GEORGE BENCE & SONS LIMITED
Company number 00062473 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
George Bence & Sons is a resilient, family-owned timber and building materials merchant with a century‑plus track record, strong net assets, and steady revenue growth. However, thin cash reserves, cyclical industry dependence, and concentrated ownership present strategic vulnerabilities that require deliberate investment in digital trade channels, sustainable product lines, and succession planning to secure long‑term competitiveness.
Shareholders' funds
£7,187,142
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is that of a parent company of the George Bence group of companies and the group trades as builders and plumbers merchants.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1899-06-08
- Employees
- 95 (2025 accounts · was 99 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 41-47 Fairview Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2EJ
- Postcode
- GL52 2EJ
- Capital
- 120,750 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-24
- Next due by
- 2027-05-08
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46130 Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials
Officers 5 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 43 FAIRVIEW ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL52 2EJ | 2016-01-04 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 32 similar companies in GL
The largest employer among its local peers (95 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1899.
Competitors Cheltenham
This company ranks 1 among agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials in Cheltenham.
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Freehold
- 10
- Most recent registration
- 2004-06-23
- Where
- Gloucestershire (10)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR271108 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 2004-06-23 | — |
| GR230299 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 2000-08-02 | — |
| GR184382 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1996-11-05 | — |
| GR161506 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1994-01-21 | — |
| GR135379 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1991-01-21 | — |
| GR78295 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1990-04-05 | — |
| GR123991 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1990-03-01 | — |
| GR113051 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1988-11-22 | — |
| GR85441 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1987-01-30 | — |
| GR80547 | Gloucestershire | Freehold | 1986-06-10 | — |
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