HILL BISCUITS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-18 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+1,672.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+36.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
367
+8.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+33.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £23,513,860 | — | £21,650,792 | — | £26,336,984 | — | £38,010,777 | £43,667,447 | |
| Operating profit | — | £918,294 | — | -£475,033 | — | -£251,184 | — | £2,411,135 | £3,313,279 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £854,588 | — | -£541,203 | — | -£339,109 | — | £2,240,270 | £3,000,014 | |
| Net profit | — | £581,698 | — | -£852,340 | — | -£199,298 | — | £1,841,538 | £2,956,673 | |
| Cash | — | £83,019 | — | £35,110 | — | £209,913 | — | £111,587 | £1,978,009 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,078,482 | — | £7,469,952 | — | £7,198,170 | — | £9,533,440 | £12,538,454 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,178,502 | — | £6,326,162 | — | £6,126,864 | — | £8,063,402 | £11,025,075 | |
| Equity | £6,596,804 | £7,178,502 | £7,178,502 | £6,326,162 | £6,326,162 | £6,126,864 | £6,126,864 | £8,063,402 | £11,025,075 | |
| Average employees | — | 322 | — | 278 | — | 252 | — | 338 | 367 | |
| Wages | — | £7,016,973 | — | £6,518,794 | — | £6,854,023 | — | £9,568,063 | £10,799,299 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £379,723 | — | £352,316 | — | £388,590 | — | £274,262 | £717,351 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+14.9%
£38,010,777 £43,667,447
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+1,672.6%
£111,587 £1,978,009
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+36.7%
£8,063,402 £11,025,075
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+8.6%
338 367
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+37.4%
£2,411,135 £3,313,279
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+33.9%
£2,240,270 £3,000,014
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+12.9%
£9,568,063 £10,799,299
highest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.9% | — | -2.2% | — | -1.0% | — | 6.3% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.5% | — | -3.9% | — | -0.8% | — | 4.8% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.4% | — | -6.4% | — | -3.5% | — | 25.3% | 26.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.8% | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | 14.41x | — | -7.18x | — | -2.86x | — | 14.11x | 10.58x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In 2024 the business delivered progress across a range of performance metrics, with growth in production levels, sales, profitability and employee numbers which underpin the future growth aspirations of the business.”
- “The year to 31 December 2024 represented a significant change for the business with the transition of ownership into the Cerealto Group.”
- “The combined Cerealto UK business unit is striving to be the partner of choice for our combined customer base across a broad range of sweet biscuits, savoury crackers and rice cakes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURDEN, Morven Elizabeth | Director | 2024-07-30 | Jan 1991 | British |
| FONTS CAVESTANY, Juan Bosco | Director | 2024-09-10 | Dec 1962 | Spanish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENWOOD, Richard Keith | Secretary | 1997-07-17 | 1999-10-31 |
| JONES, Peter John | Secretary | — | 1997-08-01 |
| JONES-MOORE, Rebecca | Secretary | 2014-06-30 | 2017-04-12 |
| O'DONNELL, Brian Thomas | Secretary | 2000-01-04 | 2014-06-30 |
| BAMBER, Mark John | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2020-12-31 |
| BENNETT, Donald Henry | Director | — | 2011-07-01 |
| BENNETT, Paul Robert | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2017-04-12 |
| BENNETT, Robin Michael | Director | — | 2017-04-12 |
| BIRD, Frank Edward | Director | 2023-06-20 | 2024-12-19 |
| BLAKLEY, Ray | Director | — | 1996-10-17 |
| DEREK, Moore | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| FLOOD, Catherine | Director | 2021-06-14 | 2022-11-17 |
| GEORGE, Dennis | Director | 1997-08-18 | 2001-08-31 |
| GEORGE, Dennis | Director | 1996-01-22 | 1996-10-17 |
| GREENHALGH, Steven Frank | Director | 2023-03-24 | 2024-07-30 |
| GREENWOOD, Richard Keith | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1999-10-31 |
| JONES, Peter John | Director | — | 1997-08-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Glyn | Director | 1996-01-22 | 2017-04-24 |
| MCGLONE, Gordon | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| MEADOWS, Tracey | Director | 2023-10-05 | 2026-02-13 |
| O'DONNELL, Brian Thomas | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| WARD-BANNER, Brendon James | Director | 2017-05-10 | 2025-10-03 |
| WEBSTER, Charles Peter | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1997-06-06 |
| WETHERBY, Steven | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2024-04-16 |
| WORTH, Simon | Director | 2023-03-24 | 2024-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Acquisition Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-18 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.