BAKER HICKS LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£26m
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
812
+25.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10m
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £78,037,000 | £105,277,000 | £116,085,000 | +10.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,357,000 | £9,490,000 | £9,631,000 | +1.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,644,000 | £9,939,000 | £10,122,000 | +1.8% | |
| Net profit | £5,039,000 | £7,430,000 | £7,858,000 | +5.8% | |
| Cash | £5,649,000 | £13,268,000 | £13,698,000 | +3.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,530,000 | £25,375,000 | £29,223,000 | +15.2% | |
| Net assets | £21,187,000 | £22,734,000 | £26,350,000 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £21,187,000 | £22,734,000 | £26,350,000 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | 483 | 648 | 812 | +25.3% | |
| Wages | £26,913,000 | £37,581,000 | £48,223,000 | +28.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £840,000 | £821,000 | £946,000 | +15.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,000 | £24,000 | £28,000 | +16.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £576,000 | £672,000 | £685,000 | +1.9% |
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 | 8.1% | 9.0% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 7.1% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.9% | 37.4% | 33.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.2% | 57.5% | 48.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 1.59x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | 46.74x | 48.67x | 56.99x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- BAKER HICKS LIMITED 2017-02-01 → present
- MORGAN SINDALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD. 2010-06-04 → 2017-02-01
- MORGAN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 2007-07-27 → 2010-06-04
- MORGAN SINDALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 2007-05-31 → 2007-07-27
- CARDDRIVE LIMITED 2007-05-23 → 2007-05-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having received confirmation regarding support from Morgan Sindall Group plc, have no reason to believe a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. They have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for 12 months from approval date, and continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BAKER HICKS LIMITED · parent
- BakerHicks Europe Holdings Ltd 100%
- BakerHicks AG 100%
- BakerHicks GmbH 100%
- BakerHicks GmbH 100%
- BakerHicks ApS 100%
- BakerHicks SA 100%
Significant events
- “There were no subsequent events that affected the financial statements of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINNS, Lisa Ann Katherine | Secretary | 2025-06-03 | — | — |
| GANGOTRA, Culdip Kelly Kaur | Director | 2024-05-07 | Feb 1970 | British |
| HOWELLS, Dyfan | Director | 2025-05-09 | Oct 1983 | British |
| LUBIENIECKI, Martin Victor | Director | 2015-12-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
| MORGAN, John Christopher | Director | 2013-12-31 | Dec 1955 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASON, Helen Mary | Secretary | 2024-06-27 | 2025-04-22 |
| NETTLESHIP, Isobel Mary | Secretary | 2007-05-25 | 2014-05-31 |
| SHERIDAN, Clare | Secretary | 2014-05-31 | 2024-06-27 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-05-23 | 2007-05-25 |
| ARCHER, Christopher Michael William | Director | 2017-08-29 | 2025-05-09 |
| BOARDMAN, Amber | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2017-05-05 |
| BROOME, Martin Stephen | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2009-09-04 |
| CRUMMETT, Stephen Paul | Director | 2013-05-24 | 2024-05-07 |
| JENKINS, John William | Director | 2010-02-12 | 2012-04-24 |
| LEDWIDGE, Joseph John | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2016-04-21 |
| MORGAN, John Christopher | Director | 2007-06-02 | 2010-03-11 |
| MULLIGAN, David Kevin | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2013-02-25 |
| PEARCE, Jonathan Stewart | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2010-08-08 |
| SHENNAN, Graham Alexander | Director | 2009-09-03 | 2014-10-29 |
| WEBSTER, Richard John | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| WHITMORE, Paul | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2013-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-05-23 | 2007-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Sindall Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.