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Register entry · No. 00879378

USBORNE LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 16 May 1966

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Jun 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 25 Jun 2027.

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    Directors

    3 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Charges

    None outstanding (6 paid off).

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 16 May 1966 (60 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 10 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    CHEVELEY PARK STUD, DUCHESS DRIVE, NEWMARKET, SUFFOLK, CB8 9DD

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 70100 Activities of head offices

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Jun 2027
    Last made up to
    30 Sep 2025
    Type
    TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    25 Jun 2027
    Last made up to
    11 Jun 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    6

  6. Names

    1. USBORNE LIMITED current

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People

Officers All 20, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Roy Bernard Copus Director 5 Jul 1994 — July 1959 British · England
Katharine Patricia Woodward Director 4 Apr 2017 — February 1968 British · England
Patricia Thompson Director 4 Apr 2017 — March 1940 British · United Kingdom
Christopher James Dant Secretary 20 May 1998 — — British

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Thompson Investments (London) Limited company · 2193282 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent 6 Apr 2016 — —

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Is USBORNE LIMITED still trading?

The register shows USBORNE LIMITED as active.

What does USBORNE LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 70100 (Activities of head offices).

When was USBORNE LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 16 May 1966.

When are USBORNE LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 June 2027. The last accounts were made up to 30 September 2025.

When is USBORNE LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 25 June 2027.

Who runs USBORNE LIMITED?

USBORNE LIMITED has 3 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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  3. 00893784 BRIDGWATER BROS.HOLDINGS LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 9 Dec 1966 68209 · Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
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