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Register entry · No. 00247461

W.P.BROWN LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 16 Apr 1930

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Oct 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 2 Nov 2027.

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    None of the 3 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    2 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £6,445,988.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 16 Apr 1930 (96 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 6 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    17 DAVYGATE, YORK, YO1 8QT

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 47190 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Oct 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Jan 2026
    Type
    MEDIUM

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    2 Nov 2027
    Last made up to
    19 Oct 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    21
    All time
    27

  6. Names

    1. W.P.BROWN LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Jan 2026 £11,626,201 £-7,330 £29,351 £6,445,988 170
1 Feb 2025 £11,847,920 £164,382 £12,500 £6,481,576 185
27 Jan 2024 £11,551,904 £160,859 £135,954 £6,345,452 186
28 Jan 2023 £10,977,528 £562,010 £831,192 £6,241,109 172
29 Jan 2022 * £8,902,685 £982,566 £404,596 £5,735,615 153

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 9, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Nicholas Edward Rhodes Brown Director — — February 1959 British · United Kingdom
Shane Longhorne Director 7 Sep 1998 — December 1957 British · United Kingdom
Shane Longhorne Secretary 18 Feb 2014 — — British

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Mr Nicholas Edward Rhodes Brown Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 22 Oct 2026 — February 1959 British · United Kingdom

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Is W.P.BROWN LIMITED still trading?

The register shows W.P.BROWN LIMITED as active.

What does W.P.BROWN LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 47190 (Other retail sale in non-specialised stores).

When was W.P.BROWN LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 16 April 1930.

When are W.P.BROWN LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 October 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 January 2026.

When is W.P.BROWN LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 2 November 2027.

Who runs W.P.BROWN LIMITED?

W.P.BROWN LIMITED has 2 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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