ABOUT HERON CROSS POTTERY LIMITED
About Heron Cross Pottery
Heron Cross Pottery was built circa 1876 by the Hines brothers on the site of a former colliery in the street that would later bear their name. Good quality opaque porcelain and ivory ware were produced well into the twentieth century, and 1907 saw the company purchased by Grimwades.
Pottery continued to be produced until just before the war, when it was requisitioned by the government and used for the storage of bully beef and land mines. In 1961, the business was acquired by Frank William Ridge Snr, and it has stayed within the Ridge family ever since. The current owner is Christopher Ridge, who took control in 1995.
The Company Today
Today, Heron Cross Pottery Ltd continues to make fine English earthenware at the Hines Street site and also houses other innovative ceramic companies. As a grade II listed building it boasts one of the few remaining bottle kilns in the city of Stoke on Trent.
Today, we still manufacture our pottery in the traditional way. Raw material clay arrives in 25kg blocks which are then mixed in a blunger with water and chemicals to form liquid clay called slip. Thereafter, it is then poured into plaster moulds and left for approx 40 minutes to dry, during which time water is absorbed by the mould leaving the basic shape of the finished product.
All Rights Reserved | Heron Cross Pottery ©2015
KEY FINANCE
Year
2016
Assets
£269.05k
▲ £54.86k (25.61 %)
Cash
£22.14k
▼ £-48.88k (-68.82 %)
Liabilities
£174.93k
▲ £68.13k (63.79 %)
Net Worth
£94.12k
▼ £-13.27k (-12.36 %)
REGISTRATION INFO
-
Check the company
-
UK
-
Stoke-on-Trent
- Company name
- HERON CROSS POTTERY LIMITED
- Company number
- 08261070
- Status
-
Active
- Categroy
- Private Limited Company
- Date of Incorporation
-
19 Oct 2012
Age - 13 years
- Home Country
- United Kingdom
CONTACTS
- Website
- heroncrosspottery.co.uk
- Phones
-
01782 312 671
- Registered Address
- HINES STREET,
FENTON,
STOKE-ON-TRENT,
STAFFORDSHIRE,
ST4 3AT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
- 23490
- Manufacture of other ceramic products n.e.c.
LAST EVENTS
- 20 Oct 2016
- Confirmation statement made on 19 October 2016 with updates
- 04 May 2016
- Current accounting period extended from 31 October 2016 to 31 December 2016
- 03 May 2016
- Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 October 2015
See Also
Last update 2018
HERON CROSS POTTERY LIMITED DIRECTORS
Christopher John Ridge
Acting
PSC
- Appointed
- 19 October 2012
- Occupation
- Director
- Role
- Director
- Age
- 62
- Nationality
- British
- Address
- 67 Longton Road, Barlaston, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, ST12 9AU
- Country Of Residence
- United Kingdom
- Name
- RIDGE, Christopher John
- Notified On
- 6 April 2016
- Nature Of Control
- Ownership of shares – 75% or more
REVIEWS
Check The Company
Excellent according to the company’s financial health.