OPTARE PLC
Company number 06481690 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Optare PLC presents as a structurally compliant, actively trading manufacturer whose financial health is provisionally graded C+ pending sight of its actual financial statements. Its clean filing record and the backing of the Ashok Leyland/Hinduja Group provide strong life support, but a minimal board, a recent director resignation, an anomalous £130 share capital figure, and a complex offshore ownership chain create opacity that prevents a clean bill of health. Stakeholders should obtain the full 2026 accounts and seek parent guarantees before making significant credit or investment commitments.
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
- 130 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-22
- Next due by
- 2027-06-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 29100 Manufacture of motor vehicles
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 3 current · 29 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by HINDUJA AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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JAMESSTAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED Dissolved
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
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DARWEN HOLDINGS PLC | 2008-07-14 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LOWER PHILIPS ROAD, WHITEBIRK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 5UD | 2012-01-27 |
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.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2012-02-07
- Where
- South Yorkshire (1), North Yorkshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYK594688 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2012-02-07 | — |
| NYK387521 | North Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2011-06-03 | — |
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