HUTCHINSON (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2.7M
+32.6% vs 2023
Employees
6
-14.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£679K
-15.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £602,000 | £681,000 | +13.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£363,000 | -£398,000 | -9.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£589,000 | -£679,000 | -15.3% | |
| Net profit | £448,000 | -£566,000 | -226.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,394,000 | -£2,323,000 | -66.6% | |
| Net assets | -£4,055,000 | -£2,734,000 | +32.6% | |
| Equity | -£4,055,000 | -£2,734,000 | +32.6% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 6 | -14.3% | |
| Wages | £348,000 | £337,000 | -3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -60.3% | -58.4% | |
| Net margin | 74.4% | -83.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.34x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | -1.61x | -1.42x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HUTCHINSON (U.K.) LIMITED 1993-02-12 → present
- RUSSELLS RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED 1913-02-03 → 1993-02-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Although the company generates enough cash to fund its operational activities, the net liability also includes balance owed to group of £3.041M. The directors have received a letter of support from the parent, confirming that it will provide financial support to the Company if needed for a period to 31st December 2027, in order to allow the Company to continue to operate as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 13 June 2024, the TotalEnergies UK Pension plan implemented an additional buy-in with the Pension Insurance Corporation in respect of all remaining plan members.”
- “In June 2024, TotalEnergies Pension Trustee UK Ltd signed an additional 'buy-in' contract with the Pension Insurance Corporation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROPARS, Guillaume Paul Claude | Director | 2026-01-08 | Jan 1963 | French |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEALES, Martine Fernande Catherine | Secretary | 1993-11-09 | 2015-07-01 |
| HALL, John Edward | Secretary | — | 1993-08-06 |
| WOODHOUSE, Dylan James | Secretary | 2015-07-01 | 2019-02-04 |
| ANTOLIN, Eric | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| BAYLISS, Christopher | Director | 1995-01-02 | 2000-05-31 |
| BIEHL, Arno | Director | 1994-07-19 | 1997-03-28 |
| BLY, Michael Harold | Director | — | 1993-01-28 |
| BONNET, Dominique | Director | 1993-01-28 | 2008-11-03 |
| CADET, Andre Emile Etienne | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2011-01-01 |
| DODMAN, Alan Victor | Director | — | 1991-07-12 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, Robert William | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2006-11-30 |
| FARRANT, Bryan Terrence | Director | — | 1995-08-31 |
| FORTIN, Jean | Director | 1994-07-19 | 1997-03-28 |
| GUITOU, Stephane Simon Louis | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-01-07 |
| HALL, John Edward | Director | — | 1993-08-06 |
| HONEY, Maurice Charles | Director | — | 1991-07-12 |
| KIEFFER, Isabelle | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2020-07-31 |
| MARQUAIRE, Marc | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| MILLER, Royston | Director | — | 1991-08-30 |
| MONNIER, Flavien | Director | 1993-01-28 | 2001-03-31 |
| MORRIS, William Peter | Director | — | 1993-09-17 |
| PACE-BONELLO, Mark | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-09-27 |
| PICARD, Patrick | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2003-02-14 |
| ROUYRRE, Patrick | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2006-01-16 |
| SCOTTO, Roderick | Director | 2019-03-20 | 2022-06-30 |
| SHAW, Clive Michael | Director | — | 1993-01-28 |
| SMYTH, David | Director | 1991-12-01 | 1993-10-05 |
| SOUCHET, Christine Fernande Clotilde | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| VAZ, Arnaud Marie | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2013-03-31 |
| WARD, Andrew Leslie | Director | — | 1994-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-18 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.