# Lower Hope Fruit Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [03383099](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03383099)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 6 Jun 1997
- **Registered office:** LOWER HOPE, ULLINGSWICK, HEREFORD, HR1 3JF
- **Nature of business:** [01240](/sic/01240) Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits


## Previous names

- Sidnall Pigs Limited (until 21 Jul 1997)
- Lower Hope Livestock And Fruit Limited (until 22 Sep 2010)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'MALLEY, Michael | director | 1 Sep 2026 |  |
| DINES, Peter Michael | director | 17 Apr 2026 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Samuel Clive Richards | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 6 Apr 2016 | 15 Apr 2021 |
| Mr Simon David Wells | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 8 Jun 2022 |
| Mr Michael John Argyle | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 8 Jun 2022 |  |
| Mrs Sylvia Anne Richards | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 8 Jun 2022 |  |
| Mr Gregory Richard Baker | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 8 Jun 2022 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £2,898,748 | £467,737 | 69 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | £2,435,224 | £3,429 | 77 |
| 29 Feb 2024 | £2,485,614 | £4,242 | 100 |
| 28 Feb 2023 | £2,873,012 | £13,243 | 72 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £1,560,508 | £21,589 | 90 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £360,590 | £21,865 | 80 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £149,692 | £43,584 | 64 |
| 31 Mar 2019 | £87,487 | £6,696 | 65 |
| 31 Mar 2018 | £209,997 | £56,049 | 79 |
| 31 Mar 2017 | £368,817 | £1,994 | 79 |





## Directors' other companies

- [DINES, Peter Michael](/person/6852928) - director at [C7 Nameco Limited](/company/06700103)
- [DINES, Peter Michael](/person/6852928) - director at [C7 Ventures Limited](/company/14485040)
- [DINES, Peter Michael](/person/6852928) - director at [The Clive Richards Foundation](/company/02020651)
- [DINES, Peter Michael](/person/6852928) - director at [Qualeris Limited](/company/17382647)



## Companies at the same address

- [Lower Hope Farms LLP](/company/OC413499) (OC413499)
- [The Clive Richards Foundation](/company/02020651) (02020651)