# China Blue (Devon) Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [01561341](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01561341)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 14 May 1981
- **Registered office:** STATION ROAD, TOTNES, DEVON, TQ9 5JR
- **Nature of business:** [23410](/sic/23410) Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles
- **Corporate group:** [Mandarin Blue Limited](/group/55173) (2 companies)


## Previous names

- Devon Ceramics Limited (until 17 Dec 2013)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Vernon John Gay | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 9 Dec 2020 |
| Mandarin Blue Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 9 Dec 2020 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £1,445,112 | £118,057 | 17 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £1,277,232 | £82,144 | 19 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £429,763 | £134,928 | 23 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £1,074,394 | £125,479 | 28 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £707,829 | £131,078 | 35 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £587,365 | £121,319 | 34 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £1,115,813 | £73,530 | 34 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | £1,127,282 | £86,104 | 34 |
| 31 Dec 2017 | £1,103,405 | £67,090 | 32 |
| 31 Dec 2014 | £264,445 | £67,732 | - |
| 31 Dec 2013 | £358,941 | £72,354 | - |
| 31 Dec 2011 | £936,101 | £410,593 | - |
| 31 Dec 2010 | £634,102 | £143,206 | - |



## Owned by

China Blue (Devon) Limited → [Mandarin Blue Limited](/company/12924230)