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Optare PLC

UK company 06481690, incorporated on 23 January 2008.

Optare

Advanced and reliable passenger vehicles, designed for a global market.

Company number

06481690

Incorporated

23 Jan 2008

Companies House status

Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated

23 January 2008

Company number 06481690

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Legal name

OPTARE PLC

Company type

PLC

Region

Unknown

Registered address

Unknown

Insolvency history

Corporate ownership

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Company Active PLC

Optare PLC

CRN 06481690

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Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

2 events

03 Sep

2026

Capital Allotment Shares

Capital

SH01 | Transaction MzU0MjMzNTExOWFkaXF6a2N4

Published 03 Sep 2026 08:31

23 Jan

2008

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

2 awards

First funded

2009

Funded years

2009, 2010

Age at first award

1 years

Projects

2010 Collaborative R&D

FLYBUS -Flywheel Based Mechanical Hybrid System for Bus & Commercial Vehicle Applications including Retrofit Programme

1 Jan 2010 to 31 May 2011

Awarded

£42,279

Total cost £84,558

Part-funded by the UK’s Technology Strategy Board as part of its Low Carbon Vehicles initiative, the Flybus consortium has brought together engineers from bus maker Optare, engineering consultancy Ricardo and traction drive technology specialist Torotrak. Automatic transmission supplier Allison Transmission Inc is also participating in the project on a se...

2009 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

High Efficiency Auxiliary Power Generation and Management (HEAPGAM)

1 Nov 2009 to 31 Oct 2012

Awarded

£160,564

Total cost £413,031

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Product types

Collaborative R&D