HAWK INCENTIVES HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£194k
+15.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£59k
+9.9% vs 2024
Employees
421
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£28k
+8.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £159,939,000 | £179,136 | £200,431 | +11.9% | |
| Operating profit | £17,040,000 | £19,414 | £21,651 | +11.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £21,646,000 | £25,674 | £27,813 | +8.3% | |
| Net profit | £16,035,000 | £18,546 | £20,369 | +9.8% | |
| Cash | £143,586,000 | £168,871 | £194,487 | +15.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,579,000 | £54,123 | £59,492 | +9.9% | |
| Net assets | £35,579,000 | £54,123 | £59,492 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £35,579,000 | £54,123 | £59,492 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 410 | 425 | 421 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £23,212,000 | £23,043 | £23,833 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,414 | £1,114 | -21.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £12,000 | £41 | £27 | -34.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £599,000 | £651 | £647 | -0.6% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.8% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 10.4% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 47.9% | 35.9% | 36.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.9% | 85.3% | 84.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.16x | 1.18x |
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
- HAWK INCENTIVES HOLDINGS LIMITED 2018-05-03 → present
- THE GRASS ROOTS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2016-06-06 → 2018-05-03
- THE GRASS ROOTS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC 2016-06-06 → 2016-06-06
- THE GRASS ROOTS GROUP PLC 1987-07-10 → 2016-06-06
- THE PROMOTIONS HOUSE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1983-05-31 → 1987-07-10
- LAKELAST LIMITED 1983-05-17 → 1983-05-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HAWK INCENTIVES HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Cyclescheme Limited 100%
- Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited 100%
- Hawk Incentives Trust Company Limited 100%
- Intelligent Card Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 22nd October 2025, a dividend of £15,000,000 was paid to the sole shareholder, Blackhawk Network, Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAINHOUSE, Michelle Josephine | Secretary | 2016-10-06 | — | — |
| GURNEY, Patrick Philip | Director | 2016-10-06 | Jun 1970 | British |
| HOWE, Matthew David | Director | 2016-10-06 | Aug 1971 | English |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURRAGE, Richard Charles | Secretary | — | 1997-02-26 |
| COLFER, Alexis | Secretary | 2013-06-30 | 2016-10-06 |
| EGERTON-KING, Nigel David | Secretary | 1997-02-26 | 2006-09-25 |
| O'BYRNE, Helen Sarah | Secretary | 2006-09-25 | 2013-06-30 |
| BANDELL, Richard David | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2016-10-06 |
| BENDER, Nicholas | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2011-07-15 |
| BUNTING, John Anderson | Director | 2013-09-09 | 2015-07-01 |
| BURRAGE, Richard Charles | Director | — | 2008-05-01 |
| CLUTTON, Russell | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2014-03-31 |
| COLES, Anthony Iaroslav | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| COLLINSON, Jonathan Jeffreys | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2001-07-02 |
| COVER, Nigel Peter Michael | Director | 1997-10-20 | 2001-07-02 |
| DELANEY, Paul | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2013-04-08 |
| DOE, John Barry | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| EGERTON-KING, Nigel David | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2011-05-31 |
| EGGAR, Jonathan Neil | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-07-13 |
| EMMINS, Robert Philip | Director | — | 1993-08-24 |
| EVANS, David William | Director | — | 2016-10-06 |
| HACKETT, David John | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2016-10-06 |
| HILL, Lorraine Marion | Director | 1999-03-17 | 1999-11-24 |
| HUMPHREYS, Stephen Peter | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2011-05-26 |
| KENNY, Jonathan Paul Andrew | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2018-08-07 |
| KING, Richard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-10-06 |
| KIRK, Richard John | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2006-01-30 |
| LISTER, Andrew William | Director | 2016-10-07 | 2017-12-15 |
| LISTER, Andrew William | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-10-06 |
| LISTER, Andrew William | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2012-11-05 |
| MARSH, John | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2014-01-10 |
| MELLMAN, Laurence | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2016-10-06 |
| MELLMAN, Laurence | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2004-03-12 |
| O'BYRNE, Helen Sarah | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2013-06-30 |
| ORLIK, Chantal | Director | 1997-10-20 | 2000-09-29 |
| PATEL, Zarin Homi | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2016-10-06 |
| PAYNE, Andrew Robertson | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2016-10-06 |
| PENNY, Richard James Stanley | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1998-07-30 |
| POVEY, Mark Julian | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-07-13 |
| RICHARDSON, Paul Winston George | Director | 1998-06-17 | 2002-01-28 |
| RICHESSON, Kirsten Ellen | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2023-06-16 |
| RONALD, Christopher Noel Austin | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2026-01-02 |
| SALAMA, Eric Ralph | Director | 1996-02-13 | 1998-06-17 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Grant Balfour | Director | 2004-03-12 | 2016-10-06 |
| SIDBURY, Adam | Director | 1998-04-27 | 2001-07-02 |
| SOLOMON, Nathaniel | Director | — | 2016-10-06 |
| STIMPSON, Anthony Gwilym | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1996-02-09 |
| SWEETLAND, Christopher Paul | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-07-13 |
| VERMAN, Martin | Director | 2016-10-07 | 2017-04-14 |
| WARD VAN DER WELLE, Charles | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2016-10-06 |
| WHITE, James Stanley | Director | 1997-08-18 | 2002-10-28 |
| WHITE, James Stanley | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| WHITE, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 1998-04-27 | 2001-07-02 |
| WILMOT, Andrew | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2012-03-26 |
| WOOD, Charles Raymond | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-23 | Ceased 2018-06-14 |
| Mr David William Evans Mbe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-23 |
| Wpp Beans Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 298 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-19 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
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
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