HIPP UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2M
+14% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.7M
+47% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
33
+10% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£541K
-12% 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 | £35,396,000 | £28,193,000 | £24,317,000 | -13.7% | |
| Operating profit | £809,000 | £675,000 | £571,000 | -15.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £555,000 | £615,000 | £541,000 | -12% | |
| Net profit | £555,000 | £615,000 | £541,000 | -12% | |
| Cash | £2,233,000 | £1,721,000 | £1,962,000 | +14% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £535,000 | £1,150,000 | £1,691,000 | +47% | |
| Net assets | £535,000 | £1,150,000 | £1,691,000 | +47% | |
| Equity | £535,000 | £1,150,000 | £1,691,000 | +47% | |
| Average employees | 26 | 30 | 33 | +10% | |
| Wages | £1,642,000 | £1,971,000 | £2,347,000 | +19.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £164,000 | £175,000 | £275,000 | +57.1% |
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 | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 151.2% | 58.7% | 33.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.7% | 84.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.17x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 3.15x | 10.07x | 15.03x |
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
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSSINGTON, Emma Jane | Director | 2021-04-30 | Apr 1981 | British |
| WORKMAN, Scott Paul | Director | 2025-02-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAWAY, John George | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| SEABORNE, Robert Alan | Secretary | 2002-08-09 | 2014-12-31 |
| QUADRANGLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-30 | 2002-08-09 |
| ALLAWAY, John George | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| BELLSCHAN VON MILDENBURG, Albert | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2018-09-28 |
| SEABORNE, Robert Alan | Director | 2006-02-21 | 2014-12-31 |
| WALKER, Richard Norman Robert | Director | 2021-04-30 | 2021-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stefan Georg Hipp | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-01-25 | Active |
| Dr Reinhard Christian Zinkann | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-03 |
| Mr Paulus Michael Rupert Hipp | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-25 |
| Mr Sebastian Valentin Hipp | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.