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Ophir Finance Company Limited

ActiveTotal exemption (full) accountsProperty developersExeter
Company number
00608953
Incorporated
31 Jul 195868 years trading
Registered office
Ground Floor Centenary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7XE
Nature of business
Development of building projects; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Accounts due in
79 days
31 Dec 2026
Net assets
£4.6M▲
+4.7% on the year before
Cash at bank
£1.4M▲
At 31 Mar 2025
Employees
5
Average during the year
From the Companies House register, 1 Oct 2026

Ophir Finance Company Limited is a 68-year-old private limited company registered in Exeter, company number 00608953, one of 344 property development companies in Exeter. Its next accounts are due at Companies House on 31 December 2026, and the CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC on 31 March 2027.

Key dates

Worked out from the year end and filing history on the Companies House register.

Accounts due
31 Dec 2026
in 79 days
For the period to 31 Mar 2026
CT600 due
31 Mar 2027
in 169 days
Period 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
Corporation tax payment
1 Jan 2027
in 80 days
9 months and 1 day after the period end
Confirmation statement
14 Jan 2027
in 93 days
Last made up to 31 Dec 2025

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Finances

From each year's balance sheet filed at Companies House. Small companies do not have to publish turnover or profit, so these are balance sheet figures.

  • Net assets up £207K (+4.7%) on the year before, to £4.6M.
  • Net assets rose in 7 of 9 year-on-year comparisons on record.
  • 5 employees on average during the year.
  • Balance sheets on record for 10 years, 2016 to 2025.

Net assets by year

Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£2M£4M31 March 2016: net assets £2.4M£2.4M201631 March 2017: net assets £2.5M£2.5M201731 March 2018: net assets £2.7M£2.7M201831 March 2019: net assets £3M£3M201931 March 2020: net assets £3.2M£3.2M202031 March 2021: net assets £4.1M£4.1M202131 March 2022: net assets £4.7M£4.7M202231 March 2023: net assets £4.5M£4.5M202331 March 2024: net assets £4.4M£4.4M202431 March 2025: net assets £4.6M£4.6M2025
Net assets at each year end, 2016 to 2025£0£2M£4M31 March 2016: net assets £2.4M£2.4M'1631 March 2017: net assets £2.5M£2.5M'1731 March 2018: net assets £2.7M£2.7M'1831 March 2019: net assets £3M£3M'1931 March 2020: net assets £3.2M£3.2M'2031 March 2021: net assets £4.1M£4.1M'2131 March 2022: net assets £4.7M£4.7M'2231 March 2023: net assets £4.5M£4.5M'2331 March 2024: net assets £4.4M£4.4M'2431 March 2025: net assets £4.6M£4.6M'25
Year endNet assetsCashCurrent assetsOwed within a yearEmployees
31 Mar 2025£4.6M£1.4M£1.2M5
31 Mar 2024£4.4M£30K£1M5
31 Mar 2023£4.5M£204K£6.1M£937K5
31 Mar 2022£4.7M£736K£5M£331K5
31 Mar 2021£4.1M£1.6M£3.6M£300K5
31 Mar 2020£3.2M£290K£4.8M£479K5
31 Mar 2019£3M£1.3M£4.1M£498K5
31 Mar 2018£2.7M£230K£3.1M£552K6
31 Mar 2017£2.5M£180K£2.1M£72K7
31 Mar 2016£2.4M£220K£2.3M£61K7

Who runs and owns Ophir Finance Company Limited

From the Companies House register. Individuals are shown by initials only; the full register is on Companies House.

Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
M*** G***DirectorDec 2010
N*** G***DirectorMar 2016
M*** G***SecretaryOct 2020
5 former officers
NameRoleAppointedLeft
S*** G***SecretaryMar 2001Oct 2020
D*** S***SecretaryMar 2001
M*** S***SecretaryOct 1995Nov 1997
H*** G***DirectorOct 1995Mar 2018
S*** S***DirectorOct 1995

Person with significant control

Company · since Apr 2016
General And Finance Facilities Limited
Owns 75% or more of the shares
Holds 75% or more of the votes
Can appoint and remove directors

Charges (secured borrowing)

7 of 15 registered charges are outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets, typically for a loan, mortgage or asset finance.

LenderStatusRegistered
A private lenderOutstandingSep 2015
A private lenderOutstandingSep 2015
A private lenderOutstandingSep 2015
A private lenderOutstandingSep 2015
A private lenderOutstandingSep 2015
A private lenderOutstandingSep 2015
A private lenderOutstandingSep 2015
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015Aug 1985
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015Nov 1973
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015Nov 1973
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015Oct 1973
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015Oct 1973
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015May 1972
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015May 1972
Barclays Bank PLCSatisfied Jun 2015Nov 1963

Where Ophir Finance Company Limited is registered

Ophir Finance Company Limited's registered office on a map of the UK

The registered office is in Exeter (EX2), in the Exeter local authority area, South West. Show EX2 7XE on a map.

Other trade companies in EX2

Shared registered office

125 companies on our pages use this registered office address. An address shared this widely is usually an accountant's office or a company formation agent's service address, not where the business trades from.

What happens if Ophir Finance Company Limited files late

Companies House charges an automatic penalty the day after the deadline, and it rises the longer the accounts are late. These are the dates for this company's accounts due on 31 December 2026.

Companies HouseAccounts deliveredPenalty
Up to 1 month late1 Jan 2027 to 31 Jan 2027£150
1 to 3 months late1 Feb 2027 to 31 Mar 2027£375
3 to 6 months late1 Apr 2027 to 30 Jun 2027£750
More than 6 months lateFrom 1 Jul 2027£1,500

Penalties double if the accounts were also late the year before.

HMRC (CT600)FromPenalty
1 day late1 Apr 2027£200
3 months late30 Jun 2027another £200
6 months late30 Sep 2027HMRC estimates the tax and adds 10% of the unpaid tax
12 months late31 Mar 2028another 10% of any unpaid tax

For returns filed on or after 1 April 2026. Late three times in a row and the £200 penalties become £1,000 each.

Company details

As held on the Companies House register.

Company number
00608953
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 July 1958 (68 years ago)
Registered office
Ground Floor Centenary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7XE
Nature of business
Development of building projects (SIC 41100)
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209)
Year end
31 March (accounting reference date)
Accounts type
Total exemption (full)
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025
Last confirmation statement
31 December 2025
Charges (mortgages)
7 outstanding of 15 registered

Filing notes for property development companies

Many property development companies are single-project vehicles. Stock of land and buildings sits on the balance sheet as work in progress until sale, and a company that has finished its project may become dormant rather than close.

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Frequently asked questions

When are Ophir Finance Company Limited's accounts due?

Ophir Finance Company Limited's next accounts are due at Companies House by 31 December 2026 (in 79 days), covering the period to 31 March 2026.

When is Ophir Finance Company Limited's CT600 due?

The CT600 for the period to 31 March 2026 is due at HMRC by 31 March 2027, 12 months after the period end. The corporation tax itself is payable earlier, by 1 January 2027.

Is Ophir Finance Company Limited still trading?

Ophir Finance Company Limited is listed as active on the Companies House register as of 1 Oct 2026. Active means it has not been dissolved or entered insolvency; it does not show whether it is currently taking on work.

What does Ophir Finance Company Limited do?

Ophir Finance Company Limited is registered under Development of building projects (SIC 41100); Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209).

How old is Ophir Finance Company Limited?

Ophir Finance Company Limited was incorporated on 31 July 1958, 68 years ago.

Who runs Ophir Finance Company Limited?

Ophir Finance Company Limited has 2 active directors, the longest-serving appointed in Dec 2010. Their names and service addresses are on the Companies House register.

Who owns Ophir Finance Company Limited?

One person or company has significant control of Ophir Finance Company Limited: General And Finance Facilities Limited (owns 75% or more of the shares).

What is the penalty if Ophir Finance Company Limited files its accounts late?

Companies House charges £150 if the accounts are up to 1 month late, £375 up to 3 months, £750 up to 6 months and £1,500 after that, doubled if the previous year's accounts were also late. HMRC charges £200 for a CT600 filed a day late and another £200 at 3 months.

Official records

View Ophir Finance Company Limited on Companies House for filed documents, officers and the full history.

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Based on the Companies House register (snapshot 1 Oct 2026). Deadlines are worked out from the register and assume a standard accounting period; a change of year end or a short period moves them. This page is general information, not tax or accountancy advice.

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