HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£7.8m
+21.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£17m
-8.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
343
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
-144.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £291,057,000 | £301,521,000 | £315,817,000 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,062,000 | £2,913,000 | -£47,000 | -101.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,086,000 | £2,487,000 | -£1,108,000 | -144.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,982,000 | £1,825,000 | -£704,000 | -138.6% | |
| Cash | £23,804,000 | £6,433,000 | £7,791,000 | +21.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,625,000 | £22,884,000 | £21,665,000 | -5.3% | |
| Net assets | £18,340,000 | £18,544,000 | £16,951,000 | -8.6% | |
| Equity | £18,340,000 | £18,544,000 | £16,951,000 | -8.6% | |
| Average employees | 298 | 322 | 343 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £15,538,000 | £16,707,000 | £17,772,000 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £749,586 | £674,000 | £871,000 | +29.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £50,406 | £54,000 | £55,000 | +1.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £390,527 | £408,000 | £401,000 | -1.7% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 1.0% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.6% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.9% | 12.7% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.8% | 89.5% | 89.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 0.99x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 13.92x | 4.98x | -0.03x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (UK) LIMITED 2014-05-06 → present
- HM PLANT LIMITED 1993-09-08 → 2014-05-06
- B. M. PLANT LIMITED 1988-08-03 → 1993-09-08
- PLANT SALES (B M ) LIMITED 1987-11-20 → 1988-08-03
- C.H. BEAZER (PLANT SALES) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1987-11-20
- C. ITOH PLANT SALES (UK) LIMITED 1972-11-21 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the forecasts, sensitivities and available funding arrangements, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026, the Company entered into a Group Cash Management Agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) N.V. ("HCME") and Mizuho Bank Ltd. Under the arrangement, the Company participates in the Group's centralised cash pooling facility. Surplus cash balances are transferred to the Group's master account, while funding is made available to the Company as required. Intercompany balances arising from the arrangement are recorded through a current account with HCME, with interest charged or credited in accordance with the terms of the agreement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIELD, Andrew | Secretary | 2015-09-04 | — | — |
| QUARANTA, Francesco | Director | 2024-04-01 | Mar 1971 | Italian |
| ROBERTS, David Pierce | Director | 2018-04-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| SHIELD, Andrew | Director | 2023-04-18 | Dec 1980 | British |
| UCHIDA, Toshitaka | Director | 2024-04-01 | Nov 1974 | Japanese |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAINE, Andrew Jonathan | Secretary | 2004-11-12 | 2015-09-04 |
| TRUNKS, David Alan | Secretary | — | 2004-09-28 |
| AOYAMA, Koji | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2022-04-01 |
| AZUMA, Katsuya | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| BAKER, Andrew | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2018-03-28 |
| BURGER, Paulus Henricus Antonius | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2015-06-15 |
| CROZIER, Michael | Director | 1994-02-23 | 1998-01-30 |
| GEACH, Nigel | Director | 1992-11-26 | 1994-01-07 |
| HALL, Graham | Director | — | 1999-12-22 |
| HANNEY, Steven Roy | Director | 2001-04-09 | 2005-09-13 |
| HANNEY, Steven Roy | Director | 1993-03-12 | 1998-03-09 |
| HEARNE, David Andrew | Director | 1997-06-04 | 2017-01-31 |
| HIROSE, Chikara | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2016-03-04 |
| HOPKINS, David Nigel | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2005-01-18 |
| HOWARD, Stephen Francis | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2007-04-26 |
| IKEDA, Takaharu | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| JONES, John | Director | — | 2018-03-31 |
| KADOYA, Moriaki | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2016-06-30 |
| KANOMATA, Katsuhiro | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2012-07-26 |
| MELLOWES, Raymond Charles | Director | — | 1992-08-04 |
| MORI, Mitsuo | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2009-04-01 |
| RAINE, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 1994-01-26 | 2015-09-22 |
| SABEY, Andrew James | Director | 1996-08-29 | 1996-11-13 |
| SATOH, Atsushi | Director | 2020-04-23 | 2025-10-15 |
| SMITH, John Albert | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| STEWART, Donald John Macleod | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| SUE, Motomu | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2019-10-28 |
| TABEI, Mitsuhiro | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2012-07-26 |
| TRUNKS, David Alan | Director | — | 1998-01-30 |
| URATA, Shunichi | Director | 2013-12-24 | 2016-03-04 |
| VAN EIJDEN, Johannes Cornelis Jacobus, Drs Ra | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2012-05-07 |
| WARREN, Bryan James | Director | 1993-09-09 | 2007-04-26 |
| WATANABE, Toshiya | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2013-12-24 |
| YAMADA, Matsuo | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2011-03-26 |
| YAMADA, Mitsuji | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| YAMAZAWA, Makoto | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2021-04-01 |
| YOSHIDA, Hiroyuki | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2017-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-10 | Active |
| Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) N.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.