# Laurence J Betts Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00247405](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00247405)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 14 Apr 1930
- **Registered office:** BARONS PLACE, MEREWORTH, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5NF
- **Nature of business:** [01110](/sic/01110) Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds, [01130](/sic/01130) Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
- **Corporate group:** [Skylark Farming Limited](/group/47889) (3 companies)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen James Betts | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 12 Jul 2023 |
| Dabbs Pond Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent | 12 Jul 2023 | 13 Jul 2023 |
| Ljb Holdco Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 13 Jul 2023 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2025 | - | £7,707,979 | £2,162,862 | 1 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | - | £7,424,969 | £1,823,185 | 94 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | £10,968,714 | £8,912,405 | £3,316,310 | 87 |



## Owned by

Laurence J Betts Limited → [LJB Holdco Limited](/company/14849294) → [Skylark Farming Limited](/company/14486477)



## Controls

- [Upper Medway Farms Ltd](/company/03451182) (03451182)




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