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Hope's Auction Company,Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 28

  1. Gareth Paul Benson 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Elizabeth Janet Wright 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Kenneth Stitchell 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Kenneth William Stitchell 2017-2017 Director View profile
  5. Steven David Allen 2017-2017 Director View profile
  6. Ian Ritchie 2015-2019 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Hope 2010-2016 Director View profile
  8. Keith Jarman 2010-2017 Director View profile
  9. John Timothy Brockbank 2005-2016 Director View profile
  10. Robert Edward Jackson 2004-2016 Director View profile
  11. Bruce Walton 2000-2017 Director View profile
  12. William Andrew Wright 2000-2005 Director View profile
  13. Isaac James Heslop 1995-2011 Director View profile
  14. David Alan Harrison 1993-2014 Director View profile
  15. James Stockdale 1994 Director View profile
  16. Richard David Tinniswood 2002 Director View profile
  17. Stuart Robertson 2015 Director View profile
  18. John Jeffrey Dixon 2018 Director View profile
  19. James Kilpatrick 1992 Director View profile
  20. John Dixon 2011 Director View profile
  21. Joseph Benson 1993 Director View profile
  22. James Taylor Wilson 2015 Director View profile
  23. Barbara Christine Whitfield 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  24. Gareth Paul Benson 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  25. Stuart Robertson 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  26. Dawn Foster 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  27. Iain Graham 2000-2012 Secretary View profile
  28. Lawrence Hayton 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/05/1897

Ownership

Owned by (13) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Bruce Walton ceased 2017-06-29
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Jeffrey Dixon ceased 2018-11-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Keith Jarman ceased 2017-11-07
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Timothy Brockbank ceased 2017-06-29
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Ian Ritchie ceased 2019-06-03
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jonathan Hope ceased 2017-06-29
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Steven David Allen ceased 2017-12-20
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kenneth Stitchell ceased 2018-06-29
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-05-31
  • Gareth Paul Benson ceased 2021-12-31
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-06-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Elizabeth Janet Wright ceased 2023-04-26
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-06-29
  • Kenneth William Pears ceased 2024-07-01
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-10
  • Ian Grainger ceased 2024-07-01
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • James Holgate Illingworth ceased 2024-07-01
    significant influence · notified 2019-05-31
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Hope's Auction Company,Limited is controlled by Bruce Walton
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bruce Walton.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£4,955,601
Total assets
£5,319,138
Cash
£113,636
Employees
0.24
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£396,972

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reported£4,955,601
2026-03-31Not reported£4,955,601
2025-03-31Not reported£4,584,387

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £22,209 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £22,209 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £3,0942024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,2172024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £3,9692023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £2,1722023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £4,8862022-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

5.8y median 7.1y
average tenure
9.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Agriculture 2Dormant 2Construction 1Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00052362
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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