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Company · Hereford

Lower Hope Fruit Limited

Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Emily Rachel Cliff 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Peter Charles Walter Henry 2009-2016 Director View profile
  3. Anna Jane Lewis 2005-2009 Director View profile
  4. Simon David Barklie Wells 1997-2022 Director View profile
  5. William Samuel Clive Richards 1997-2021 Director View profile
  6. Lower Hope Investments LTD 2020-2026 Corporate-secretary View profile
  7. Tarrakarn Limited 1997-2020 Corporate-secretary View profile
  8. ST Mary Abchurch (Secretaries & Registrars) LTD 1997-1997 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits
Incorporated
06/06/1997
Registered office
Hereford
Previous names
Lower Hope Livestock and Fruit Limited (until 22/09/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Gregory Richard Baker
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2022-06-08
  • Michael John Argyle
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2022-06-08
  • Sylvia Anne Richards
    25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2022-06-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • William Samuel Clive Richards ceased 2021-04-15
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Lower Hope Fruit Limited is controlled by Gregory Richard Baker
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2022-06-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gregory Richard Baker.

2 other companies 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
£2,898,748
Total assets
£3,002,859
Cash
£467,737
Employees
85
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£2,898,748
2025-12-31Not reported£2,898,748

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

7 grants · £118,223 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 · £118,223 (7 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £9,1302024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £5,8212024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £11,5572023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £59,4302023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £14,5412022-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

6y median 0.3y
average tenure
29y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

1
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.

Health and social care 3Professional services 3Finance 2Agriculture 1Business services 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03383099
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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