HOGANAS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED
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Cash
£571K
+2,755% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.4M
+26.1% vs 2024
Employees
27
-6.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+46.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-04.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,698,000 | £20,902,000 | £24,583,000 | +17.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,725,000 | £1,305,000 | £2,220,000 | +70.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,796,000 | £1,518,000 | £2,225,000 | +46.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,438,000 | £1,404,000 | £1,947,000 | +38.7% | |
| Cash | £510,000 | £20,000 | £571,000 | +2,755% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,244,000 | £8,900,000 | £10,556,000 | +18.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,550,000 | £7,454,000 | £9,401,000 | +26.1% | |
| Equity | £10,550,000 | £7,454,000 | £9,401,000 | +26.1% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 29 | 27 | -6.9% | |
| Wages | £1,134,000 | £1,202,000 | £1,216,000 | +1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £54,000 | £89,000 | +64.8% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 6.2% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 6.7% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 14.7% | 21.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 41.0% | 34.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.76x | 2.38x | 2.95x | |
| Interest cover | 27.38x | 15.91x | 28.83x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reviewed the company's ability to continue as a going concern and have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMICHAEL, Robin | Secretary | 2009-10-23 | — | — |
| CARMICHAEL, Robin | Director | 2024-05-22 | Jan 1967 | British |
| MURALIDHARAN, Sunil | Director | 2024-05-22 | Oct 1974 | Indian |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDEN, Richard Howard Kenneth | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| LUNDAHL, Jan | Secretary | — | 2002-01-01 |
| TESSARO, Marco Michele Virgilio | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2009-10-22 |
| ALLEN, Adrian Cooper | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2018-01-31 |
| BELCHER, Frederick Sidney | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| BOISOT, Pierre Emile Marie, Dr | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2003-08-05 |
| CARLESON, Mikael Leif Gosta | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2009-10-12 |
| EMILSON, Fredrik Gunnar | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2012-05-31 |
| ENGDAHL, Per Stefan Ebbe | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2015-11-26 |
| ENGDAHL, Per Stefan Ebbe | Director | 2002-05-16 | 2005-12-01 |
| ERIKSSON, Olof Magnus | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2026-04-14 |
| HARLOW, Keven Sydney | Director | 1999-04-30 | 2006-12-31 |
| HJERTH, Roger | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2005-11-16 |
| KVIST, Sten Ake | Director | — | 2002-05-15 |
| LAGERLOF, Per Gunnar Michael | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2008-05-15 |
| LANG, Nicklas Sven Magnus | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2022-05-31 |
| LUNDAHL, Jan | Director | — | 2005-12-01 |
| PAUES, Staffan Johan Tedodor | Director | 2004-01-28 | 2005-02-01 |
| RASNEUR, Vincent Luc | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2024-03-18 |
| SODERHJELM, Hans Sten Gustaf | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2009-05-12 |
| TESSARO, Marco Michele Virgilio | Director | 2004-01-28 | 2010-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Linden Urnes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Wallenburg Foundation | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.