# Hope's Auction Company,limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00052362](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00052362)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 3 May 1897
- **Registered office:** HOPE'S AUCTION HOUSE, SYKE ROAD, WIGTON, CA7 9NS
- **Nature of business:** [82990](/sic/82990) Other business support service activities n.e.c.



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATE, William Wilkinson | director | 10 Jun 2022 |  |
| ILLINGWORTH, James Holgate | director | 31 May 2019 |  |
| GRAINGER, Ian | director | 18 Mar 2019 |  |
| PEARS, Kenneth William | director | 10 Dec 2018 |  |
| PEILE, John Benson | director | 1 Sep 2016 |  |
| PEILE, Michael | director | 19 Jan 2022 | 4 Sep 2026 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Holgate Illingworth | significant-influence-or-control | 31 May 2019 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Mr Ian Grainger | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 1 Apr 2019 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Mr Kenneth William Pears | significant-influence-or-control | 10 Dec 2018 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Mr John Benson Peile | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Janet Wright | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 29 Jun 2018 | 26 Apr 2023 |
| Mr Gareth Paul Benson | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 29 Jun 2018 | 31 Dec 2021 |
| Mr Ian Ritchie | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 3 Jun 2019 |
| Mr John Jeffrey Dixon | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 22 Nov 2018 |
| Mr Kenneth Stitchell | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 31 May 2017 | 29 Jun 2018 |
| Mr Steven David Allen | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 6 Apr 2016 | 20 Dec 2017 |
| Mr Keith Jarman | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 7 Nov 2017 |
| Mr Robert Edward Jackson | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 29 Jun 2017 |
| Mr Bruce Walton | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 29 Jun 2017 |
| Mr Jonathan Hope | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 29 Jun 2017 |
| Mr John Timothy Brockbank | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 29 Jun 2017 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | £4,955,601 | £113,636 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £4,584,387 | £63,120 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £3,015,012 | £15,380 | 24 |