HYDRO INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.4M
+341.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
117
-17.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5M
+336.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £16,882,881 | £19,329,378 | £19,152,967 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,638,626 | £594,514 | £2,464,341 | +314.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,683,465 | £575,827 | £2,512,679 | +336.4% | |
| Net profit | -£2,708,909 | £430,872 | £1,883,136 | +337.1% | |
| Cash | £572,694 | £91,682 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,116,265 | £6,181,768 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £120,864 | £551,736 | £2,434,872 | +341.3% | |
| Equity | £120,864 | £551,736 | £2,434,872 | +341.3% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 142 | 117 | -17.6% | |
| Wages | £6,140,813 | £7,191,947 | £5,893,396 | -18.1% | |
| 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 | -21.6% | 3.1% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | -16.0% | 2.2% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -71.1% | 9.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.1% | 95.0% | 80.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.87x | — | |
| Interest cover | -81.15x | 17.35x | 94.37x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2026-02-25
- HYDRO INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD 2026-02-25 → present
- HYDRO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE WASTEWATER LTD 2024-01-10 → 2026-02-25
- M. & N. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 1993-12-01 → 2024-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Financial forecasts have been prepared by the company through to December 2027, these forecasts have been stress tested by modelling the impact of reduced profitability and cash flow over the period. The conclusion from this detailed analysis is that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On the 25th February 2026 the company changed it's name from Hydro International Europe Wastewater Ltd to Hydro International Group Ltd, as part of a project to consolidate the activities of the Hydro Group entities into one company.”
- “On the 1st April 2026 the company acquired the trade and assets Hydro International Data, Insight & Analysis Ltd, as part of a project to consolidate the activities of the Hydro Group of entities into one company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Stephen James | Director | 2026-01-02 | Mar 1973 | British |
| CLAPHAM, David John | Director | 2026-06-23 | Mar 1974 | British |
| HUMPHREY, Simon Thomas | Director | 2024-07-10 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHT, Simon James | Secretary | 2003-03-10 | 2019-07-22 |
| NESBITT, William James | Secretary | 1993-12-01 | 1998-11-01 |
| SIME, Avril Margaret | Secretary | 1999-01-12 | 2003-03-10 |
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-01 |
| CLEAVER, Paul Douglas | Director | 2019-11-13 | 2023-07-24 |
| CLEMSON, Matthew | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2026-01-02 |
| CROOK, Roger Peter | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2023-07-24 |
| GLEDHILL, Paul Anthony | Director | 2026-01-02 | 2026-06-23 |
| JENNINGS, Michael Gareth Brian | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2019-11-13 |
| KALSI, India | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2026-01-02 |
| LIGHT, Simon James | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2019-07-22 |
| MCFARLANE, Gordon Matthew | Director | 1993-12-01 | 2019-07-22 |
| MOORE, Lenora Elizabeth | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2024-07-10 |
| NESBITT, William James | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1998-11-01 |
| SHANNON, George | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2023-07-24 |
| BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-22 | Active |
| Mr Gordon Matthew Mcfarlane | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-01 | Ceased 2019-07-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.