HICKORY'S (ROS) LTD
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Cash
£6.5M
+151.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£39M
+30.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
1,619
+9.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.4M
+15.6% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,352,349 | — | — | £60,057,031 | £81,926,154 | +36.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,443,291 | — | — | £7,376,620 | £9,037,952 | +22.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,431,261 | £9,773,497 | £3,803,809 | £7,227,909 | £8,353,182 | +15.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,979,067 | — | £3,293,910 | £5,336,862 | £9,026,094 | +69.1% | |
| Cash | £3,819,890 | £7,638,101 | £5,105,060 | £2,574,116 | £6,476,407 | +151.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,000,999 | £22,725,735 | £26,529,544 | £33,806,161 | £44,688,448 | +32.2% | |
| Net assets | £11,904,502 | £21,341,605 | £24,635,515 | £29,972,377 | £38,998,471 | +30.1% | |
| Equity | £11,904,502 | £21,341,605 | £24,635,515 | £29,972,377 | £38,998,471 | +30.1% | |
| Average employees | 796 | 1,088 | 1,307 | 1,477 | 1,619 | +9.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £19,716,677 | £28,812,615 | +46.1% | |
| 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. 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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.8% | — | — | 12.3% | 11.0% | |
| Net margin | 16.2% | — | — | 8.9% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.5% | — | — | 21.8% | 20.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.35x | 0.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 49.60x | 13.20x |
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
- HICKORY'S (ROS) LTD 2014-02-24 → present
- JOHOCO 2117 LIMITED 2012-06-26 → 2014-02-24
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 directors' 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Six further restaurants were opened during the year, and as of the date of this report seven more have been opened in 2025. Three further restaurants are in the process of being redeveloped and we expect them to open before the end of the year.”
- “In 2025 Hickory's (ROS) Limited have opened a further 6 sites in York, Milton Keynes, Standish, Swindon, Sheffield and Leicester. Further restaurants are being developed in Telford, Cardiff and Northampton. The capital spend on these restaurants was £20,385,000 which included freeholds acquired of £8,830,000 from related parties. The capital spend on the sites being developed is anticipated to be £6,600,000 including the associated freeholds costs of £1,090,000 from related parties.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KESWICK, Lindsay | Secretary | 2022-10-08 | — | — |
| BACON, Robert Alan | Director | 2014-04-02 | Aug 1976 | British |
| BELL, Lucy Jane | Director | 2025-04-02 | Jun 1974 | British |
| BLIGH, Jason | Director | 2014-04-02 | Aug 1979 | British |
| BUSH, Andrew Gregory | Director | 2022-10-08 | Sep 1966 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Nick | Director | 2022-10-08 | Jul 1968 | British |
| POWELL, Matthew David | Director | 2015-10-29 | Jun 1973 | British |
| TATE, Jodie Louise | Director | 2024-09-30 | Jun 1983 | British |
| WELSH, John William | Director | 2013-08-30 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCDONNELL, Marita | Secretary | 2014-02-25 | 2022-10-08 |
| BOSHER, Karen Anne | Director | 2022-10-08 | 2022-12-23 |
| MCDONNELL, Neil | Director | 2013-09-06 | 2022-10-08 |
| SHURVINTON, Wayne | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2024-09-30 |
| SMOTHERS, Richard | Director | 2022-10-08 | 2025-04-02 |
| WILLIAMS, Simon John | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2013-08-30 |
| COCKTAILS UN LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-04-02 | 2014-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johoco 2029 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
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