OPEN ESTATES LTD
Company number 08423297 · Active · Hemel Hempstead HP1 1QQ
OPEN ESTATES LTD is an active private limited company (company number 08423297) incorporated on 28 February 2013, registered in Hemel Hempstead. Its registered activity is real estate agencies (SIC 68310). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of −£30k, with 3 employees on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets fell 188% on the prior period (£34k).
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 2,599 comparable companies in Other (median £6,214, upper quartile £66k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 28 February 2013
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026 — in 74 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 March 2027 — in 147 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 68310
- Real estate agencies
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 March 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | −£30k | — | — | £76k | — | — | 3 |
| 29 February 2024 | £34k | — | — | £96k | — | — | 4 |
- Current ratio
- 0.56 — current liabilities exceed current assets
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.
Firmoscan score: 27/100 (grade E)
- -15 Negative net assets — Net assets £-29,678 at 2025-03-31
- -8 Net assets falling — -187.6% vs prior period
- -8 Current liabilities exceed current assets — Current ratio 0.56
- +8 Established — Incorporated 2013-02-28 (14 years)
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
- Castles Property Sales (Eaton Bray) Ltd (corporate entity, England) — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 9 December 2024
- Castles Property Group (corporate entity, England) — can appoint or remove directors · since 2 September 2025
- Mr Jonathan Adam Fifer — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 9 December 2024
- Mr Simon Ivor Francis Durbridge — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 9 December 2024
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
Similar companies in the UK
Same activity (real estate agencies), closest in incorporation date.
- WILLIAM RUSK ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED — Great Haywood, inc. Feb 2013
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- ZING HOMES LIMITED — Swindon, inc. Mar 2013
- WHITLOCKS PENZANCE LIMITED — Penzance, inc. Mar 2013
- WATERSIDE PROPERTIES (BOURNEMOUTH) LIMITED — Bournemouth, inc. Mar 2013
- ADAM MARKS LTD — Market Deeping, inc. Feb 2013
Reminders for OPEN ESTATES LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.