Company Liquidation
The Darlington TEA Company Limited
The Darlington TEA Company Limited is a UK company (number 03012114, status: liquidation), incorporated 1995, with 1 current director, Richard Andrew Darlington. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- William John Darlington 1997-1999 View profile
- Alan John Darlington 1995-2012 View profile
- Haggards & CO. Limited 2016-2021 View profile
- Belinda Jane Darlington 1999-2012 View profile
- Alan Philip Lucas 1997-2004 View profile
- Kenneth Robert Laughton 1995-1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/01/1995
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Richard Andrew Darlington
75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-04-02 - Richard Andrew Darlington ceased 2025-04-02
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01
Group
- The Darlington TEA Company Limited
is controlled by Richard Andrew Darlington
Evidence
active 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-04-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Andrew Darlington.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Total assets
- £1,562,637
- Cash
- £1,426,753
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-03-31 | Not reported | £1,512,226 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-01-26. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
1 directors on the board
- Richard Andrew Darlington Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Richard Andrew Darlington Director · appointed 2012
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03012114
- Status
- Liquidation
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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