M.J. HICKEY PLANT HIRE & CONTRACTS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+2.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
97
-11.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£450K
-93.4% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As stated in note 1.4, these events or conditions, along with other matters set forth in note 1.4, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company's and/or group's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £22,467,394 | £19,767,152 | £18,811,883 | -4.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £272,320 | -£1,149,611 | -£129,599 | +88.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£496,658 | £6,765,551 | £449,890 | -93.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£704,494 | £5,000,247 | £337,199 | -93.3% | |
| Cash | £866,831 | £777,951 | £991,596 | £755,273 | £1,431,391 | £1,545,892 | +8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,226,252 | £15,042,746 | £17,598,657 | £26,897,866 | £32,967,051 | £34,470,093 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,789,369 | £3,278,111 | £3,073,589 | £7,428,608 | £12,227,468 | £12,564,667 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £3,789,369 | £2,669,724 | £3,073,589 | £7,428,608 | £12,227,468 | £12,564,667 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 119 | 103 | 87 | 112 | 110 | 97 | -11.8% | |
| Wages | £4,823,657 | £4,218,214 | — | £3,501,208 | £3,807,831 | £3,973,727 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £8,632 | £8,788 | — | £32,988 | £85,615 | £81,692 | -4.6% |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.2% | -5.8% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -3.1% | 25.3% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 1.0% | -3.5% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 72.5% | 73.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.56x | 0.56x | 0.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.19x | -0.90x | -0.07x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As stated in note 1.4, these events or conditions, along with other matters set forth in note 1.4, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company's and/or group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- M.J. HICKEY PLANT HIRE & CONTRACTS LIMITED · parent
- R. Thornton & Co. Limited 90%
- Lynefield Park Limited 73%
- Emmex Freight Services Limited 90%
Significant events
- “In late 2025 the group and company borrowed a further £2m from the funder of the £5.5m of other loans that were extant at 31 May 2025. The agreement requires a further payment of £2m to be made to the funder if a relevant disposal event occurs while the agreement is active that impacts the property on which the further loan is secured.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKEY, Jacqueline | Secretary | 2003-09-08 | — | British |
| HICKEY, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2003-09-08 | Jul 1964 | British |
| PROUD, Michael | Director | 2023-02-15 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-09-08 | 2003-09-08 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-09-08 | 2003-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Anthony Hickey | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mrs Jacqueline Hickey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-05-28 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.