HOPE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Company number 00734492 · Active · Ascot SL5 7HP
HOPE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00734492) incorporated on 5 September 1962, registered in Ascot. Its registered activity is manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles (SIC 29320). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £1.18m and cash of £434k, with 31 employees on average. Net assets rose 27% on the prior period (£927k).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,391 comparable companies in the UK (median £313, upper quartile £43k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 5 September 1962
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2026 — 18 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 19 September 2027 — in 336 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 29320
- Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
- SIC 30990
- Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Small
- Size band
- Small (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2024
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £1.18m | £434k | £587k | £639k | — | — | 31 |
| 31 December 2023 | £927k | £307k | £421k | £457k | — | — | 28 |
- Current ratio
- 2.28 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £14k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 78/100 (grade B)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £1,178,752 at 2024-12-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +27.2% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 2.28
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £433,891
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1962-09-05 (64 years)
- -10 Accounts overdue — Due 2026-09-30
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Mr John Christopher Hope — owns 75–100% of shares · since 20 July 2021
- Mr Frederick John Charles Hope — owns 75–100% of shares · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 29 March 2020
- Mr Frederick John Charles Hope — owns 75–100% of shares · since 3 March 2021 · ceased 20 July 2021
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Reminders for HOPE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.