HL DISPLAY (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.8m
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
69
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-5.6% lowest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,737,000 | £43,435,000 | £39,792,000 | -8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,778,000 | £1,781,000 | £1,543,000 | -13.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,555,000 | £1,490,000 | £1,407,000 | -5.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,269,000 | £1,124,000 | £1,061,000 | -5.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,856,000 | £3,478,000 | £3,839,000 | +10.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,854,000 | £3,478,000 | £3,839,000 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £2,854,000 | £3,478,000 | £3,839,000 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 67 | 69 | +3% | |
| Wages | £3,024,000 | £3,413,000 | £3,411,000 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 62.3% | 51.2% | 40.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.3% | 73.7% | 69.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.34x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 7.38x | 5.32x | 8.92x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HL DISPLAY (UK) LIMITED 1988-01-25 → present
- HL DISPLAY LIMITED 1987-11-02 → 1988-01-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is currently trading profitably, with positive cash flow and a strong overall balance sheet. Given the company operates within a group cash pool arrangement the directors have obtained a letter of support from a group parent company, HL Display AB, indicating that they will provide the financial and other support for the Company to trade and meet its liabilities as and when they become due for a period of 12 months up until 31 July 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDFERN, James | Secretary | 2025-01-20 | — | — |
| ARKINGER BLACKADDER, Claire Ruth | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1968 | Swedish |
| MAGNUSSON, Torbjoern Ulf Erik | Director | 2026-03-09 | Dec 1982 | Swedish |
| REDFERN, James | Director | 2025-01-20 | Aug 1980 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILSLAND, Julia Anne | Secretary | 2001-01-28 | 2002-06-07 |
| BURKE, Alistair | Secretary | 1997-01-27 | 1997-08-04 |
| HILL, Duncan | Secretary | 2012-10-15 | 2023-04-30 |
| HINCH, Steven Anthony | Secretary | 2002-06-07 | 2004-04-26 |
| MAGNUSSON, Torbjorn Ulf Erik | Secretary | 2024-03-12 | 2025-01-20 |
| MAKEPEACE, Phillip | Secretary | — | 1997-01-27 |
| ROBERTSON, Alexander Richard Hay | Secretary | 1997-08-04 | 2001-01-22 |
| STEAD, Ivan Barry | Secretary | 2004-05-11 | 2010-01-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Howard Martin | Secretary | 2023-05-01 | 2024-03-12 |
| BERGENDORFF, Magnus Carl Gunnar | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2016-11-30 |
| BILSLAND, Julia Anne | Director | 2001-01-28 | 2002-06-07 |
| BORGMAN, Bjorn Jan | Director | 2020-05-27 | 2026-03-09 |
| BRAINE, Paul | Director | 2002-06-07 | 2004-06-30 |
| BURKE, Alistair | Director | 1997-01-27 | 2001-12-19 |
| DUBUY, Gerard | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2015-09-29 |
| ELIASSON, Benno | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-04-14 |
| GORANSSON, Ola | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| HILL, Duncan William | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| HINCH, Steven Anthony | Director | 2002-06-07 | 2004-04-26 |
| JONSSON, Nina Katriina | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2020-05-26 |
| MAGNUSSON, Torbjorn Ulf Erik | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2025-01-20 |
| MAKEPEACE, Phillip | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1997-01-27 |
| REMIUS, Anders | Director | — | 2006-03-24 |
| REMIUS, Liss | Director | — | 2007-10-01 |
| ROBERTSON, Alexander Richard Hay | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2006-11-15 |
| VEGLIO, John | Director | 1998-02-04 | 1998-12-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Howard Martin | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2024-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hl Display Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-31 | Active |
| Ratos Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-31 |
| Hl Display Uk Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.