HYDROSCAND LTD.
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Cash
£4.6k
-99.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£1.5m
-282.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
68
-1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
+26.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,186,260 | £6,805,687 | £7,746,899 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£793,937 | -£1,510,605 | -£1,069,797 | +29.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£776,590 | -£1,510,605 | -£1,110,008 | +26.5% | |
| Net profit | — | -£766,940 | -£1,510,605 | -£1,110,008 | +26.5% | |
| Cash | £8,680 | £7,223 | £2,149,340 | £4,584 | -99.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £584,294 | -£182,646 | £356,749 | -£753,259 | -311.1% | |
| Net assets | £584,294 | -£182,646 | -£393,251 | -£1,503,259 | -282.3% | |
| Equity | — | -£182,646 | -£393,251 | -£1,503,259 | -282.3% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | — | £2,320,375 | £2,467,218 | £2,838,980 | +15.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £107,941 | £138,448 | £119,271 | -13.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £9,699 | £9,990 | £11,220 | +12.3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -11.0% | -22.2% | -13.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -10.7% | -22.2% | -14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -423.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.6% | 103.5% | 105.9% | 126.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 0.67x | 0.85x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -62.81x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Oakensen (Bristol) Limited
- 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 entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HYDROSCAND LTD. · parent
- Euro Hydraulics Mobile Ltd 100%
- Pathel UK Ltd 100%
- Leicester Hose & Hydarulics Limited 100%
- Yorkshire Hose & Fittings Ltd 100%
- Blackwell Hydraulics Limited 100%
- Proflex Hose Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The total minimum future lease payments have increased during the year as Hydroscand Ltd now leases its mobile van fleet vehicles rather than purchasing them outright.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Mark John | Director | 2024-07-31 | Dec 1978 | British |
| NORRBOM SAMS, Frida Mari | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jul 1971 | Swedish |
| SKEI, Arnt Morten | Director | 2024-07-31 | Dec 1976 | Norwegian |
| STENSTRÖM, Klas Oskar | Director | 2025-04-22 | May 1977 | Swedish |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEETHAM, Stuart | Secretary | 2025-06-04 | 2026-02-18 |
| CLOWES, Nick | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2025-06-04 |
| FEAR, Paul | Secretary | 2003-03-01 | 2012-07-18 |
| HOLMSTROM, Bjorn | Secretary | 2002-07-24 | 2003-03-01 |
| RICHARDSON, James Alexander | Secretary | 2012-07-18 | 2016-03-23 |
| QA REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-24 | 2002-07-24 |
| ARKEVRET, Mikael Olof | Director | 2019-05-14 | 2025-04-22 |
| BERGENDAHL, Lars Peter | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2016-10-27 |
| DAY, Suzanne Carol | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2019-09-05 |
| GALLEY, Rebecca Mary | Director | 2019-07-08 | 2024-07-31 |
| HOLMSTROM, Bjorn | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2020-10-31 |
| HOLMSTROM, Hans | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2003-03-01 |
| HOLMSTROM, Martin | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2003-03-01 |
| HOLMSTROM, Sten | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2003-03-01 |
| HOYLAND, Magne | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-12-27 |
| LARSSON, Jan Christian Marcus | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2019-05-14 |
| NILSSON, Mats Bertil | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2018-04-25 |
| ROLFE, Robert Anthony Samuel | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2013-12-27 |
| QA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-07-24 | 2002-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Arne Bjornsson Holmstrom | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-20 | Ceased 2024-09-27 |
| Martin Holmstrom | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-20 | Ceased 2024-09-27 |
| Bjorn Gunnar Feodor Holmstrom | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence | 2016-07-20 | Active |
| Sten Bjornsson Holmstrom | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.