HL HALL (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
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Cash
£6.7M
EUR 7,859,884
+48.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
EUR 12,850,609
+12.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
116
+10.5% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£2.8M
EUR 3,238,054
+41.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £94,964,586 | £107,859,294 | £109,397,959 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £538,205 | £2,362,177 | £2,781,654 | +17.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £293,090 | £1,955,921 | £2,775,871 | +41.9% | |
| Net profit | £168,767 | £1,387,049 | £2,120,478 | +52.9% | |
| Cash | £2,513,198 | £4,540,563 | £6,738,006 | +48.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,066,210 | £18,409,118 | £19,646,768 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £9,097,044 | £9,764,297 | £11,016,381 | +12.8% | |
| Equity | £9,097,044 | £9,764,297 | £11,016,381 | +12.8% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 105 | 116 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | £4,224,619 | £5,087,054 | £5,667,078 | +11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £223,952 | £195,615 | £238,543 | +21.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.857 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 12.8% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.4% | 72.6% | 69.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 29.25x | 30.12x | |
| Interest cover | 3.20x | 43.12x | 41.52x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources and has taken adequate action to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future; therefore, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HL HALL (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED · parent
- HL Halls France SAS 100%
- Halls B.V. 100%
- Halls (Iberia) Madrid S.L.U. 100%
- Halls Fresh (Chongqing) Agricultural Science & Technology Co. Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group delivered a very strong trading performance in FY26, following on from a strong prior year. Despite several external pressures, downward price pressure in the market, oversupply from Peru and Morrocco supply constraints, the business posted robust profitability, demonstrating continued resilience and effective operational execution.”
- “During the year, several volatile factors influenced performance, including adverse climatic conditions, particularly the floods in Morocco, which significantly affected avocado supply in Q4 and limited availability of high-demand fruit specifications and sizes, putting pressure on procurement strategies; geopolitical disruptions, including challenges in key shipping routes through the Suez and Panama Canals, which impacted logistics and increased supply chain complexity; and persistent weather-on-going issues across major growing regions, reducing overall crop quality and availability.”
- “celebrated HL Hall (International) Limited's 40-year anniversary”
- “There was an ongoing claim made against HL Hall (International) Ltd at year-end. This is in relation to a terms of business dispute with a supplier of avocados and Halls (Iberia) Madrid S.L.U.. The preliminary court hearing took place in April 2026, where any new evidence was presented and witnesses named. The court case is scheduled for 16 December 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVLIN, Paul | Secretary | 2011-10-01 | — | British |
| DAVIES, Tracey Norma | Director | 2018-06-16 | Jan 1975 | South African |
| DEVLIN, Paul Edward | Director | 2005-11-16 | Jan 1971 | British |
| KANANA, Ayanda Christopher | Director | 2022-11-01 | Jan 1982 | South African |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Bryan Keith | Secretary | 2005-08-19 | 2011-09-30 |
| ANDERSON, Bryan Keith | Secretary | 1999-01-15 | 2004-01-01 |
| KNIGHT, Jeremy David | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2005-08-19 |
| MIDDLETON, David Michael | Secretary | — | 1996-11-05 |
| PREUYT, Ziba | Secretary | 1998-07-31 | 1999-01-15 |
| PREUYT, Ziba | Secretary | 1996-11-05 | 1997-10-31 |
| SCHIEPPATI, Erminio Antonio | Secretary | 1997-10-31 | 1998-07-31 |
| ANDERSON, Bryan Keith | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2011-09-30 |
| BACKWELL, Peter William John | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2022-02-25 |
| GOMEZ-ARRONES, Manuel | Director | 2021-05-13 | 2023-02-28 |
| HANNELL, Gordon James | Director | — | 1996-03-21 |
| MCBAIN, Craig Douglas De Ruyter | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-06-16 |
| MIDDLETON, David Michael | Director | — | 1996-11-05 |
| PRENTICE, Mary Louise | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| PREUYT, Ziba | Director | 1992-03-16 | 1999-01-15 |
| REAY, Nicholas Angus Shiel | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2008-04-10 |
| SNADDON, Robert Wilfred Lionel | Director | — | 2015-02-25 |
| SNADDON, Robert Kerr Carlin | Director | — | 1999-01-15 |
| TAYLOR, Robert James | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2006-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.