JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED
Active Company number SC036473
JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED (company number SC036473) is a private limited company incorporated on 24 May 1961. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Aberdeenshire, AB43 8TX. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is mixed farming (01500). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 28 May 2025, report net assets of £908k.
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Company details
- Company number
- SC036473
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 24 May 1961
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- MILTON OF PHILORTH
FRASERBURGH
ABERDEENSHIRE
AB43 8TX
SCOTLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 28 May
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 May 2025
- Next accounts due
- 28 February 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 16 October 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 30 October 2026
Financial summary
| Period ending | 28 May 2025 | 28 May 2024 | 28 May 2023 | 28 May 2022 | 28 May 2021 | 28 May 2020 | 28 May 2019 | 28 May 2018 | 28 May 2017 | 28 May 2016 | 28 May 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | — | — | — | — | £890k | £892k | £877k | £887k | £758k | £780k |
| Cash at bank | £189k | £289k | £302k | £362k | £392k | £109k | £117k | £137k | £140k | £138k | £132k |
| Current liabilities | £6,458 | £10k | £11k | £12k | £30k | £64k | £43k | £40k | £37k | £38k | £40k |
| Net current assets | — | — | — | — | — | £711k | £726k | £707k | £707k | £563k | £556k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £53k | £51k | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £908k | £891k | £907k | £883k | £862k | £818k | £839k | £826k | £836k | £708k | £721k |
| Employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 2 current (5 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Guild Homes (Tayside) Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 1 registered, 0 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED
Is JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
When was JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED incorporated?
JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED was incorporated on 24 May 1961, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Where is JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Aberdeenshire, AB43 8TX. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Who controls JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED?
The register lists 2 current persons with significant control (5 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Guild Homes (Tayside) Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC036473/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 28 February 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 28 May 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Does JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 28 May 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 1 charge: 0 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC036473/charges. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is JOHN BELL & SONS (FARMERS) LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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