Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- Brownlow Gear Works, Mossdown Road, Royton, Oldham OL2 6HS
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of bearings gears gearing and driving elements (28.15 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 23/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-31 with no updates
- 20/11/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 02/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-31 with no updates
- 06/11/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-08-31
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
14/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/12/2025Due 14/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.87M2025
-18.17%vs 20242024: £3.50M
Total Assets
£6.19M2025
-16.08%vs 20242024: £7.38M
Cash in Bank
£450.52K2025
-63.30%vs 20242024: £1.23M
Total Liabilities
£813.37K2025
-32.38%vs 20242024: £1.20M
Employees
352025
0vs 20242024: 35
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 16.08% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -17.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 0 |
| 2024 | 35 | -3 |
| 2023 | 38 | -2 |
| 2022 | 40 | +2 |
| 2021 | 38 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 38 in 2021 to 35 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/11/2010–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 03/12/2020–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 04/12/2002–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 08/04/2010–24/04/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/12/2002–12/10/2018 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 04/12/2002–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 31/12/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 03/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 23/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 23/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 20/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 23/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-31 with no updates
- 20/11/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 02/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-31 with no updates
- 06/11/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-08-31
- 02/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Register inspection address has been changed from C/O Davenport Hodgkiss Chartered Accountants 1a Wilton Street Oldham Greater Manchester OL9 7NZ United Kingdom to 4 Salmon Fields Business Village Royton Oldham OL2 6HT
- 02/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-31 with no updates
- 27/11/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-08-31
- 03/01/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-31 with no updates
- 03/11/2022View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-08-31
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About HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Brownlow Gear Works, Mossdown Road, Royton, Oldham OL2 6HS. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of bearings gears gearing and driving elements. It has been on the register for 46 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.87M and 35 employees.
HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of bearings gears gearing and driving elements (28.15 - SIC 2007).
HOPWOOD GEAR LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 27/05/1980.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.87M, total assets of £6.19M, cash in bank of £450.52K and total liabilities of £813.37K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 23/01/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-31 with no updates, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/01/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (4 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.