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JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 16 Dec 1980

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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 27 Jul 2027.

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    Disqualified directors

    None of the 5 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    4 current directors.

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    Owners

    No individual or entity with signficant control

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £367,906.

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    Charges

    None outstanding (6 paid off).

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 16 Dec 1980 (45 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

    Names over time

From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 12 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    2 LOWER AUCHINGRAMONT ROAD, HAMILTON, LANARKSHIRE, ML3 6HW

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 17230 Manufacture of paper stationery

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Dec 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Mar 2026
    Type
    TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    27 Jul 2027
    Last made up to
    13 Jul 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    6

  6. Names

    1. JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Mar 2026 not published not published £191,940 £367,906 5
31 Mar 2025 not published not published £150,674 £340,995 5
31 Mar 2024 not published not published £134,445 £339,884 5
31 Mar 2023 not published not published £128,638 £330,492 5
31 Mar 2022 not published not published £112,204 £313,104 6
31 Mar 2021 not published not published £160,369 £303,573 8

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

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People

Officers All 8, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
William James Bell Director 28 Jul 2000 — March 1962 British · Scotland
Keith Bell Director 28 Jul 2000 — November 1967 British · Scotland
James Bell Director 28 Jul 2000 — September 1968 British · United States
Anthony Bell Director 28 Jul 2000 — February 1972 British · Scotland
Anthony Bell Secretary 28 Jul 2000 — — British

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

No individual or entity with signficant control

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Is JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED as active.

What does JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 17230 (Manufacture of paper stationery).

When was JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 16 December 1980.

When are JAMES BELL & 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 JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 27 July 2027.

Who runs JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED?

JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED has 4 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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