COBAL (CRANES) LTD

Company summary

Company number: 01261011
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 1 June 197650 years
Registered office: 8 Roman Ridge Road, Sheffield, S9 1GB, England
Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Confirmation statement due: 13 July 2027
Active officers: 2
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
8 Roman Ridge Road, Sheffield, S9 1GB, England
Nature of business
Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
Previous company names
HIDES INVESTMENTS LIMITED
COBAL (CRANES) LTD.
COBAL (ENGINEERING) LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
SIMPSON, Jordan Derrick ACTIVE	Director	21 Nov 2019		England	December 1979	8, Roman Ridge Road, Sheffield, S9 1GB, England
SOWERBY, Derek Thomas ACTIVE	Director	06 Oct 2009		United Kingdom	June 1961	8, Roman Ridge Road, Sheffield, S9 1GB, England
HARTLEY, Andrew James RESIGNED	Secretary	14 Jul 1995	26 Jan 1996			Princess House 122 Queen Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2DW
HIDES, Jayne RESIGNED	Secretary	19 Nov 2002	21 Nov 2019			Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR, United Kingdom
HIDES, Jeanette Roberta RESIGNED	Secretary	26 Jan 1996	19 Nov 2002			Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggat, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF
HIDES, Jeanette Roberta RESIGNED	Secretary		14 Jul 1995			Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggat, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF
MURPHY, Kay Elizabeth Anne RESIGNED	Secretary	21 Nov 2019	22 Apr 2020			Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR
BENNETT, David RESIGNED	Director	11 Apr 2000	08 Oct 2001		June 1945	9 Saint Matthias Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 2SG
HIDES, Colin Peter RESIGNED	Director		10 Jun 1995		December 1939	Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggart, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF
HIDES, Jayne RESIGNED	Director	19 Nov 2002	21 Nov 2019	England	June 1968	Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR, United Kingdom
HIDES, Jeanette Roberta RESIGNED	Director		19 Nov 2002		May 1938	Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggat, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF
HIDES, Steven Colin RESIGNED	Director	26 Jan 1995	21 Nov 2019	England	January 1966	Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR, United Kingdom
MURPHY, Dominic RESIGNED	Director	11 Apr 2000	04 Sep 2009	United Kingdom	November 1963	Rose Cottage 5 High Lane, Ridgeway, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3XF
MURPHY, Ivan Dominic RESIGNED	Director	21 Nov 2019	12 Aug 2025	United Kingdom	November 1963	Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR

SIMPSON, Jordan Derrick ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1979
Address: 8, Roman Ridge Road, Sheffield, S9 1GB, England

SOWERBY, Derek Thomas ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Oct 2009
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1961
Address: 8, Roman Ridge Road, Sheffield, S9 1GB, England

HARTLEY, Andrew James RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 14 Jul 1995
Resigned on: 26 Jan 1996
Address: Princess House 122 Queen Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2DW

HIDES, Jayne RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 19 Nov 2002
Resigned on: 21 Nov 2019
Address: Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR, United Kingdom

HIDES, Jeanette Roberta RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 26 Jan 1996
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2002
Address: Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggat, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF

HIDES, Jeanette Roberta RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 14 Jul 1995
Address: Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggat, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF

MURPHY, Kay Elizabeth Anne RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 21 Nov 2019
Resigned on: 22 Apr 2020
Address: Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR

BENNETT, David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Apr 2000
Resigned on: 08 Oct 2001
Date of birth: June 1945
Address: 9 Saint Matthias Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 2SG

HIDES, Colin Peter RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 10 Jun 1995
Date of birth: December 1939
Address: Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggart, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF

HIDES, Jayne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Nov 2002
Resigned on: 21 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1968
Address: Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR, United Kingdom

HIDES, Jeanette Roberta RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2002
Date of birth: May 1938
Address: Roughlands Moorland Lane, Froggat, Sheffield, S Yorks, S30 1ZF

HIDES, Steven Colin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jan 1995
Resigned on: 21 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1966
Address: Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR, United Kingdom

MURPHY, Dominic RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Apr 2000
Resigned on: 04 Sep 2009
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1963
Address: Rose Cottage 5 High Lane, Ridgeway, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3XF

MURPHY, Ivan Dominic RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Nov 2019
Resigned on: 12 Aug 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1963
Address: Cobal, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2XR

Filing history

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Charges

Created	Status	Filings
28 Feb 2022	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
29 Aug 1997	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
29 Nov 1995	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)

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