HILL BROTHERS (CHICHESTER) LIMITED
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Cash
£25k
+28.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.8m
-23.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
40
-9.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£726k
-1,077.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, the company's recent trading performance, its increased reliance on available financing, continued support from key trading counterparties and the reliance placed on achieving the forecast level of sales from the new customer represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,238,014 | £13,151,225 | £11,255,667 | £11,555,339 | £10,398,523 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | -£101,476 | £248,076 | -£169,104 | £184,454 | -£610,926 | -431.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£117,335 | £238,906 | -£279,995 | £74,295 | -£725,994 | -1,077.2% | |
| Net profit | -£74,368 | £189,499 | -£229,754 | £46,146 | -£550,125 | -1,292.1% | |
| Cash | £31,920 | £39,991 | £7,015 | £19,763 | £25,328 | +28.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,069,382 | £3,187,884 | £3,524,697 | £3,488,335 | £2,638,478 | -24.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,615,317 | £2,791,283 | £2,356,364 | £2,388,977 | £1,825,319 | -23.6% | |
| Equity | £2,615,317 | £2,791,283 | £2,356,364 | £2,388,977 | £1,825,319 | -23.6% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 40 | -9.1% | |
| Wages | £2,222,027 | £2,441,925 | £2,398,407 | £2,297,394 | £2,449,137 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £140,177 | £157,150 | £163,970 | £168,112 | £182,239 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £5,250 | £5,688 | £6,351 | +11.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.9% | 1.9% | -1.5% | 1.6% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | 1.4% | -2.0% | 0.4% | -5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.3% | 7.8% | -4.8% | 5.3% | -23.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.5% | 51.0% | 61.9% | 58.7% | 62.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.35x | 1.45x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | -6.40x | 22.63x | -1.52x | 1.67x | -5.31x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, the company's recent trading performance, its increased reliance on available financing, continued support from key trading counterparties and the reliance placed on achieving the forecast level of sales from the new customer represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the period the company purchased 672 Ordinary C shares for £13,533. These shares were then cancelled on 25/09/2025.”
- “The 2025 result was also adversely affected by crop losses following a power outage during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Kevin John | Secretary | — | — | British |
| HILL, Gregory Sebastian | Director | 2012-09-24 | May 1977 | British |
| HILL, Kevin John | Director | — | Nov 1948 | British |
| HILL, Peter Geoffrey | Director | — | Oct 1952 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kevin John Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
| Mr Peter Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
| Mrs Beatrice Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
| Mrs Sue Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2020-09-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-09-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.