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West End Farm Kennels

West End Farm Kennels is licensed by Mid Suffolk District Council for dog boarding in Buxhall. The council's most recent inspection awarded it 3 stars out of 5.

Across Suffolk, 81% of licensed businesses hold 4 stars or above, so this rating sits below the county norm — though a 2- or 3-star business is still fully compliant with the regulations.

Its licence runs to 31 March 2027. Longer licence terms are awarded to higher-rated operators, which is why a distant expiry date is usually a good sign in itself.

On its own website the business describes itself as: "Dog Boarding Kennels in Suffolk" We reproduce that as a summary of what it says about itself, not as anything we have checked.

Its site advertises dog boarding.

West End Farm Kennels is registered at Companies House as WEST END FARM KENNELS LIMITED (04646226), currently active, incorporated 23 January 2003.

We found no entry for this business on the ICO register of fee payers. That is common for sole traders and is not necessarily a failing, but a business holding your address and door key would normally be expected to be registered.

Under the star rating scheme a 3-star operator qualifies for a licence of up to 2 years and correspondingly fewer unannounced inspections, so the rating affects how often the council will look in as well as what it thought at the last visit.

Mid Suffolk District Council publishes an address for this licence, which is set out in full below.

We read 6 pages of its website on 2 August 2026, about 1,781 words in total, and extracted 8 details from them.

Licence record

From its own website

Contact details from its website

Questions and answers

Answers marked from their website are the business's own words. Answers marked from published details are assembled from facts stated on their site. Answers marked summarised were written from their site's text and checked so that every figure appears in the original — but they are a summary, not a quotation, and the business's own site is authoritative.

How do I contact West End Farm Kennels?

Its website lists contact by phone on 01449 737641 and by email at info@westendfarmkennels.co.uk.
From published details — source

What vaccinations does my pet need?

According to its website: “Your dog must pack their inoculation record, which must also be up to date (including Kennel Cough vaccinations)”
From published details — source

Are there rules about neutering?

According to its website: “owners will arrange for their inoculations and neutering/spaying as appropriate.”
From published details — source

Is there a trial or settling-in visit?

According to its website: “Once you've chosen your new dog and taken him/her home with you, the next seven days are a settling-in period, to make sure you are both happy with”
From published details — source

What happens to my dog's kennel after breakfast?

It is cleaned using equipment specially designated for that kennel.
Summarised from their website

Can I bring my dog's favourite toy or blanket?

Yes, they are welcome to bring a toy or special blanket.
Summarised from their website

Do you provide food for my dog?

We stock most ranges of dog food, but you must bring prescription food.
Summarised from their website

Business registers

Companies House

Registered name

WEST END FARM KENNELS LIMITED

Reference

04646226

Status

Active

Type

Private limited Company

Incorporated

23 January 2003

Registered address

Stable Lodge Valley Lane, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3BE

Nature of business

01621 - Farm animal boarding and care

Source

View the register entry

Checked

2 August 2026

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Where these figures come from

Last updated

2 August 2026

• Local authority animal activity licence registers — English local authorities. Factual fields extracted from each council's published public register: trading name, licence number, licensable activity, star rating and expiry date. Where a council redacts an address — as they routinely do for home boarders operating from a residential address — the record is kept without a location and never geolocated by inference. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Refreshed 1 August 2026.
• Operators' own public websites — The licensed businesses themselves. Factual metadata — description, opening hours, contact details and advertised services — extracted from each operator's own public website. robots.txt is checked and obeyed before every fetch, requests are rate-limited to one per host per run, and every field links back to the page it came from with the date we last checked. Claims operators make about themselves are not verified by us. Licence: Summarised, not reproduced. Refreshed 1 August 2026.
• Postcode geography — Office for National Statistics / Ordnance Survey, via postcodes.io. Postcodes already published in council registers are resolved to a parish or ward and coordinates. Only postcodes the council itself published are looked up. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Refreshed 1 August 2026.
• Companies House and the ICO register of fee payers — Companies House / Information Commissioner's Office. Matched by registered trading name and corroborated against the operator's published location. Only matches meeting both tests are published; near-misses are held for manual review and never presented as fact, because a company with a similar name is not evidence that it is the same business. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (Companies House); ICO register is published for public inspection. Refreshed 1 August 2026.
• Licence details are republished from the Mid Suffolk District Council public register under the Open Government Licence.
• Companies House and ICO entries are matched by trading name and corroborated by location; unconfirmed matches are not published.