HOTEL CHOCOLAT LIMITED
Is HOTEL CHOCOLAT LIMITED safe to trade with?
Looks safe to trade with
Hotel Chocolat Limited has a clean, established public record, active, accounts filed on time, and no insolvency or director red flags. Standard trade terms look reasonable, though always confirm bank details independently before paying.
Standard terms look reasonable (e.g. 30-day invoice). Still verify their bank details independently before your first payment.
If you invoice Hotel Chocolat Limited on normal 30-day terms, the public record gives no reason to expect a problem. Keep the usual safeguard, confirm their bank details on a number you find yourself, not one on the invoice.
In their favour
- Company is active on the register
- 33 years trading, a long track record
- Accounts filed up to date
Why this score
| 33 years trading | +15 |
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| Safety score | 80 / 100 |
The record
| Status | active |
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| Type | Private limited company |
| Incorporated | 1993-04-01 (33 yrs) |
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Registered office | Mint House, Newark Close, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5HL |
| Accounts | Filed up to date · Audit-exempt (subsidiary) · next due Sept 2026 |
| Last filing | 2026-04-22 |
| Filing track record | has sometimes filed late (16 sets of accounts filed) |
| Confirmation statement | Last confirmed Mar 2026 |
| Directors | 4 active, 17 resigned |
| Nature of business | Food manufacturing (SIC 10821) |
People behind the company
Hotel Chocolat Limited is owned by Hotel Chocolat Group Ltd (75-100%), so it sits inside a larger group, check the parent too.
- active HOTEL CHOCOLAT GROUP LIMITED
- active APPLEHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active GINGERHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- active HOTC LTD
- active LIMEHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active CRISPINHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active HOTEL CHOCOLAT STORES LIMITED
- active HOTEL CHOCOLAT EU RETAIL LIMITED
- active BRAEBURNHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active THE CHOCOLATE TASTING CLUB LIMITED
- active LEMONHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active HOTEL CHOCOLAT RETAIL LTD
- active HAZELNUTHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- dissolved PEANUTHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- dissolved HOTEL CHOCOLAT DK LTD
- dissolved COLANUTHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- dissolved PEACHHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- dissolved PAPAYAHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- dissolved RABOT 1745 LIMITED
- dissolved HOTEL CHOCOLAT EUROPE LTD
- dissolved HOTEL CHOCOLAT CORPORATE LTD
- dissolved BRAMLEYHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- dissolved MACADAMIAHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- dissolved HOTEL CHOCOLAT UK HOLDINGS LTD
- dissolved MELONHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- dissolved ORANGEHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- dissolved PLUMHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- dissolved SATSUMAHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active THE CHOCOLATE TASTING CLUB LIMITED
- active LEMONHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active LIMEHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active HOTEL CHOCOLAT STORES LIMITED
- active HOTEL CHOCOLAT RETAIL LTD
- active HAZELNUTHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active APPLEHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active HOTC LTD
- active HOTEL CHOCOLAT EU RETAIL LIMITED
- active GINGERHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
- active CRISPINHILL PROPERTIES LTD
- active BRAEBURNHILL PROPERTIES LTD
Previous names
- CHOCEXPRESS LIMITED (until May 2003)
Registered address
| Companies at this address | 58 (looks like a genuine trading address) |
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Recent filings
| Apr 2026 | Director resigned |
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| Apr 2026 | Director appointed |
| Mar 2026 | Confirmation statement filed |
| Mar 2026 | Director appointed |
| Oct 2025 | Accounts filed |
| Oct 2025 | Legacy |
| Oct 2025 | Legacy |
| Oct 2025 | Legacy |
Report reference TC-20260708-02805730 · generated 8 Jul 2026, 19:42 BST · a dated record of your due diligence.
Sources: Companies House. Data under the Open Government Licence. Guidance only, not a credit reference or financial advice.