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Optare PLC
- Incorporated
- 23 January 2008 (18 years)
- Previously known as
- Darwen Holdings PLC (until 14 July 2008)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Manufacture of motor vehicles (29100) Activities of head offices (70100)
- Directors
- Alagusundaram Periyakaruppan
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Yorkshire
- Address
- Unit B Denby WayHellabyRotherhamS66 8HR
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 5 June 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 22 May 2026
Charges
- Total
- 7
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 6
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Periyakaruppan, Alagusundaram, Mr.
Director · Appointed 21 May 2026
Indian
Born September 1970 (56)
Mukhopadhyay, Abhijit
Secretary · Appointed 30 June 2012
Director · Appointed 9 May 2011
British
Born April 1956 (70)
Officer history (27 former)
27 May 2026
Resigned Mahadevan, Gopal as Director
21 May 2026
Appointed Periyakaruppan, Alagusundaram, Mr. as Director
1 December 2022
3 November 2022
1 October 2021
27 September 2021
Resigned Harihar, Padmanabhan as Director
1 April 2021
Resigned Bhagavathula, Seshu, Dr. as Director
17 July 2020
17 July 2020
12 March 2020
Appointed Harihar, Padmanabhan as Director
9 March 2020
Resigned Saraswat, Sanjay as Director
10 February 2020
3 May 2019
Appointed Saraswat, Sanjay as Director
27 June 2017
Appointed Bhagavathula, Seshu, Dr. as Director
9 June 2017
Resigned Kathuria, Anuj as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Thyagarajan, Venkataraman as Director
19 October 2015
10 October 2014
28 July 2014
Appointed Thyagarajan, Venkataraman as Director
18 February 2014
Appointed Mahadevan, Gopal as Director
1 January 2014
Resigned Halonen, Jorma as Director
7 October 2013
Resigned Nilsson, Per Gustav as Director
7 October 2013
23 September 2013
Resigned Sridharan, Kesavan as Director
31 December 2012
30 June 2012
Appointed Mukhopadhyay, Abhijit as Secretary
30 June 2012
Resigned Phillips, Peter Brian as Secretary
9 March 2012
Appointed Sridharan, Kesavan as Director
9 March 2012
Appointed Nilsson, Per Gustav as Director
9 March 2012
Appointed Kathuria, Anuj as Director
9 March 2012
9 March 2012
Resigned Seshasayee, Ramaswami as Director
27 September 2011
Appointed Halonen, Jorma as Director
23 September 2011
6 June 2011
Appointed Phillips, Peter Brian as Secretary
6 June 2011
10 May 2011
10 May 2011
9 May 2011
9 May 2011
14 March 2011
8 December 2010
27 October 2010
Appointed Seshasayee, Ramaswami as Director
27 October 2010
29 January 2010
30 July 2009
1 June 2009
4 December 2008
9 October 2008
1 October 2008
14 July 2008
14 July 2008
14 July 2008
23 January 2008
23 January 2008
23 January 2008
23 January 2008
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 00159177
Former controllers (4)
7 April 2016
Ceased Amas Holding SPF — Owns 75–100% of shares
7 April 2016
Ceased Machen Development Corp — Owns 75–100% of shares
7 April 2016
Ceased Ashok Leyland Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
7 April 2016
Ceased Machen Holding S.A — Owns 75–100% of shares
Group structure 8 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Hinduja Tech UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Drive System Design Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Optare PLC This company Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Optare UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Switch Mobility Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Tecosim Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2026 | Statement of capital following an allotment of shares | |||
| 8 June 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 22 May 2026 | ||
| 1 June 2026 | Register inspection address has been changed | |||
| 27 May 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 26 May 2026 | Appointment of a director |
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