HOPE'S AUCTION COMPANY,LIMITED
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Cash
£114k
+80% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5m
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£397k
-75.1% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,285,252 | £1,473,764 | £1,807,797 | +22.7% | |
| Operating profit | £307,709 | £278,557 | £452,632 | +62.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £219,793 | £1,592,743 | £396,972 | -75.1% | |
| Net profit | £219,793 | £1,592,743 | £396,972 | -75.1% | |
| Cash | £15,380 | £63,120 | £113,636 | +80% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,499,668 | £4,996,884 | £5,319,138 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,015,012 | £4,584,387 | £4,955,601 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £3,015,012 | £4,584,387 | £4,955,601 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 23 | 24 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £451,208 | £492,084 | £522,429 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £23,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 | +11.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.9% | 18.9% | 25.0% | |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 108.1% | 22.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 5.6% | 8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.8% | 30.3% | 33.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.18x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 3.50x | 2.67x | 4.80x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saint & Co.
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Board is confident that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. For this reason, we continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “on the 25 October 2024 we received the formal planning permissions for the 18 acres next to the mart. This land has tentatively been marketed but with no firm takers yet. The Board have recently put a renewed focus around this site and plan to commit to move the venture to the next phase by undertaking some enabling work to satisfy the planning conditions prior to having a revitalised campaign to find suitable potential clients.”
- “The Drainwise depot continues to be a valuable addition to Hopes site, with the Carrs Billington depot having recently being extended to cope with their growing aspirations.”
- “For the first time in the company's history a written strategic plan has been developed for the financial year ending 31 March 2027, including specific financial targets for each part of the business underpinned by key action points to be focussed upon during the year.”
- “It was deemed the introduction of a Managing Director role would be an effective solution. William Gate, who was previously a Board member has recently taken up this role on a part time basis and will be the conduit between the Board and the Senior management team.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUTHWAITE, Rozanna Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-07-29 | — | — |
| GATE, William Wilkinson | Director | 2022-06-10 | Oct 1976 | British |
| GRAINGER, Ian | Director | 2019-03-18 | Dec 1960 | British |
| ILLINGWORTH, James Holgate | Director | 2019-05-31 | Jul 1963 | British |
| PEARS, Kenneth William | Director | 2018-12-10 | Mar 1960 | British |
| PEILE, John Benson | Director | 2016-09-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| PEILE, Michael | Director | 2022-01-19 | Nov 1984 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENSON, Gareth Paul | Secretary | 2015-02-06 | 2016-01-23 |
| FOSTER, Dawn | Secretary | 2012-10-06 | 2014-09-04 |
| GRAHAM, Iain | Secretary | 2000-04-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| HAYTON, Lawrence | Secretary | — | 2000-04-01 |
| ROBERTSON, Stuart | Secretary | 2014-09-05 | 2015-02-06 |
| WHITFIELD, Barbara Christine | Secretary | 2016-01-23 | 2020-07-29 |
| ALLEN, Steven David | Director | 2017-01-22 | 2017-12-20 |
| ALLEN, Steven David | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2016-12-05 |
| BENSON, Gareth Paul | Director | 2018-05-02 | 2022-01-20 |
| BENSON, Joseph | Director | — | 1993-05-27 |
| BROCKBANK, John Timothy | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2016-11-29 |
| DIXON, John Jeffrey | Director | — | 2018-11-22 |
| DIXON, John | Director | — | 2011-06-22 |
| HARRISON, David Alan | Director | 1993-11-23 | 2014-03-28 |
| HESLOP, Isaac James | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2011-10-31 |
| HOPE, Jonathan | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2016-12-08 |
| JACKSON, Robert Edward | Director | 2004-08-17 | 2016-12-06 |
| JARMAN, Keith | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2017-11-07 |
| KILPATRICK, James | Director | — | 1992-10-23 |
| RITCHIE, Ian | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2019-06-03 |
| ROBERTSON, Stuart | Director | — | 2015-04-10 |
| STITCHELL, Kenneth | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2018-05-29 |
| STITCHELL, Kenneth William | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2017-12-20 |
| STOCKDALE, James | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| TINNISWOOD, Richard David | Director | — | 2002-07-01 |
| WALTON, Bruce | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| WILSON, James Taylor | Director | — | 2015-11-09 |
| WRIGHT, Elizabeth Janet | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2023-04-26 |
| WRIGHT, William Andrew | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2005-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Holgate Illingworth | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-05-31 | Ceased 2024-07-01 |
| Mr Ian Grainger | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2024-07-01 |
| Mr Kenneth William Pears | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-10 | Ceased 2024-07-01 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Janet Wright | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-06-29 | Ceased 2023-04-26 |
| Mr Gareth Paul Benson | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-06-29 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
| Mr Kenneth Stitchell | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-05-31 | Ceased 2018-06-29 |
| Mr John Benson Peile | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-01 |
| Mr Ian Ritchie | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-03 |
| Mr John Jeffrey Dixon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-22 |
| Mr Steven David Allen | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-20 |
| Mr Keith Jarman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-07 |
| Mr Bruce Walton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-29 |
| Mr Robert Edward Jackson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-29 |
| Mr John Timothy Brockbank | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-29 |
| Mr Jonathan Hope | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-07 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease with charge number | |
| 2024-06-25 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.