USBORNE LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00879378
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 16 May 196660 years
Registered office: Cheveley Park Stud, Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD
Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Confirmation statement due: 25 June 2027
Active officers: 4
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Cheveley Park Stud, Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD
Nature of business
Activities of head offices
Previous company names
USBORNE PLC
FEEDEX AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
FEEDEX LIMITED

Officer details

Show 16 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
DANT, Christopher James ACTIVE	Secretary	20 May 1998				Cheveley Park Stud, Cheveley Park Stud, Cheveley, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD
COPUS, Roy Bernard ACTIVE	Director	05 Jul 1994		England	July 1959	Chadlington House, Chapel Road, Chadlington, Oxfordshire, OX7 3LZ
THOMPSON, Patricia ACTIVE	Director	04 Apr 2017		United Kingdom	March 1940	Cheveley Park Stud, Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD
WOODWARD, Katharine Patricia ACTIVE	Director	04 Apr 2017		England	February 1968	Cheveley Park Stud, Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD
AIKEN, William John, Mr. RESIGNED	Secretary	30 Sep 1994	20 May 1998			55 Lynch Hill Park, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7NF
ENDACOTT, Richard John RESIGNED	Secretary	31 Mar 1994	30 Sep 1994			47 Old Bath Road, Charvil, Twyford, Berkshire, RG10 9QP
HARRISON, Peter Harold RESIGNED	Secretary		31 Mar 1994			Fairacre 8 New Road, Hedon, Hull, North Humberside, HU12 8EN
ADAMS, Michael James RESIGNED	Director		18 Apr 1997	England	April 1951	Enmill Cottage, Pitt, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5QR
AIKEN, William John, Mr. RESIGNED	Director	25 Jul 1994	20 May 1998	United Kingdom	June 1959	55 Lynch Hill Park, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7NF
ENDACOTT, Richard John RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 1994	30 Sep 1994		May 1942	47 Old Bath Road, Charvil, Twyford, Berkshire, RG10 9QP
FRAME, David William RESIGNED	Director		26 Jul 1994		July 1934	Green Glades Frensham Vale, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey, GU10
HARRISON, Peter Harold RESIGNED	Director		19 Jul 1994		March 1934	Fairacre 8 New Road, Hedon, Hull, North Humberside, HU12 8EN
KING, Terence Frederick RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 1994	31 May 1995		July 1947	Sunflower Cottage The Quarry, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6HR
KIRKWOOD, David Jackson RESIGNED	Director		14 Dec 1993		December 1928	Burstwick House, Pinfold Lane Burstwick, Hull, North Humberside
MARGESSON, Richard David RESIGNED	Director	21 Oct 1992	01 Oct 1998	United Kingdom	January 1937	Burderop Farm House, Burderop, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 0PZ
PARKINSON OF CARNFORTH, Cecil Edward, Rt Hon Lord RESIGNED	Director		01 Oct 1998		September 1931	77 Brook Street, London, W1Y 1YE
RIDD, John Leslie RESIGNED	Director	26 Sep 1996	30 Sep 2008		August 1957	The Old Granary Snoddingtond, Shipton Bellinger, Tidworth, Hampshire, SP9 7UZ
SAWYER, Derek William RESIGNED	Director		01 Jan 1993		August 1922	Chalfont House 32 The Mile, Pocklington, York, North Yorkshire, YO4 2HG
STEPHENS, Noel Melville RESIGNED	Director		31 Dec 1993	England	October 1940	Little Hadlow Bagshot Road, Worplesdon Hill, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0QY
THOMPSON, David Brian RESIGNED	Director	01 Oct 1998	29 Dec 2020	England	April 1936	Hillsdown Court, 15 Totteridge Common, London, N20 8LR

DANT, Christopher James ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 20 May 1998
Address: Cheveley Park Stud, Cheveley Park Stud, Cheveley, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD

COPUS, Roy Bernard ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 05 Jul 1994
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1959
Address: Chadlington House, Chapel Road, Chadlington, Oxfordshire, OX7 3LZ

THOMPSON, Patricia ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Apr 2017
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1940
Address: Cheveley Park Stud, Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD

WOODWARD, Katharine Patricia ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Apr 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1968
Address: Cheveley Park Stud, Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DD

Filing history

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Charges

Created	Status	Filings
19 Mar 1993	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
19 Mar 1993	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
19 Mar 1993	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
05 Feb 1993	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
31 Dec 1984	Satisfied
09 Apr 1984	Satisfied

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