HILL & SMITH INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
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Cash
£201k
-98.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£52m
-5.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
165
-28.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.9m
+81% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £81,696,000 | £76,722,000 | £53,492,000 | -30.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,594,000 | £8,869,000 | £5,054,000 | -43% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,305,000 | £5,463,000 | £9,889,000 | +81% | |
| Net profit | — | £4,760,000 | £9,184,000 | +92.9% | |
| Cash | £5,205,000 | £12,027,000 | £201,000 | -98.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,121,000 | £70,454,000 | £70,117,000 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £64,477,000 | £55,065,000 | £52,094,000 | -5.4% | |
| Equity | £64,477,000 | £55,065,000 | £52,094,000 | -5.4% | |
| Average employees | 261 | 232 | 165 | -28.9% | |
| Wages | £13,838,000 | £12,606,000 | £8,510,000 | -32.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,736,000 | £1,436,000 | £762,000 | -46.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £64,000 | £42,000 | £36,000 | -14.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £494,000 | £518,000 | £226,000 | -56.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 11.6% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.2% | 17.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 12.6% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.5% | 45.4% | 43.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.71x | 1.55x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 1.46x | 2.89x | 7.25x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HILL & SMITH INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 2022-11-03 → present
- HILL & SMITH LIMITED 1982-03-30 → 2022-11-03
- BIRTLEY MANUFACTURING (INDUSTRIAL) LIMITED 1976-07-26 → 1982-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due during the going concern period and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HILL & SMITH INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · parent
- Safety and Security Barriers Holdings Limited 100%
- Hardstaff Barriers Limited 100%
- Varley & Gulliver Limited 100%
- Prolectric Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 July 2025 the Company sold the trade and certain assets of its permanent steel barrier and parapet business into a standalone entity; Hill & Smith VRS Limited.”
- “On 20 May 2026, the Company sold its entire shareholding in Hill & Smith VRS Limited to a third-party for consideration of £5.25m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTERBURY, Karen Lorraine | Secretary | 2024-08-19 | — | — |
| LAMB, Francesca Martine | Director | 2022-05-01 | Mar 1991 | British |
| REED, Alan | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 1985 | British |
| TODD, David John | Director | 2019-01-11 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTWICK, David Edward | Secretary | — | 1998-09-30 |
| BURR, Christopher John | Secretary | 2004-01-30 | 2005-07-05 |
| HAYHURST, Fred | Secretary | 2007-01-04 | 2007-02-28 |
| HAYHURST, Fred | Secretary | 2006-10-27 | 2007-02-28 |
| HENDERSON, Charles Alex | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | 2024-08-19 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2015-01-01 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 2005-07-05 | 2006-10-27 |
| MOSS, Raymond Alan | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2004-01-30 |
| ADDY, John Leslie | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| AUSTWICK, David Edward | Director | 1992-02-10 | 1998-09-30 |
| BEANEY, Andrew John | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| BURR, Christopher John | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2008-03-11 |
| COOPER, Michael Alan | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| DARLINGTON, Ian | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| DEAN, Alan John | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2017-11-17 |
| DUNN, Steven Michael | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2021-11-21 |
| EVERETT, Howard Caile | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| FELLOWS, John Howard | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| FELLOWS, Michael Reginald John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| FOSTER, John Duncan | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2025-06-02 |
| GROVE, David Leslie | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2007-04-11 |
| HARRIMAN, Matthew | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2026-05-20 |
| HILL, Graham Paul | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-10-31 |
| HOPKINS, Steven John | Director | 1997-01-06 | 2001-01-01 |
| JONES, Bryan | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2003-12-31 |
| MCTAVISH, Richard | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2024-02-01 |
| MOSS, Raymond Alan | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| MUIR, Derek William | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2018-08-01 |
| PEGLER, Mark | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2018-08-01 |
| RABONE, Robert James | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-04-25 |
| SARA, Michael Edward | Director | — | 1998-06-10 |
| SIMPSON, Roger William | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| THOMAS, James | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| TONKS, Mark Andrew | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2019-02-15 |
| WILKINSON, Peter John | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2025-10-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill & Smith Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-19 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-19 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-19 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.