HOPWELLS LTD

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Shareholders' funds

£6,229,207

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-27

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What it does

The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of food distribution.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1978-12-08
Employees
320 (2024 accounts · was 252 in 2023)
Registered office
T.I.M. Commercials, Furnace Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE7 5EP
Postcode
DE7 5EP
Capital
230,845 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-27
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-05-12
Next due by
2027-05-26
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 56290 Other food services

Officers 9 current · 9 resigned

Andrew DAWSON Director
Appointed 2024-01-01
Abigail ACTON Director
Appointed 2024-01-01
Mark BAILEY Director
Operations Director Appointed 2024-01-01
Appointed 2018-09-06
Appointed 2018-09-06

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Group structure

Controlled by T.P. HOPWELL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2023-12-27

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Public contracts won 8

£774,628,522 total awarded value where published.

Showing the 5 most recent of 8.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2024 (period to 2023-12-29) as part of the T.P. HOPWELL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED group statement — 4 years on the registry.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gender pay gap

6.5%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2024/25

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Contact details

Website
hopwells.co.uk
Phone
01543452737, 01332437100, 01226274333

Hopwells is one of the largest independent frozen food wholesalers in the UK with a reputation built on excellent service and customer care.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
T.P. HOPWELL (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED1982-10-29

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
SADLER ROAD, BROWNHILLS, STAFFS, WS8 6LZ1988-10-12

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 87 similar companies in DE

The largest employer among its local peers (320 staff).

2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1978.

No.2 of the largest other food services companies in Derby →

Competitors Derby

This company ranks 2 among other food services in Derby.

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The class of 1978

51%

of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Property in England & Wales 5 titles

Freehold
5
Most recent registration
2023-11-21
Price paid, where recorded
£2,487,000
Where
Wrekin (4), Cambridgeshire (1)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
SL122227 Wrekin Freehold 2023-11-21 £2,487,000
SL130805 Wrekin Freehold 2023-11-21
SL218405 Wrekin Freehold 2023-11-21
SL271727 Wrekin Freehold 2023-11-21
CB346841 Cambridgeshire Freehold 2013-09-17

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