Hope Technology (IPCO) Limited

Reference number: 810266

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When hopetech.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01282 851400 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BB18 5PX
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Hope Trading name
  • Hope Tech Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
02658410
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 October 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of sports goods (SIC 32300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Lindley Pate Director Oct 1963 28 Jun 2022 None
Alan John Weatherill Director May 1969 28 Jun 2022 None
Ian Christopher Weatherill Director May 1962 Not published 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.88m

−13% from £2.16m

Net assets

£8.23m

+23% from £6.67m

Cash at bank

£2.91m

+38% from £2.11m

Owed within a year

£3.07m

−41% from £5.22m

The accounts for the year to 30 April 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £22.4m, for the year to 30 April 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02658410. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Hope Technology (IPCO)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (11)

2018

20 July 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

29 October 2016

  • Hope Technology Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1991

29 October 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hope Technology (IPCO) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hope Technology (IPCO) Limited (FRN 810266) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2018 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hope Technology (IPCO)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01282 851400 and the website hopetech.com for Hope Technology (IPCO). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hope Technology (IPCO) a scam or clone?
Hope Technology (IPCO) is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Hope Technology (IPCO)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hope Technology (IPCO) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hope Technology (IPCO) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hope Technology (IPCO)?
Hope Technology (IPCO) is owned by Hope Technology Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 October 2016.
Who runs Hope Technology (IPCO)?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Hope Technology (IPCO): David Lindley Pate, Alan John Weatherill and Ian Christopher Weatherill.
How long has Hope Technology (IPCO) been in business?
The company was formed on 29 October 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2018.
What do Hope Technology (IPCO)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show profit before tax of £1.88m (−13% from £2.16m) and net assets of £8.23m (+23% from £6.67m).
Does Hope Technology (IPCO) use any other names?
It trades as Hope and Hope Tech.

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