HIDEN INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+22.4% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+16.1% vs 2023
Employees
138
+3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
+28.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £22,956,029 | £26,329,059 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,290,989 | £5,515,686 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,299,103 | £5,510,987 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,519,357 | £4,358,372 | |
| Cash | £38,692 | £277,682 | £22,553 | £22,436 | £20,744 | £3,718,300 | £4,551,200 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £15,800,392 | £18,327,173 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £15,728,089 | £18,253,098 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £12,248,494 | £13,843,161 | £15,728,089 | £18,253,098 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 138 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £7,527,644 | £8,321,026 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+14.7%
£22,956,029 £26,329,059
-
Cash
+22.4%
£3,718,300 £4,551,200
highest in 7 filed years
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Net assets
+16.1%
£15,728,089 £18,253,098
-
Employees
+3%
134 138
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Operating profit
+28.5%
£4,290,989 £5,515,686
-
Profit before tax
+28.2%
£4,299,103 £5,510,987
-
Wages
+10.5%
£7,527,644 £8,321,026
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 18.7% | 20.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3% | 16.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 27.2% | 30.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.35x | 3.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154.33x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HIDEN INSTRUMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Hiden Analytical INC 100%
- Hiden Analytical Limited 100%
- Hiden Isochema Limited 100%
- Hiden Analytical Europe GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “On the 27th February 2024 the group acquired the remaining 15% of Hiden Analytical Europe GmbH increasing its shareholding to 100%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACAS, Robert William | Secretary | 2011-10-12 | — | — |
| BENHAM, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2011-10-12 | Nov 1959 | British |
| BLACAS, Robert William | Director | 2011-10-12 | Feb 1964 | British |
| HATTON, Peter John | Director | 2011-10-12 | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEALE, Ian Derek | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2018-05-03 |
| SEYMOUR, David Lawrence, Dr | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2015-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert William Blacas | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Hatton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dr Michael John Benham | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.