THE HILL COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-25 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+31.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+6.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
71
+6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-18% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,355,837 | £7,788,872 | £7,985,000 | £8,369,468 | £9,013,309 | £9,448,989 | |
| Operating profit | £1,571,688 | £1,943,226 | £1,822,628 | £1,510,917 | £1,817,399 | £1,483,477 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,445,555 | £1,831,935 | £1,525,257 | £1,060,058 | £1,256,126 | £1,029,668 | |
| Net profit | £1,131,271 | £1,447,166 | £659,565 | £736,436 | £875,889 | £709,457 | |
| Cash | £4,075,933 | £2,301,382 | £3,606,352 | £3,189,781 | £3,677,692 | £4,840,967 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,575,729 | £12,096,650 | £19,893,306 | £12,593,993 | £24,669,793 | £24,781,009 | |
| Net assets | £7,282,853 | £8,730,019 | £9,389,584 | £10,126,020 | £11,001,909 | £11,711,366 | |
| Equity | £7,282,853 | £8,730,019 | £9,389,584 | £10,126,020 | £11,001,909 | £11,711,366 | |
| Average employees | 77 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 67 | 71 | |
| Wages | £2,240,927 | £2,044,499 | £2,200,244 | £2,395,008 | £2,869,138 | £2,891,735 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £578,668 | £714,407 | £782,500 | £791,375 | £1,001,825 | £827,138 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.8%
£9,013,309 £9,448,989
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+31.6%
£3,677,692 £4,840,967
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.4%
£11,001,909 £11,711,366
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+6%
67 71
-
Operating profit
-18.4%
£1,817,399 £1,483,477
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-18%
£1,256,126 £1,029,668
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+0.8%
£2,869,138 £2,891,735
highest in 6 filed years
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.4% | 24.9% | 22.8% | 18.1% | 20.2% | 15.7% | |
| Net margin | 15.4% | 18.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.5% | 16.1% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 7.4% | 6.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 72.6% | 71.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.58x | 0.66x | |
| Interest cover | 10.80x | 12.55x | 4.82x | 2.41x | 2.49x | 2.12x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE HILL COMPANY LIMITED 2004-09-16 → present
- SOLUS 31 LIMITED 2003-11-11 → 2004-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Andrew Douglas Hill, warmly known as "Doug", who died on 30 July 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, James Douglas | Secretary | 2003-11-11 | — | British |
| BRAZIER, Ryan James | Director | 2016-03-23 | Jul 1989 | British |
| DUFFY, Christopher William | Director | 2023-07-01 | Jun 1957 | British |
| HILL, James Douglas | Director | 2003-11-11 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MCGLYNN, Roger Joseph | Director | 2010-11-30 | May 1957 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Andrew Douglas | Director | 2003-11-11 | 2025-07-30 |
| HILL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2020-07-31 |
| MALEMPRE, David Victor | Director | 2005-08-16 | 2023-04-07 |
| PILCHER, Robert Eric | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2012-08-07 |
| PILCHER, Robert Eric | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2010-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-11-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.