HILL BISCUITS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
+13% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+20.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
345
-6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2m
-33.2% first positive since 2022
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,513,860 | £21,650,792 | £26,336,984 | £38,010,777 | £43,667,447 | £39,454,301 | -9.6% | |
| Operating profit | £918,294 | -£475,033 | -£251,184 | £2,411,135 | £3,313,279 | £2,222,373 | -32.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £854,588 | -£541,203 | -£339,109 | £2,240,270 | £3,000,014 | £2,003,291 | -33.2% | |
| Net profit | £581,698 | -£852,340 | -£199,298 | £1,841,538 | £2,956,673 | £2,285,305 | -22.7% | |
| Cash | £83,019 | £35,110 | £209,913 | £111,587 | £1,978,009 | £2,235,079 | +13% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,078,482 | £7,469,952 | £7,198,170 | £9,533,440 | £12,538,454 | £14,541,745 | +16% | |
| Net assets | £7,178,502 | £6,326,162 | £6,126,864 | £8,063,402 | £11,025,075 | £13,310,380 | +20.7% | |
| Equity | £7,178,502 | £6,326,162 | £6,126,864 | £8,063,402 | £11,025,075 | £13,310,380 | +20.7% | |
| Average employees | 322 | 278 | 252 | 338 | 367 | 345 | -6% | |
| Wages | £7,016,973 | £6,518,794 | £6,854,023 | £9,568,063 | £10,799,299 | £9,873,241 | -8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £379,723 | £352,316 | £388,590 | £274,262 | £717,351 | £398,803 | -44.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £52,736 | £230,390 | £110,653 | -52% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £138,208 | £309,850 | £309,829 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | -2.2% | -1.0% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | -3.9% | -0.8% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.4% | -6.4% | -3.5% | 25.3% | 26.4% | 15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.3% | 58.7% | 61.9% | 54.8% | 49.9% | 35.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.36x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | 14.41x | -7.18x | -2.86x | 14.11x | 10.58x | 10.14x |
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 Company 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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The results for the year ended 31 December 2025 also included a number of one-off and restructuring costs.”
- “Redundancy costs and termination payments of £387,116 and One-off essential Hygiene & Maintenance works of £243,381 were incurred in 2025.”
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 223 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 |
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.