCHANTS WAREHOUSE, CASTLE STREET, MANCHESTER, M3 4LZ, ENGLAND. The recorded nature of business is dispensing chemist in specialised stores (SIC 47730). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 30 June 2025. 58 active officers are on record , and the person with significant control is Admenta Holdings Limited. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 11 September 2026.

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