F.W. HIPKIN LIMITED
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Cash
£67k
-0.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.8m
+1.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
77
+10% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
+59.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £16,971,084 | £21,718,177 | £25,076,002 | £26,451,892 | £29,598,700 | £35,214,020 | +19% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,876,222 | £1,597,194 | £2,445,260 | +53.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £808,837 | £1,482,636 | £1,779,833 | £1,694,482 | £1,300,998 | £2,072,898 | +59.3% | |
| Net profit | £646,791 | £1,194,075 | £1,418,163 | £1,268,675 | £885,036 | £1,521,645 | +71.9% | |
| Cash | £56,853 | £25,005 | £92,014 | £76,586 | £67,286 | £67,235 | -0.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,145,878 | £6,477,585 | £7,782,948 | £7,586,118 | £9,522,189 | £9,456,824 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,666,027 | £5,252,053 | £6,484,482 | £6,458,851 | £6,746,670 | £6,826,992 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | £4,666,027 | £5,252,053 | £6,484,482 | £6,458,851 | £6,746,670 | £6,826,992 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 77 | +10% | |
| Wages | £1,720,764 | £1,834,280 | £2,236,035 | £2,490,250 | £2,842,945 | £3,105,073 | +9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £249,144 | £170,346 | £177,435 | £175,191 | £200,815 | £208,618 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £2,642 | £2,642 | £2,642 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £165,191 | £193,457 | £201,260 | +4% |
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 | — | — | — | 7.1% | 5.4% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 24.7% | 16.8% | 25.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.5% | 55.1% | 52.3% | 57.3% | 63.5% | 64.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.29x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 10.16x | 5.39x | 6.57x |
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
- F.W. HIPKIN LIMITED 2013-08-08 → present
- F W HIPKIN LIMITED 1937-01-01 → 2013-08-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- F.W. HIPKIN LIMITED · parent
- Xaviga Limited 100%
- Valsir Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The fair value of the company's long leasehold property was revalued on 22 May 2025 by an independent valuer.”
- “The fair value of the company's freehold property was revalued on 22 May 2025 by an independent valuer.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAFFORD-WALKER, Rebecca Sarah | Secretary | 2023-05-18 | — | — |
| CLARE, Mark James | Director | 2020-02-03 | Dec 1990 | British |
| LAFFORD-WALKER, Rebecca Sarah | Director | 2023-05-18 | Mar 1972 | British |
| LAFFORD-WALKER, Simon | Director | 2010-03-27 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPKIN, Stephen Alan | Secretary | 2003-06-17 | 2010-12-31 |
| RUTTER, Laurence | Secretary | 1997-02-26 | 2002-09-05 |
| WOOTTON, Paul Antony | Secretary | — | 1997-02-26 |
| CRAEN, Hugh Bernard | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2002-09-05 |
| HIPKIN, Barbara Joan | Director | — | 1997-02-26 |
| HIPKIN, Martin John | Director | — | 1997-02-26 |
| HIPKIN, Muriel Gertrude | Director | — | 1994-09-15 |
| HIPKIN, Stephen Alan | Director | 1997-12-29 | 2010-12-31 |
| HIPKIN, Vera Gladys | Director | — | 1996-02-04 |
| LAFFORD, Frank Dulson | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2023-12-03 |
| MILLWARD, James Bernard | Director | 2008-04-06 | 2014-03-04 |
| PHILPOT, Richard | Director | 1997-02-27 | 2008-11-21 |
| POWNCEBY, David | Director | 1997-12-29 | 2010-03-24 |
| ROLLAND, Peter | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2020-06-15 |
| RUTTER, Laurence | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2002-09-05 |
| WOOTTON, Paul Antony | Director | — | 1997-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hipkin Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.