CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED
Active Company number 01561341
CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED (company number 01561341) is a private limited company incorporated on 14 May 1981. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Devon, TQ9 5JR. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles (23410). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 December 2025, report net assets of £1.4m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 01561341
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 14 May 1981
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- STATION ROAD
TOTNES
DEVON
TQ9 5JR
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 26 January 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 9 February 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2024 | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2021 | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | 31 December 2018 | 31 December 2017 | 31 December 2016 | 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 | 31 December 2012 | 31 December 2011 | 31 December 2010 | 31 March 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | — | — | £2.8m | £3.7m | £3.4m | £3.8m | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.2m | £2.5m | £1.5m | £3.5m | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.1m |
| Cash at bank | £118k | £82k | £135k | £125k | £131k | £121k | £74k | £86k | £67k | £69k | £68k | £72k | £646k | £411k | £143k | £774k |
| Current liabilities | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.6m | £1.7m | £3.0m | £2.8m | £2.7m | £1.7m | £1.4m | £998k | £633k | £303k | £1.5m | £1.2m | £1.4m | £533k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | — | — | — | (£1.5m) | (£2.8m) | (£2.5m) | (£2.5m) | (£1.6m) | (£672k) | (£860k) | (£437k) | £189k | £1.0m | £956k | £690k | £522k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2.7m | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.5m | — | — | — | — | £2.4m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.3m | £430k | £1.1m | £708k | £587k | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.1m | £638k | £264k | £359k | £1.1m | £936k | £634k | £478k |
| Employees | 22 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (2 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Mandarin Blue Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 16 registered, 6 outstanding, 10 satisfied
Previous names
- DEVON CERAMICS LIMITED (changed 17 December 2013)
Questions about CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED
Is CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED incorporated?
CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED was incorporated on 14 May 1981, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Devon, TQ9 5JR. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (2 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Mandarin Blue Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01561341/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does CHINA BLUE (DEVON) LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 16 charges: 6 outstanding and 10 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01561341/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
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