FIC SHARECO LIMITED
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Cash
£94m
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£230m
-22.4% first positive since 2023
Employees
3,248
-16% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£77m
+28.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £658,037,000 | £623,276,000 | £673,238,000 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | -£146,436,000 | -£91,946,000 | -£107,207,000 | -16.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£158,565,000 | -£107,175,000 | -£76,684,000 | +28.4% | |
| Net profit | -£139,262,000 | -£131,942,000 | -£79,122,000 | +40% | |
| Cash | £18,113,000 | £88,979,000 | £94,400,000 | +6.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,976,000 | £543,904,000 | £513,476,000 | -5.6% | |
| Net assets | -£260,973,000 | £296,319,000 | £229,868,000 | -22.4% | |
| Equity | -£260,973,000 | £296,319,000 | £229,868,000 | -22.4% | |
| Average employees | 4,460 | 3,867 | 3,248 | -16% | |
| Wages | £151,092,000 | £147,877,000 | £131,152,000 | -11.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £884,000 | £960,000 | £697,000 | -27.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £1,000 | £10,000 | +900% | |
| Highest paid director | £500,000 | £500,000 | £400,000 | -20% |
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 | -22.3% | -14.8% | -15.9% | |
| Net margin | -21.2% | -21.2% | -11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -16.9% | -20.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 137.0% | 67.0% | 74.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | 0.95x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | -11.64x | -5.98x | -6.31x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-10-30
- FIC SHARECO LIMITED 2025-10-30 → present
- THE HUT.COM LIMITED 2004-02-13 → 2025-10-30
- HURRELL LIMITED 2004-01-15 → 2004-02-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“There has been no material uncertainty identified that would cast significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue using the going concern basis of accounting for the period to 31 July 2027.”
Group structure
- FIC SHARECO LIMITED · parent
- THG OnDemand Limited 100%
- Arrow Film Distributors Limited 100%
- GUCO Internet Supplies Ltd 100%
- Iwantoneofthose.com Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 2 January 2025, THG Ingenuity was successfully demerged from THG PLC.”
- “On 30 October 2025, the Company changed its name from The Hut.com Limited to FIC Shareco Limited.”
- “In October 2025, THG Ingenuity welcomed Google Cloud as an investor in the Group's share capital alongside a strategic partnership with Google Cloud.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Mark James | Secretary | 2025-03-28 | — | — |
| FOSTER, Mark James | Director | 2025-03-28 | Dec 1981 | British |
| GALLEMORE, John Andrew | Director | 2004-02-12 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Margaret Michelle | Nominee Secretary | 2004-01-15 | 2004-01-26 |
| GALLEMORE, John Andrew | Secretary | 2008-06-01 | 2011-08-29 |
| GALLEMORE, John Andrew | Secretary | 2004-04-13 | 2007-07-04 |
| HIGGINS, Joanne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2004-02-12 | 2004-04-13 |
| JEFFRIES, Lisa | Secretary | 2007-07-04 | 2008-06-01 |
| POCHIN, James Patrick | Secretary | 2011-08-29 | 2025-03-28 |
| SWALLOW, Michael William | Secretary | 2004-01-26 | 2004-02-12 |
| ARIF, Mohammed | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2006-12-31 |
| AUKLAND, Louise | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2007-07-04 |
| GEDMAN, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2018-10-31 |
| HIGGINS, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2004-01-26 | 2004-02-12 |
| LOWERY, James Rupert | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2007-07-04 |
| MOULDING, Matthew John | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2015-06-01 |
| PIKE, Pamela | Nominee Director | 2004-01-15 | 2004-01-26 |
| POCHIN, James Patrick | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2025-03-28 |
| WESTHEAD, Keith Marcus | Director | 2004-04-13 | 2005-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew John Moulding | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-01-02 | Active |
| Thg Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-30 | Ceased 2025-01-02 |
| Thg Intermediate Opco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-30 | Ceased 2024-12-30 |
| Thg Intermediate Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-30 | Ceased 2024-12-30 |
| Thg Operations Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-11 | Ceased 2024-12-30 |
| Thg Intermediate Opco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-11 | Ceased 2019-12-11 |
| The Hut Ihc Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2025-01-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-05-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-17 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.