HILCO CAPITAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£233K
-91.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+10.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
25
-3.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£15M
+10.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-29 | 2021-01-02 | 2022-01-01 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £33,563,520 | £26,546,816 | £34,495,103 | £13,792,966 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,187,577 | £7,196,488 | £11,054,154 | -£638,050 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,528,264 | £10,787,387 | £13,336,668 | £14,784,341 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,201,609 | £9,448,628 | £13,344,132 | £14,642,908 | |
| Cash | — | £239,988 | £1,859,410 | £2,640,538 | £232,693 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £17,872,789 | £19,789,392 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,508,107 | £8,503,858 | £17,872,789 | £19,789,392 | |
| Equity | £3,306,498 | £5,508,107 | £8,503,858 | £17,872,789 | £19,789,392 | |
| Average employees | — | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | £4,874,976 | £4,319,388 | £4,380,642 | £4,573,296 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £644,813 | £594,813 | £494,813 | £497,640 |
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 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
-60%
£34,495,103 £13,792,966
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-91.2%
£2,640,538 £232,693
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.7%
£17,872,789 £19,789,392
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.8%
26 25
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-105.8%
£11,054,154 -£638,050
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+10.9%
£13,336,668 £14,784,341
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+4.4%
£4,380,642 £4,573,296
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 | 2019-12-29 | 2021-01-02 | 2022-01-01 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.5% | 27.1% | 32.0% | -4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.6% | 35.6% | 38.7% | 106.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 61.8% | -3.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.57x | 49.49x | 1.72x | -2.97x |
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
- HILCO CAPITAL LIMITED 2013-06-18 → present
- HILCO UK LIMITED 2001-06-29 → 2013-06-18
- PETHERRACE LIMITED 2000-03-10 → 2001-06-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HILCO CAPITAL LIMITED · parent
- Grand Central Post Ltd 100%
- Filefigure Ltd 100%
- Filefigure 30 Ltd 100%
- Filefigure 10 Ltd 100%
- The Farm Post Ltd 100%
- Hilco Capital Canada ULC 100%
- Hilco Capital Espana SL 100%
- Hilco Capital Europe Ltd 100%
- Hilco Capital Ireland Ltd 100%
- Hilco Coinvest Ltd 100%
- Hilco GP Ltd 100%
- Hilco Ireland Ltd 100%
- Hilco LP Ltd 100%
- Hilco Property Ltd 100%
- Hilco Retail Services Ltd 100%
- Hilco UK Ltd 100%
- Hilco Advisory Services Ltd 100%
- Hilco Collection Services Ltd 100%
- HUK 10 Ltd 100%
- HUK 31 Ltd 100%
- HUK 76 Ltd 100%
- HUK 103 Ltd 100%
- HUK 106 Ltd 100%
- HUK 108 Ltd 100%
- HUK 109 Ltd 100%
- HUK 110 Ltd 100%
- HUK 111 Ltd 100%
- HUK 112 Ltd 100%
- HUK 114 Ltd 100%
- HUK 115 Ltd 100%
- HUK 116 Ltd 100%
- HUK 117 Ltd 100%
- HUK 118 Ltd 100%
- HUK 119 Ltd 100%
- HUK 120 Ltd 100%
- HUK 122 Ltd 100%
- HUK 124 Ltd 100%
- HUK 125 Ltd 100%
- HUK 126 Ltd 100%
- HUK 128 Ltd 100%
- HUK 129 Ltd 100%
- HUK 134 Ltd 100%
- HUK 135 Ltd 100%
- HUK 136 Ltd 100%
- HUK 138 Ltd 100%
- HUK 139 Ltd 100%
- HUK 140 Ltd 100%
- HUK 142 Ltd 100%
- HUK 147 Ltd 100%
- HUK 148 Ltd 100%
- HUK 152 Ltd 100%
- HUK 154 Ltd 100%
- HUK 155 Ltd 100%
- HUK 156 Ltd 100%
- Retail Agents Ltd 100%
- Retail Agents 210 Ltd 100%
- Retail Investments Ltd 100%
- Retail Procurement Services Ireland Ltd 100%
- Shoo 634 Ltd 100%
- Hilco Capital (Australia) PTY Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 25 April 2025, dividends were declared and paid totalling £7,378,093.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Henry William | Director | 2011-06-24 | May 1979 | British |
| MCGOWAN, Paul Patrick | Director | 2001-03-29 | Jan 1962 | Irish |
| HILCO LONDON LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-08-18 | — | — |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUNN, Lindsay Howard | Secretary | 2009-04-22 | 2016-04-06 |
| LOCKHART-ROSS, Inca | Secretary | 2016-04-06 | 2022-06-20 |
| MCGOWAN, Paul Patrick | Secretary | 2001-03-29 | 2003-09-12 |
| SCHNEIDERMAN, Robert | Secretary | 2003-12-22 | 2009-04-22 |
| SHEPPARD, Ian James | Secretary | 2003-09-12 | 2003-09-17 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-10 | 2001-03-29 |
| GUNN, Howard | Director | 2005-07-29 | 2005-08-09 |
| PEPPER, Andrew John | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2014-11-12 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Ian | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2005-08-18 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-10 | 2001-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilco London Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-12-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.