COPE LTD.

Company details

Source: Companies House Free Company Data Product, 1 November 2026. View filing history, officers and PSCs on Companies House.

Summary

COPE LTD. is a pri/ltd by guar/nsc (private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) registered in the UK under company number SC186555. It was incorporated on 8 June 1998 and its current status is active.

The registered office address is COPE LTD PORT BUSINESS PARK, GREMISTA, LERWICK, SHETLAND, ZE1 0TW.

Its declared nature of business is post-secondary non-tertiary education (SIC 85410).

The next accounts are due by 30 September 2027 and the next confirmation statement by 26 June 2027.

About COPE LTD.

Company type and jurisdiction

COPE LTD. is a private company limited by guarantee. It has no shares: its members agree to pay a fixed amount, often £1, if it is wound up. This structure is typical of charities, clubs, trade bodies and social enterprises. Its company number SC186555 shows it was registered in Scotland, so its records are kept by Companies House in Edinburgh. It has been on the register for 28 years and 5 months.

What COPE LTD. does

On the public register, COPE LTD. lists its activity using the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2007): post-secondary non-tertiary education (85410). This places it in the education section of the economy. SIC codes describe what a company says it does; they are not a licence and are not checked by Companies House. See other companies with the same SIC code.

Where COPE LTD. is registered

Its registered office is in Lerwick (postcode district ZE1). The registered office is the official address for letters from Companies House, HMRC and the courts. It must be in the same UK jurisdiction where the company was registered, but it does not have to be where the business trades: many companies use their accountant's or a formation agent's address. Browse other companies in ZE1.

Accounts and filing deadlines

COPE LTD. must file its next annual accounts by 30 September 2027. The last accounts on the register were small company accounts. Its next confirmation statement, which confirms its officers, shareholders and registered office are up to date, is due by 26 June 2027. A private company that files its accounts late gets an automatic penalty of £150 if they are up to one month late, rising to £375, £750 and £1,500 after six months, and the penalty is doubled if accounts are late two years in a row. A company that does not file a confirmation statement can be struck off the register.

Charges and secured debt

COPE LTD. has 7 charges registered against it, of which 5 are still outstanding. A charge is security given to a lender, such as a mortgage over property or a debenture over all the company's assets; if the company does not repay, the lender can take those assets first. The full charge documents can be read for free on Companies House.

Before you do business with COPE LTD.

Check that the company name and number on its invoices and website match SC186555, read its latest accounts and confirmation statement, and look up its directors and people with significant control on the official register. If it charges VAT, ask for its VAT number and check it with our VAT number checker: a company number and a VAT number are different things. How to check a UK company.

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