Lower Hope Fruit Limited

Active03383099 Private limited company
Incorporated
6 June 1997 (29 years)
Previously known as
Lower Hope Livestock and Fruit Limited (until 22 September 2010)
Sidnall Pigs Limited (until 21 July 1997)
Industry
Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits (01240)
Owned by
Gregory Richard Baker
Michael John Argyle
Sylvia Anne Richards
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
West Midlands
Address
Lower Hope
Ullingswick
Hereford
HR1 3JF

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
30 September 2026

Charges

Total
5
Outstanding
4
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

O'Malley, Michael
Director · Appointed 1 September 2026
British
Born February 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 17 April 2026
British
Born May 1973 (53)
Woolf, Robert Graham
Secretary · Appointed 25 March 2026
Director · Appointed 25 March 2026
British
Born December 1959 (66)
Stout, David Edward
Director · Appointed 25 March 2026
British
Born July 1960 (66)
Director · Appointed 25 March 2026
British
Born August 1974 (52)
Woolf, Robert Graham
Director · Appointed 30 May 2022
British
Born October 1952 (74)
Director · Appointed 2 July 1997
British
Born June 1942 (84)
Officer history (10 former)
1 September 2026
Appointed O'Malley, Michael as Director
17 April 2026
Appointed Dines, Peter Michael as Director
25 March 2026
Appointed Woolf, Robert Graham as Secretary
25 March 2026
Appointed Frost, Karen Elizabeth as Director
25 March 2026
Appointed Stout, David Edward as Director
25 March 2026
Appointed Waltham, James John as Director
25 March 2026
Resigned Lower Hope Investments Ltd as Corporate Secretary
31 August 2023
Resigned Cliff, Emily Rachel as Director
21 September 2022
Appointed Cliff, Emily Rachel as Director
30 May 2022
Appointed Woolf, Robert Graham as Director
30 May 2022
Resigned Wells, Simon David Barklie as Director
16 April 2021
Resigned Richards, William Samuel Clive as Director
10 June 2020
Appointed Lower Hope Investments Ltd as Corporate Secretary
10 June 2020
Resigned Tarrakarn Limited as Corporate Secretary
31 March 2016
Resigned Henry, Peter Charles Walter as Director
28 August 2009
Resigned Lewis, Anna Jane as Director
28 August 2009
Appointed Henry, Peter Charles Walter as Director
28 February 2005
Appointed Lewis, Anna Jane as Director
17 October 1997
Appointed Tarrakarn Limited as Corporate Secretary
17 October 1997
Resigned St Mary Abchurch (Secretaries & Registrars) Ltd as Corporate Secretary
2 July 1997
Appointed Richards, Sylvia Anne as Director
2 July 1997
Appointed Wells, Simon David Barklie as Director
6 June 1997
Resigned Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
6 June 1997
Appointed Waterlow Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
6 June 1997
Resigned Waterlow Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
6 June 1997
Appointed St Mary Abchurch (Secretaries & Registrars) Ltd as Corporate Secretary
6 June 1997
Appointed Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
6 June 1997
Appointed Richards, William Samuel Clive as Director

Ownership 3 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Gregory Richard Baker
Individual · Notified 8 June 2022
Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 25–50% of voting rights (as a trust)
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Michael John Argyle
Individual · Notified 8 June 2022
Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 25–50% of voting rights (as a trust)
British
Born July 1961 (65)
Individual · Notified 8 June 2022
Owns 25–50% of shares
Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Holds 25–50% of voting rights (as a trust)
British
Born June 1942 (84)
Former controllers (2)
8 June 2022
Ceased Simon David Wells — Has significant influence or control
15 April 2021
Ceased William Samuel Clive Richards — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
£2,898,748
Cash
£467,737
Employees
85
Debt Ratio
14%
Current Ratio
3.5x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 £149,692 £360,590 £1,560,508 £2,873,012 £2,485,614 £2,435,224 £2,898,748
Balance sheet detail
2025202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£2,103,862£2,165,895£2,488,793£2,660,848£2,749,145£2,866,310£3,096,394
Current Assets£1,256,979£787,981£520,351£765,344£539,240£524,809£794,633
Debtors£552,001£527,358£232,477£441,212£234,687£176,713£327,131
Cash£467,737£3,429£4,242£13,243£21,589£21,865£43,584
Creditors (< 1 year)£357,982£440,589£424,778£439,366£1,523,162£2,414,604£2,827,964
Creditors (> 1 year)£104,111£78,063£98,752£113,814£204,715£615,925£913,371
Net Current Assets£898,997£347,392£95,573£325,978(£983,922)(£1,889,795)(£2,033,331)
Net Assets£2,898,748£2,435,224£2,485,614£2,873,012£1,560,508£360,590£149,692
Shareholder Funds£2,898,748£2,435,224£2,485,614£2,873,012£1,560,508£360,590£149,692

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
9 September 2026Appointment of a director
8 July 2026Total exemption full accounts31 December 2025
24 April 2026Appointment of a director
9 April 2026Appointment of a director
7 April 2026Appointment of a director
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