F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 3 Jul 1986

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Company status
Active.
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Accounts on time
Next due 31 Dec 2027.
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Confirmation statement on time
Next due 13 Feb 2027.
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Disqualified directors
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Directors
7 current directors.
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5 owners on file.
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Trading history
Incorporated 3 Jul 1986 (40 years ago).
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Never renamed.
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Registered office

GREENDALE BUSINESS PARK, WOODBURY SALTERTON, NR EXETER, DEVON, EX5 1EW
As filed with Companies House.
Nature of business
- 01500 Mixed farming
- 47110 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
- 49410 Freight transport by road
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Accounts

Next due
31 Dec 2027

Last made up to
31 Mar 2026

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GROUP
Confirmation statement

Next due
13 Feb 2027

Last made up to
30 Jan 2026
Charges

Outstanding
10

All time
76
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1. F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED current

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People

Officers All 11, with past →

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Born	Nationality · lives in
Rowan Charles Carter	Director	—	—	August 1953	British · England
Robin Anthony Bill Carter	Director	—	—	August 1944	British · United Kingdom
Alec Robin Bill Carter	Director	16 Jun 2003	—	December 1974	British · England
Mathew Rowan Carter Director	Director	1 Oct 2007	—	June 1982	British · England
Martyn John Youell	Director	2 Dec 2025	—	August 1984	British · England
Richard Douglas Maurice Gibbons	Director	2 Dec 2025	—	January 1986	British · England
Thomas Fulco French Wolfer Chanter	Director	2 Dec 2025	—	August 1992	British · England

Owners and controllers All 5, with past →

Name	Control	Notified	Ceased	Born	Nationality · lives in
Mr Robin Anthony Bill Carter	Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent	6 Apr 2016	—	August 1944	British · England
Mr Rowan Charles Carter	Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors	6 Apr 2016	—	August 1953	British · England
Ms Penelope Beatrice Dart	Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent	14 Mar 2023	—	May 1963	British · England
Mr Alec Robin Bill Carter	Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors	14 Mar 2023	—	December 1974	British · England
Ms Zoe Anne House	Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent	14 Mar 2023	—	February 1963	British · England

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Is F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED as active.

What does F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED do?

It files these industry codes 01500 (Mixed farming); 47110 (Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating); 49410 (Freight transport by road); 70100 (Activities of head offices).

When was F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 3 July 1986.

When are F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 December 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2026.

When is F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 13 February 2027.

Who runs F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED?

F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED has 7 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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