HG&CO LTD
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Cash
£6.9m
+28.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£22m
+7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
120
-4% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2m
-13.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,924,898 | £50,603,104 | £44,697,097 | £41,984,006 | £40,044,838 | -4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,206,269 | £3,661,475 | £2,461,340 | £2,303,364 | £1,981,110 | -14% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,114,408 | £3,589,538 | £2,423,873 | £2,300,037 | £1,984,942 | -13.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,486,899 | £3,053,766 | £1,827,100 | £1,720,734 | £1,491,684 | -13.3% | |
| Cash | £5,255,463 | £8,285,470 | £7,543,234 | £5,365,818 | £6,874,247 | +28.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,017,568 | £21,720,335 | £25,138,251 | £23,837,291 | £24,710,622 | +3.7% | |
| Net assets | £14,830,762 | £17,819,824 | £21,603,269 | £20,392,883 | £21,826,928 | +7% | |
| Equity | £14,830,762 | £17,819,824 | £21,603,269 | £20,392,883 | £21,826,928 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 124 | 127 | 128 | 125 | 120 | -4% | |
| Wages | £6,473,194 | £8,097,798 | £6,137,318 | £6,943,933 | £6,947,243 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,741,134 | £2,632,056 | £1,094,477 | £1,514,177 | £1,409,591 | -6.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £66,756 | £91,994 | £81,782 | -11.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £348,809 | £495,896 | £470,671 | -5.1% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 7.2% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.6% | 16.9% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 8.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.4% | 42.3% | 33.9% | 33.3% | 31.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.66x | 2.70x | 2.74x | |
| Interest cover | 23.97x | 48.92x | 11.04x | 11.39x | 12.51x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- HG&CO LTD 2022-05-26 → present
- HAYMAN GROUP LIMITED 2015-03-20 → 2022-05-26
- HAYMAN LIMITED 1989-11-01 → 2015-03-20
- JAMES BURROUGH (FAD) LIMITED 1988-12-02 → 1989-11-01
- WITHAM INDUSTRIAL SPIRITS LIMITED 1988-10-07 → 1988-12-02
- JAMES BURROUGH (F.A.D.) LIMITED 1984-03-19 → 1988-10-07
- JEPSTEAD LIMITED 1984-01-18 → 1984-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HG&CO LTD · parent
- Burlington GB Group Limited 100%
- Great British Spirits Limited 100%
- Hayman Distillers Limited 100%
- Kimia International Limited 100%
- Smith and Tyers Limited 100%
- Symposium Brands Limited 100%
- The City of London Gin Company Limited 100%
- Charles Merser & Co Limited 100%
- KimiaUK Limited 100%
- Mena Solvents Limited 100%
- Hayman Distillers Limited 100%
- Burlington Drinks Limited 100%
- Symposium Limited 100%
- Kimia Trading Limited 100%
- The Bush Rum Co Limited 100%
- Kimia Distribution Limited 100%
- Hayman Group Limited 100%
- Aberdour Distillers Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOWER, Craig John | Director | 2024-08-05 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HAYMAN, Christopher Frank | Director | — | Feb 1947 | British |
| HAYMAN, James Christopher Barton | Director | 2010-01-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| NEVIN, Miranda Sophie Carin | Director | 2010-01-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| STRUTT, Simon Keith | Director | 2011-07-07 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSOLON, Thomas Chalmers | Secretary | — | 1997-10-01 |
| MERRIAM, Simon Robert | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 2012-02-24 |
| ABSOLON, Thomas Chalmers | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| BECKERLEG, John Clifton | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-05-29 |
| BIRDEN, Daryl Weston | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| HUBER, David John Howard, Dr | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2008-04-03 |
| KHOSLA, Nasir Ali | Director | — | 1999-01-06 |
| LIPSCOMB, Chris Stephen | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2018-01-31 |
| LOWN, Elizabeth | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2023-11-30 |
| MARTIN, Edmund Gerard | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| MCDONALD, James | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| MERRIAM, Simon Robert | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2012-02-24 |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Edward Blayney | Director | 2023-07-05 | 2026-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Miranda Sophie Carin Nevin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr James Christopher Barton Hayman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Frank Hayman | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-09 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-03 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-03 | CERT15 | capital | Certificate capital reduction issued capital | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.