R. Hope Electrical Limited
ActiveLiveR. Hope Electrical Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 01 Nov 1973 (52 years ago), with its registered office in Co Durham, North East. The company operates in Retail & wholesale.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
First accounts were due 30 Jul 1999 and are not on the register — about 27 years 3 months late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in North East.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (103 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 37 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1North East is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 17,597 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.7%).
- 3Around 1,535 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 37% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 55/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhead & Brown Limited 00350544 · SIC 4531 | 13 Mar 1939 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Roy Austick Electrical & Civil Engineering Contractors Limited 00929831 · SIC 4521 | 01 Apr 1968 | North East | Active | 100 |
| J.R. Bell (Electrical Contractors) Limited 01539196 · SIC 4531 | 15 Jan 1981 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Stephenson Electrical Services (North East) Limited 03551624 · SIC 4531 | 23 Apr 1998 | North East | Active | 100 |
| 01355726 Limited 01355726 · SIC 4531 | 03 Mar 1978 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Flow Part Limited SC018583 · SIC 4531 | 19 Jun 1935 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Argonaught Network Technologies Limited 03983552 · SIC 4531 | 28 Apr 2000 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Cedar Electrical Limited 00959175 · SIC 4531 | 30 Jul 1969 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Watchlamp Limited 00975634 · SIC 4521 | 25 Mar 1970 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| 02511554 Limited 02511554 · SIC 4531 | 07 Jun 1990 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| M.R.G. (U.K.) Limited 02110487 · SIC 4531 | 13 Mar 1987 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Watson Norie Limited 00166962 · SIC 4531 | 30 Apr 1920 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| D.Howorth & Son Limited 00513745 · SIC 4531 | 29 Nov 1952 | North West | Active | 100 |
| G.T. Ranby (Nottingham) Limited 00486995 · SIC 4531 | 04 Oct 1950 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| A. Daniels (Electrical) Limited 01085582 · SIC 4521 | 07 Dec 1972 | London | Active | 100 |
| 00457145 Limited 00457145 · SIC 4531 | 30 Jun 1948 | London | Active | 100 |
| BBS (Eden Grove) Limited 00899407 · SIC 4531 | 01 Mar 1967 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Blakend Limited SC020677 · SIC 4525 | 07 Nov 1938 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| TG Realisations Limited SC045557 · SIC 3110 | 26 Mar 1968 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| 02228038 Limited 02228038 · SIC 4521 | 08 Mar 1988 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Charles Mccrea Limited SC064033 · SIC 4531 | 07 Feb 1978 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Bell R Limited 03693531 · SIC 2852 | 11 Jan 1999 | North West | Active | 100 |
| 01225347 Limited 01225347 · SIC 4531 | 05 Sept 1975 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Aerohawk (E & I) Limited 01435792 · SIC 4531 | 09 Jul 1979 | North West | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court21 Apr 2022
- Selection of documents registered before January 198701 Jan 1987
Company details
- Company
- R. Hope Electrical Limited
- Number
- 01143083
- Registered office
- Rear 221 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 7EL
- Incorporated
- 01 Nov 1973
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4531 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 30 Jul 1999
- Confirmation statement
- —
Connected companies
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