HUGH RICE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6k
-41.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.9m
-26.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
-14.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£638k
+17.8% vs 2024
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 | £14,048,295 | £13,686,575 | £12,451,711 | -9% | |
| Operating profit | £98,278 | -£292,292 | -£188,613 | +35.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£381,163 | -£776,659 | -£638,125 | +17.8% | |
| Net profit | -£311,670 | -£816,963 | -£683,903 | +16.3% | |
| Cash | £3,935 | £2,785 | £1,635 | -41.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,788,446 | £5,603,149 | £4,645,914 | -17.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,401,538 | £2,584,575 | £1,900,672 | -26.5% | |
| Equity | £3,401,538 | £2,584,575 | £1,900,672 | -26.5% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 78 | 67 | -14.1% | |
| Wages | £1,798,513 | £1,882,661 | £1,746,222 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £312,302 | £319,764 | £330,386 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,174 | £5,246 | £5,600 | +6.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £70,581 | £73,507 | £74,831 | +1.8% |
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 | 0.7% | -2.1% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | -6.0% | -5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.4% | -5.2% | -4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.5% | 74.0% | 78.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.32x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 0.20x | -0.60x | -0.42x |
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
- HUGH RICE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2016-04-11 → present
- SILVERBORNE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2015-04-01 → 2016-04-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sowerby
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these facts and the current financial position, forecasts and cash flows of the company, the directors have concluded it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HUGH RICE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Hugh Rice Limited 100%
- Hugh Rice (Whitefriargate) Limited 100%
- Hugh Rice (Beverley) Limited 100%
- Hugh Rice Production Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICE, Diane Tina | Director | 2016-03-23 | Jan 1966 | British |
| RICE, James Peter | Director | 2016-03-23 | Aug 1986 | British |
| RICE, Michael | Director | 2016-03-23 | Dec 1957 | United Kingdom |
| RICE, Paul John | Director | 2016-03-23 | Oct 1977 | United Kingdom |
| RICE, Sarah | Director | 2016-03-23 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTYRE, Scott Hynd | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2019-07-02 |
| MCINTYRE, Scott Hynd | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2019-07-02 |
| RICE, Danielle Cherran Lynn | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2026-04-02 |
| RICHARDSON, Joanne | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2023-09-20 |
| SYMES, Darren | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Rice | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Paul John Rice | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.