BENNETT OPIE,LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00124503
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 30 September 1912113 years
Registered office: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Confirmation statement due: 12 December 2026
Active officers: 10
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 30 August 2026 at 19:51 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
Nature of business
Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
GORDON, Lee ACTIVE	Secretary	20 Oct 2023				Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
DAVIES, William James ACTIVE	Director	04 Apr 2016		England	July 1966	Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England
FOX, Paul Anthony ACTIVE	Director	03 Aug 2001		England	January 1968	Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England
GODLEY, Mark James ACTIVE	Director	18 Feb 2016		England	February 1970	Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England
GORDON, Lee ACTIVE	Director	20 Oct 2023		England	January 1970	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
OPIE, Christopher Ian William ACTIVE	Director	04 Sep 2015		England	March 1978	Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England
OPIE, David Ian Bennett, Reverend ACTIVE	Director	13 Mar 1992		England	August 1951	Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England
OPIE, Philip Gerard ACTIVE	Director			United Kingdom	May 1951	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
OPIE, William Jean ACTIVE	Director			England	June 1954	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
WITTAMS, Judith Margaret ACTIVE	Director			England	May 1948	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
BROOK, Brenda RESIGNED	Secretary		31 Mar 2002			71 Borden Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1BU
WARD, Stephen Patrick RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Apr 2002	20 Oct 2023			Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
BAILEY, Stuart Anthony RESIGNED	Director	04 Feb 2011	20 Oct 2023	United Kingdom	April 1952	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
LING, Darril Geoffrey RESIGNED	Director	04 Apr 2016	03 May 2019	United Kingdom	May 1966	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
OPIE, Betty Annie RESIGNED	Director	01 Jun 2006	11 Jun 2007		June 1914	36 Chantry Court, St Radigunds Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AA
OPIE, Betty Annie RESIGNED	Director		09 Mar 2006		June 1914	36 Chantry Court, St Radigunds Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AA
OPIE, Derek William RESIGNED	Director		05 Jul 2009	England	July 1924	Apartment 8 Kingsmead, 31 Sea Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, LT8 8TW
OPIE, Jeannine Alice RESIGNED	Director		06 Mar 2019	England	April 1930	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
STRINGER, Michael Gerald William RESIGNED	Director	01 Jun 2006	30 Jul 2025	England	May 1941	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
STRINGER, Michael Gerald William RESIGNED	Director		08 Apr 2002	England	May 1941	The White House Clovelly Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4NR
WARD, Stephen Patrick RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 1997	20 Oct 2023	England	March 1961	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE
WHITE, Derek Arthur RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 1997	30 Sep 2016	United Kingdom	May 1955	Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

GORDON, Lee ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 20 Oct 2023
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

DAVIES, William James ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Apr 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1966
Address: Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England

FOX, Paul Anthony ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Aug 2001
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1968
Address: Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England

GODLEY, Mark James ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Feb 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1970
Address: Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England

GORDON, Lee ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Oct 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1970
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

OPIE, Christopher Ian William ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Sep 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1978
Address: Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England

OPIE, David Ian Bennett, Reverend ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Mar 1992
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1951
Address: Bennett Opie Ltd, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2LE, England

OPIE, Philip Gerard ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1951
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

OPIE, William Jean ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1954
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

WITTAMS, Judith Margaret ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1948
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

BROOK, Brenda RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Mar 2002
Address: 71 Borden Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1BU

WARD, Stephen Patrick RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2002
Resigned on: 20 Oct 2023
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

BAILEY, Stuart Anthony RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Feb 2011
Resigned on: 20 Oct 2023
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1952
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

LING, Darril Geoffrey RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Apr 2016
Resigned on: 03 May 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1966
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

OPIE, Betty Annie RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 11 Jun 2007
Date of birth: June 1914
Address: 36 Chantry Court, St Radigunds Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AA

OPIE, Betty Annie RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 09 Mar 2006
Date of birth: June 1914
Address: 36 Chantry Court, St Radigunds Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AA

OPIE, Derek William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 05 Jul 2009
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1924
Address: Apartment 8 Kingsmead, 31 Sea Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, LT8 8TW

OPIE, Jeannine Alice RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 Mar 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1930
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

STRINGER, Michael Gerald William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 30 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1941
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

STRINGER, Michael Gerald William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 08 Apr 2002
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1941
Address: The White House Clovelly Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4NR

WARD, Stephen Patrick RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 1997
Resigned on: 20 Oct 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1961
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

WHITE, Derek Arthur RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 1997
Resigned on: 30 Sep 2016
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1955
Address: Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2LE

Filing history

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Charges

Created	Status	Filings
22 Dec 2009	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
14 Apr 2004	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)All of the property or undertaking has been released from the charge (MR05) (opens in a new tab)
04 Sep 1996	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
23 Feb 1990	Satisfied	Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
28 May 1985	Satisfied	Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)

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