OPTARE PLC

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Overview

Company type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
2008-01-23
Registered office
Unit B Denby Way, Hellaby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, S66 8HR
Postcode
S66 8HR
Capital
126 GBP
Accounts category
Group
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-03-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-05-22
Next due by
2027-06-05
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 29100 Manufacture of motor vehicles
  • 70100 Activities of head offices

Officers 5 current · 25 resigned

Appointed 2026-05-21
DIRECTOR Appointed 2017-06-27
Appointed 2012-06-30
Appointed 2011-05-09
DIRECTOR Appointed 2008-01-23

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Group structure 3 subsidiaries

Controlled by HINDUJA AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

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

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-03-31) as part of the HINDUJA AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED group statement — 2 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.

Contact details

Website
optare.com

Advanced and reliable passenger vehicles, designed for a global market.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
DARWEN HOLDINGS PLC2008-07-14

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
LOWER PHILIPS ROAD, WHITEBIRK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 5UD2012-01-27

At this address

42

companies are registered at this postcode →

The class of 2008

24%

of the 245,266 companies incorporated in 2008 are still active today; 74% have since been dissolved.

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

Survival rates for every incorporation year →

Property in England & Wales 3 titles

Leasehold
3
Most recent registration
2017-11-15
Where
Greater Manchester (1), South Yorkshire (1), North Yorkshire (1)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
MAN303489 Greater Manchester Leasehold 2017-11-15
SYK594688 South Yorkshire Leasehold 2012-02-07
NYK387521 North Yorkshire Leasehold 2011-06-03

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