HILLTOP FOOD GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£139K
-65.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.1M
+9.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
133
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-42.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,590,544 | £16,475,191 | £20,391,972 | £33,741,312 | £44,125,077 | £45,436,047 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £965,351 | £1,030,092 | £577,749 | £667,927 | £3,780,792 | £2,461,739 | -34.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £850,908 | £922,372 | £387,918 | £297,232 | £3,430,426 | £1,968,251 | -42.6% | |
| Net profit | £836,595 | £663,649 | £235,170 | £308,289 | £2,576,076 | £1,437,856 | -44.2% | |
| Cash | £108,270 | £97,615 | £68,522 | £352,895 | £409,228 | £139,451 | -65.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,340,756 | £3,459,222 | £4,211,311 | £4,521,512 | £6,098,267 | £6,767,473 | +11% | |
| Net assets | £902,529 | £1,448,678 | £1,521,681 | £1,654,637 | £3,771,093 | £4,133,949 | +9.6% | |
| Equity | £902,529 | £1,448,678 | £1,521,681 | £1,654,637 | £3,771,093 | £4,133,949 | +9.6% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 61 | 78 | 123 | 138 | 133 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | £904,555 | £1,361,290 | £1,887,586 | £3,251,527 | £3,700,168 | £4,307,018 | +16.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £51,543 | £40,509 | £158,375 | £142,841 | £163,751 | £148,099 | -9.6% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 8.6% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 5.8% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.2% | 29.8% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 62.0% | 36.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 74.3% | 74.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.11x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | 8.44x | 9.95x | 3.04x | 1.80x | 10.79x | 4.99x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HILLTOP FOOD GROUP LIMITED 2026-03-03 → present
- HILLTOP HONEY LIMITED 2014-12-22 → 2026-03-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its bank facilities. The Company's forecasts and projections show that the Company should be able to operate within the level of its current facilities. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Comprehensive rebranding programme”
- “expanded production and storage capacity through leasing”
- “targeted investment in automation”
- “improved productivity and operational efficiency”
- “optimised inventory management and streamlined supply chain processes”
- “advanced development of new product categories”
- “secondary site launched its own proprietary peanut butter brand in the UK market”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Scott Edward | Secretary | 2014-12-22 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Scott Edward | Director | 2014-12-22 | Feb 1988 | Welsh |
| DELANEY, Thomas Mathew | Director | 2026-02-04 | May 1974 | British |
| LEVERINGTON, Mark | Director | 2021-09-27 | Mar 1979 | British |
| SHEIKH, Mohammed Wasim | Director | 2026-02-04 | Apr 1970 | British |
| UTTING, Katie Jayne | Director | 2026-02-04 | Nov 1988 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGES, Robert John | Director | 2018-05-29 | 2026-01-15 |
| PRICE, Steven | Director | 2021-09-27 | 2021-12-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies Enterprise Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-25 | Active |
| Mr Scott Edward Davies | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.