Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Lower Hope, Ullingswick, Hereford, Herefordshire HR1 3JF
- Classification (SIC)
- Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits (01.24 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 08/07/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 24/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Peter Michael Dines as a director on 2026-04-17
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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
14/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 30/09/2025Due 14/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 30/09/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/09/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.90M2025
16.62%vs 20242024: £2.49M
Total Assets
£3.36M2025
11.69%vs 20242024: £3.01M
Cash in Bank
£467.74K2025
10.93K%vs 20242024: £4.24K
Total Liabilities
£462.09K2025
-11.74%vs 20242024: £523.53K
Employees
852025
+8vs 20242024: 77
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 10.93K% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +0.4% 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 | 85 | +8 |
| 2024 | 77 | -23 |
| 2023 | 100 | +28 |
| 2022 | 72 | -18 |
| 2021 | 90 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 90 in 2021 to 85 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
17Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 06/06/1997–06/06/1997 | 37379 | |
| Director | 02/07/1997–30/05/2022 | 4 | |
| Director | 06/06/1997–16/04/2021 | 34 | |
| Nominee Director | 06/06/1997–06/06/1997 | 35395 | |
| Director | 02/07/1997–Present | 7 | |
| Director | 30/05/2022–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 25/03/2026–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 28/08/2009–31/03/2016 | 9 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 10/06/2020–25/03/2026 | 5 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 06/06/1997–17/10/1997 | 0 | |
| Director | 21/09/2022–31/08/2023 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 25/03/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/09/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 17/04/2026–Present | 45 | |
| Director | 28/02/2005–28/08/2009 | 8 | |
| Director | 25/03/2026–Present | 9 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 17/10/1997–10/06/2020 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–08/06/2022 | 0 | |
| 08/06/2022–Present | 3 | |
| 08/06/2022–Present | 8 | |
| 08/06/2022–Present | 77 | |
| 06/04/2016–15/04/2021 | 34 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 2
- Since 24/04/2026
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Most recent filing
- 08/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 08/07/2026
- Officer changesLatest 24/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 08/07/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 24/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Peter Michael Dines as a director on 2026-04-17
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Lower Hope, Ullingswick, Hereford, Herefordshire HR1 3JF. Companies House classifies its business as Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits. It has been on the register for 29 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.90M and 85 employees.
LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits (01.24 - SIC 2007).
LOWER HOPE FRUIT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 06/06/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.90M, total assets of £3.36M, cash in bank of £467.74K and total liabilities of £462.09K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 08/07/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/10/2026.
Companies House lists 17 officers (7 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).