HOVAT LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Grafham Holdings Limited, the company manufactures paper and paperboard packaging products and provides offset and flexographic printing services for the retail and hospitality sectors.
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Cash
£229k
-21.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.9m
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
113
-4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£667k
-18.5% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £13,187,315 | £20,399,094 | £22,144,712 | +8.6% | |
| Operating profit | £921,009 | £1,026,081 | £892,114 | -13.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £781,567 | £818,164 | £666,982 | -18.5% | |
| Net profit | £597,148 | £602,780 | £511,414 | -15.2% | |
| Cash | £97,302 | £289,911 | £228,882 | -21.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,765,171 | £3,114,937 | £2,708,465 | -13% | |
| Net assets | £1,779,600 | £1,882,380 | £1,893,794 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £1,779,600 | £1,882,380 | £1,893,794 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 69 | 118 | 113 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £2,008,425 | £3,336,129 | £3,690,837 | +10.6% | |
| 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 3.0% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.3% | 32.9% | 32.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.4% | 83.9% | 83.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.05x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 6.60x | 4.93x | 3.89x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HOVAT LIMITED 1999-10-22 → present
- C I CONVERTERS LIMITED 1993-06-14 → 1999-10-22
- ARTHUR WOOLLACOTT (CONVERTERS) LIMITED 1985-03-21 → 1993-06-14
- DARENT VALLEY PRESS LIMITED 1973-11-20 → 1985-03-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The year's results continued to be affected by the full year effect of the business and assets of Triflex Productions Limited (in administration) acquired in Q1 of the previous year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAMON, Kevin John | Secretary | 2001-01-17 | — | British |
| BEAMON, Kevin John | Director | 1993-11-24 | Sep 1958 | English |
| HABERGHAM, William David Robert | Director | 2001-02-26 | Aug 1959 | English |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANN, Andrew John | Secretary | 1993-05-28 | 1994-09-30 |
| HAISELDEN, Alan William | Secretary | 1991-10-16 | 1993-05-28 |
| HARRIS, Michael James Robert | Secretary | 1999-05-17 | 2001-01-17 |
| KARA, Peter Bhupatsingh | Secretary | — | 1991-10-16 |
| MURPHY, Michael Joseph | Secretary | 1994-09-30 | 1999-05-17 |
| BARRETT, Colin Albert | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| BOYD, Stephen David | Director | 1995-07-25 | 1999-05-17 |
| CROSBY, Denis Gerald | Director | 1993-05-28 | 1995-05-31 |
| DOWLING, Christopher Bruce | Director | 1999-05-17 | 2001-09-12 |
| DUNN, Gerald | Director | 1993-09-09 | 2001-02-28 |
| FARRELL, Eamon | Director | 2025-08-07 | 2026-03-03 |
| FARRELL, Eamon | Director | 2023-06-16 | 2025-02-07 |
| FRANKLIN, Grant Roger | Director | 1993-04-23 | 2000-03-28 |
| HAISELDEN, Alan William | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| HARRIS, Michael James Robert | Director | 1999-05-17 | 2001-09-12 |
| KARA, Peter Bhupatsingh | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
| KERWOOD, Ian Leslie | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| LENNOCK, Mark William | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1994-09-06 |
| MURPHY, Michael Joseph | Director | 1998-03-19 | 1999-05-17 |
| O'BRIEN, Barry | Director | 2025-08-07 | 2026-03-06 |
| O'BRIEN, Barry | Director | 2023-06-16 | 2025-02-07 |
| OCKLESTON, Grahame Harold | Director | — | 1996-03-22 |
| PENROSE, Aubrey Liley | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| UNDERHILL, Peter John | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1995-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafham Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-06-16 | Active |
| Mr Kevin John Beamon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-16 |
| Mr William David Robert Habergham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.