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BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 20 Jul 2012

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Sep 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 3 Aug 2027.

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    Disqualified directors

    None of the 6 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    6 current directors.

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    Owners

    2 owners on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £1,643,882.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 20 Jul 2012 (14 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 13 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    43 ESSEX STREET, LONDON, WC2R 3JF

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

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

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    3 Aug 2027
    Last made up to
    20 Jul 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    1
    All time
    2

  6. Names

    1. BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2025 not published £33,638 — £1,643,882 43
31 Dec 2024 not published not published £0 £1,610,244 46
31 Dec 2023 not published not published £35,699 £1,470,791 46
31 Dec 2022 * not published not published £134,182 £1,279,546 46
31 Dec 2021 not published not published £145,804 £1,043,896 49
31 Dec 2020 not published not published £13,088 £958,631 55

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

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People

Officers All 11, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Ian Norman Macdonald Solicitor Director 20 Jul 2012 — November 1946 British · England
Isobel Kirsty Macdonald Solicitor Director 1 Dec 2012 — June 1983 British · England
Gwyneth Jones Solicitor Director 1 Dec 2012 — July 1959 British · England
Geoffrey David Gibbons Solicitor Director 1 Dec 2012 — July 1944 British · England
Doreen Burton Solicitor Director 2 Oct 2017 — December 1966 British · England
Camilla Sophie Lovell-Hoare Solicitor Director 13 Jan 2022 — August 1982 British · England

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Gwyneth Jones legal person Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 6 Apr 2016 — —
Mr Ian Norman Macdonald Ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent; Voting rights 50 to 75 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 6 Apr 2016 — November 1946 British · England

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Is BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED as active.

What does BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 69102 (Solicitors).

When was BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 20 July 2012.

When are BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.

When is BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 3 August 2027.

Who runs BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED?

BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED has 6 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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