W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED
Company details
- Registered name
- W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED
- Company number
- 01708157
- Registered office
- W H BENCE ARMSTRONG WAY, GREAT WESTERN BUSINESS PARK, YATE, BRISTOL, BS37 5NG, UNITED KINGDOM · 56 other companies at this postcode
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 21 March 1983
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 43 years
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 29100 — Manufacture of motor vehicles · 29201 — Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans) · 29202 — Manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
- Accounts — next due
- 31 Dec 2026
- Accounts — last made up to
- 31 Mar 2025
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 01 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement — last
- 17 Nov 2025
What the register says
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- 1 of 10 registered charges outstanding — a lender has a claim over the assets.
- A person with significant control here also controls 1 other company.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
Officers
4 active · 4 resigned
People with significant control
Beneficial owners holding over 25% of shares, voting rights or the right to appoint directors
Corporate structure
Who controls this company, and who they control in turn
Connections
Serving officers
Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/10/2024 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 24/10/2024 | Person with significant control ceased | Mr James Henry Brown | — |
| 24/10/2024 | Person with significant control added | — | Bence Holdings Limited |
| 13/04/2023 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 08/12/2021 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 31/03/2019 | Director appointed | — | BROWN, Edward Peter |
| 03/03/2019 | Director appointed | — | BROWN, Oliver John |
| 06/04/2016 | Person with significant control added | — | Mr James Henry Brown |
| 28/02/2013 | Director resigned | FEARN, Richard Maxwell | — |
| 30/06/2009 | Director resigned | OWEN, Huw Griffith | — |
| 07/08/2008 | Charge registered | — | Chattel mortgage |
| 06/04/2007 | Director appointed | — | OWEN, Huw Griffith |
| 25/04/2006 | Charge registered | — | Deed of charge |
| 22/08/2005 | Charge registered | — | Mortgage debenture |
| 19/07/2005 | Charge registered | — | Chattel mortgage |
| 14/09/2000 | Secretary resigned | BROWN, James Henry | — |
| 14/09/2000 | Secretary appointed | — | BROWN, Susan Forrest |
| 31/08/1996 | Director resigned | WORLOCK, Terence | — |
| 15/10/1992 | Charge registered | — | Credit agreement |
| 07/07/1988 | Charge registered | — | Debenture |
Financial highlights
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Filing history
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Charges
1 outstanding · 9 satisfied
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About W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED (01708157)
W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 21 March 1983 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 01708157. Its registered office is at W H BENCE ARMSTRONG WAY, GREAT WESTERN BUSINESS PARK, YATE, BRISTOL, BS37 5NG, UNITED KINGDOM. The recorded nature of business is manufacture of motor vehicles (SIC 29100). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 31 March 2025. 8 active officers are on record , and the person with significant control is Bence Holdings Limited. 1 outstanding charge is registered against it. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 14 September 2026.
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