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WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 8 May 1951

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Dec 2026.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 12 Oct 2027.

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    None of the 4 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    3 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £3,230,638.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 8 May 1951 (75 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 1 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    GROVESIDE BAKERY, BLAIRLINN, CUMBERNAULD, G67 2TX

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 10710 Manufacture of bread

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Dec 2026
    Last made up to
    31 Mar 2025
    Type
    TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    12 Oct 2027
    Last made up to
    28 Sep 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    2
    All time
    5

  6. Names

    1. WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Mar 2025 not published not published £1,599,545 £3,230,638 85
31 Mar 2024 not published not published £1,002,343 £2,582,722 85
31 Mar 2023 not published not published £711,672 £2,228,787 85
31 Mar 2022 not published not published £713,347 £2,029,236 85
31 Mar 2021 not published not published £572,676 £2,013,807 89
31 Mar 2020 * not published not published £358,535 £2,004,829 70

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

People

Officers All 10, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
John Douglas Sword Director 12 Jul 1991 — March 1966 Scottish · Scotland
George David Sword Director 12 Jul 1991 — July 1962 British · Scotland
Alexander Graham Gordon Director 20 Jun 2023 — December 1973 British · Scotland
George David Sword Secretary 11 Jul 1991 — — British

Owners and controllers All 3, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
William Sword Eot Trustees Ltd company · Sc881387 · Scotland Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors; Right to appoint and remove directors as trust 30 Mar 2026 — —

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Is WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED still trading?

The register shows WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED as active.

What does WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 10710 (Manufacture of bread).

When was WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 8 May 1951.

When are WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 December 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2025.

When is WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 12 October 2027.

Who runs WILLIAM SWORD LIMITED?

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

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