HASBRO U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£149k
-87.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.4m
-23.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
112
-11.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.5m
+1.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,079,000 | £21,792,000 | £21,129,000 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,939,000 | £3,200,000 | £3,348,000 | +4.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,279,000 | £3,459,000 | £3,526,000 | +1.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,047,000 | £2,356,000 | £2,674,000 | +13.5% | |
| Cash | £177,000 | £1,173,000 | £149,000 | -87.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,704,000 | £12,626,000 | £9,457,000 | -25.1% | |
| Net assets | £9,704,000 | £12,322,000 | £9,399,000 | -23.7% | |
| Equity | £9,704,000 | £12,322,000 | £9,399,000 | -23.7% | |
| Average employees | 166 | 126 | 112 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | £9,760,000 | £7,884,000 | £7,346,000 | -6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £288,000 | £244,000 | £346,000 | +41.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,000 | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £179,000 | £244,000 | £223,000 | -8.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 14.7% | 15.8% | |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 10.8% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.6% | 25.3% | 35.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.7% | 55.8% | 65.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.68x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 82.06x | — | — |
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
- HASBRO U.K. LIMITED 1991-12-27 → present
- HASBRO-BRADLEY U.K. LIMITED 1986-02-26 → 1991-12-27
- RANGESHAPE LIMITED 1986-01-23 → 1986-02-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of the financial statements is appropriate for the period ended 28 December 2025. The immediate parent company Hasbro SA has indicated its continued intention to make available financial and other support to the Company as required for a period of at least twelve months to enable the Company to continue to trade and meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to period end, the Hasbro Group identified a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorised access to certain group systems. Investigation remains ongoing. Potential financial impact has not yet been fully determined, and it is not currently possible to reliably estimate the financial effect.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAVENHAND-BEAL, Joseph Nicholas | Director | 2025-01-13 | Jan 1984 | British |
| KULKARNI, Chaitanya Ashok, Mr. | Director | 2025-10-29 | Nov 1984 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALKHAM, Terrence William | Secretary | 1993-12-24 | 1998-08-03 |
| EMRICH, Alexander Heinrich Wilhelm | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2012-11-27 |
| GREEN, Diane | Secretary | 2000-09-18 | 2001-08-14 |
| MAYHEW, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1993-12-24 |
| MIRESKANDARI, Delaram | Secretary | 2001-08-14 | 2006-03-31 |
| MULLEN, Jon Patrick | Secretary | 1998-08-03 | 2000-09-18 |
| RUNNACLES, Julia Rachel | Secretary | 2013-02-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| ALPERIN, Barry John | Director | — | 1995-09-01 |
| BENNINGTON, Lyn | Director | 2001-10-18 | 2003-07-28 |
| BLANE, Ryan Peter, Mr. | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2024-02-09 |
| BLANE, Ryan Peter | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| BROOKES, Matthew Tristan Alexander | Director | 2014-08-21 | 2018-07-10 |
| ELLIS, Bryan John | Director | — | 2000-01-14 |
| FERRY, Denis Michael | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2013-04-15 |
| FORD, Robert Henry | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2005-12-06 |
| FOX-HAGGARTY, Nicola, Ms. | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2023-07-31 |
| GARDNER, Simon John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| GORDON, Harold | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2002-04-26 |
| GREEN, Kay Jackie | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2020-09-01 |
| GROSSWEISCHEDE, Markus, Mr. | Director | 2021-04-30 | 2023-04-28 |
| HARPER, John Laurence | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2012-11-09 |
| HASSENFELD, Alan Geoffrey | Director | — | 2006-01-03 |
| HENDERSON, David Douglas, Mr. | Director | 2016-08-10 | 2018-05-08 |
| HUTTON, Nigel George | Director | 1997-01-27 | 2019-07-01 |
| HUTTON, Nigel George | Director | 1994-05-26 | 1997-01-27 |
| KOUKOULAS, Georgios | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| MCNEIL, David John | Director | 2024-02-09 | 2025-01-13 |
| PASCOE, Foye Ann | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2018-12-07 |
| RICHARDS, Alistair Keith | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2001-10-17 |
| SARGENT, John Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2023-08-14 | 2025-10-29 |
| VERRECHIA, Alfred Joseph | Director | — | 2009-03-30 |
| WALDOKS, Phillip | Director | 1994-05-31 | 2001-05-31 |
| WALKER, Norman Christopher | Director | — | 1997-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasbro, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.