HBA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-34.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+20.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
51
+21.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+5.2% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,258,431 | £13,823,033 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,423,288 | £1,496,648 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,423,250 | £1,496,736 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,083,837 | £1,116,143 | |
| Cash | £3,449,760 | £3,319,572 | — | £3,577,392 | £2,344,982 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,101,879 | £5,744,481 | — | £5,552,847 | £6,674,160 | |
| Net assets | £6,086,951 | £5,734,821 | — | £5,537,771 | £6,653,914 | |
| Equity | £6,086,951 | £5,734,821 | £4,453,934 | £5,537,771 | £6,653,914 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 29 | — | 42 | 51 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,981,405 | £3,463,427 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+34.7%
£10,258,431 £13,823,033
-
Cash
-34.4%
£3,577,392 £2,344,982
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+20.2%
£5,537,771 £6,653,914
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+21.4%
42 51
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+5.2%
£1,423,288 £1,496,648
-
Profit before tax
+5.2%
£1,423,250 £1,496,736
-
Wages
+16.2%
£2,981,405 £3,463,427
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 13.9% | 10.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 10.6% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.6% | 22.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 57.7% | 56.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.73x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 37454.95x | — |
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
- HBA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2008-04-24 → present
- SCEPTRE GROUP LIMITED 2008-04-24 → 2008-04-24
- HBA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2008-04-01 → 2008-04-24
- SCEPTRE GROUP LIMITED 1990-05-25 → 2008-04-01
- H B A INTERNATIONAL LTD 1988-02-05 → 1990-05-25
- HIRSCH BEDNER AND ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1987-11-06 → 1988-02-05
- CALEPALE LIMITED 1987-09-29 → 1987-11-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the company has a strong balance sheet and working capital and will continue to protect the capital position as necessary and therefore in the opinion of the Directors, the company is able to pay its debts as and when they fall due for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HBA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Coopers Hill Limited 100%
Significant events
- “despite the challenges and impact of international events, which impacted on the hospitality industry. Some of these events led to various challenges in the industry, but the company adapted to them successfully and increased the levels of turnover and profit compared to the previous period”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAERSKOV, Rene Gross | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | — | British |
| CARR, Ian Simon | Director | 2012-10-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| KAERSKOV, Rene Gross | Director | 2010-06-01 | Jul 1966 | Danish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCUS, Adeline | Secretary | — | 1994-08-31 |
| YOUNG, Aleene | Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| BEDNER, Michael | Director | — | 2012-10-26 |
| HIRSCH, Howard | Director | — | 1997-02-01 |
| PAULSON, Denise Vivian | Director | — | 1997-04-03 |
| PHARR, Samuel Howard | Director | — | 2012-09-28 |
| HBA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-06-01 | 2010-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hba Design Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-11-30 | Active |
| Hba International | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-03-05 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2019-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.