Beech's Fine Chocolates Limited

Company details

Type

Private Limited Company

Incorporated

2002-09-25

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed

2023-12-31 · TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

Next accounts due

2025-09-30 251 days overdue

Confirmation statement

last made up 2024-09-25 · next due 2025-10-09242 days overdue

View full filing history at Companies House →

Registered office

Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Dec 2023) · Full accounts — profit & loss and balance sheet.
Note: these are the most recent machine-readable accounts on file, but they're now over two years old — more recent filings may not yet be available in a readable format.

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

Officers (10)

• Whiting, Peter Miles · Director appointed 2018-04-05
• Whiting, Andrew David · Secretary appointed 2014-05-19
• Whiting, Andrew David · Director appointed 2002-11-28
• White, Robert Gordon · Director appointed 2007-04-19 resigned 2015-10-30
• Harrison, Jane · Secretary appointed 2013-07-23 resigned 2014-05-19
• Hunt, Nicola Dawn · Secretary appointed 2007-02-09 resigned 2013-07-23
• Scholefield, Andrew Graham · Director appointed 2002-11-28 resigned 2007-02-09
• Heaps, Peter William, Dr · Director appointed 2002-11-28 resigned 2003-12-03
• A B & C Secretarial Limited · Corporate Nominee Secretary appointed 2002-09-25 resigned 2002-12-02
• Inhoco Formations Limited · Corporate Nominee Director appointed 2002-09-25 resigned 2002-11-28

People with significant control (1)

• Mr Andrew David Whiting Active
  Individual Psc · British · resident in England · born 10/1956 · notified 2016-04-06
  Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Mortgages & charges (12)

5 outstanding · 5 satisfied · 2 part-satisfied

• A registered charge Outstanding 045451640012
  Held by Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  Created 2024-04-11
  A general pledge.
• A registered charge Satisfied 045451640011
  Held by Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
  Created 2020-12-14 · satisfied 2025-11-12
• A registered charge Outstanding 045451640010
  Held by Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  Created 2019-09-27
  A general pledge.
• Legal assignment Outstanding
  Held by Hsbc Bank PLC
  Created 2012-02-09
  Any credit balance due to the company under condition 13 of the agreement for the purchase of debts and any discounting allowance due under the contract the benefit of all the other provisions of the contract and all securities in respect of that credit balance.
• Floating charge (all assets) Part-satisfied
  Held by Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
  Created 2008-04-08
  By way of floating charge all the undertaking of the company and all assets whatsoever and wheresoever including stock in trade and uncalled capital but excluding any debts and associated rights relating thereto.
• Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest Part-satisfied
  Held by Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited (the Security Holder)
  Created 2008-04-08
  By way of fixed equitable charge all debts purchased or purported to be purchased by the security holder pursuant to an agreement for the purchase of debts between the security holder and the company (including associated rights relating thereto) which fail to vest effectively or absolutely in the security holder for any reason.
• Legal mortgage Outstanding
  Held by Hsbc Bank PLC
  Created 2008-03-31
  F/H property k/a beech's chocolate LTD fletcher road preston lancashire t/no LA870947 with the benefit of all rights, licences, guarantees, rent deposits, contracts, deeds undertakings & warranties relating to the property. Any shares or membership rights in any management company for the property. Any goodwill of any business from time to time carried on at the property. Any rental & other money payable and any legal licence or other interest created in respect of the property & all other payments whatever in respect of the property.
• Debenture Outstanding
  Held by Hsbc Bank PLC
  Created 2008-03-31
  Fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant & machinery.
• Debenture Satisfied
  Held by Beech's Fine Chocolates Limited
  Created 2002-11-29 · satisfied 2006-03-07
  All f/h and l/h interest in the property at fletcher road preston t/n LA870947 and all freehold and leasehold property at fletcher road preston t/n LA870947 and all property together with all buildings fixtures and fixed plant and machinery thereon all goodwill uncalled capital intellectual property plant and machinery chattels receivables stocks and shares and the benefit of all licences. See the mortgage charge document for full details.
• Legal charge Satisfied
  Held by Beech's Fine Chocolates Limited
  Created 2002-11-29 · satisfied 2006-04-01
  All that f/h land comprised in t/n LA870947.
• Debenture created by the company (formerly known as inhoco 2736 limited) in favour of the governor and company of the bank of scotland Satisfied
  Held by The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  Created 2002-11-29 · satisfied 2008-08-16
  Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.
• Legal charge Satisfied
  Held by The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  Created 2002-11-29 · satisfied 2008-08-16
  The chocolate factory fletcher road preston with title number LA870947. Fixed charge all buildings and other structures fixed to the property fixed charge any goodwill relating to the property fixed charge all plant machinery and other items affixed to the property assignment of the rental sums together with the benefit of all rights and remedies fixed charge the proceeds of any claim made under insurance policy relating to the property floating charge all unattached plant machinery chattels and goods on or in or used in connection with the property or the business or undertaking at the property.

Recent filings (15)

• 2025-11-19 Mortgage satisfy charge part MR04 Mortgage
• 2025-11-19 Mortgage satisfy charge part MR04 Mortgage
• 2025-11-12 Mortgage satisfy charge full MR04 Mortgage
• 2025-10-31 Liquidation voluntary appointment of liquidator (paper) 600 Insolvency
• 2025-10-31 Resolution (paper) RESOLUTIONS Resolution
• 2025-10-31 Liquidation voluntary statement of affairs (paper) LIQ02 Insolvency
• 2025-10-29 Liquidation voluntary statement of affairs (paper) LIQ02 Insolvency
• 2025-10-28 Liquidation disclaimer notice (paper) NDISC Insolvency
• 2025-10-15 Change registered office address company with date old address new address (paper) AD01 Address
• 2025-10-14 Resolution (paper) RESOLUTIONS Resolution
• 2025-10-14 Liquidation voluntary appointment of liquidator (paper) 600 Insolvency
• 2024-09-26 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
• 2024-09-25 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
• 2024-04-23 Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date MR01 Mortgage
• 2023-12-05 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts

Showing the 15 most recent filings. View full filing history at Companies House.