HAWKSFORD UK SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£13k
-79.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£3.1m
-34.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
-11.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£777k
+24.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Group made a loss after tax of £794,573 (2024: £1,002,139) and had net current liabilities and net liabilities. The Company holds a letter of support from STAR Pacific Bidco Limited to confirm it will continue to contribute funds directly or indirectly to the Group to assist in settling its liabilities.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £2,086,948 | £1,513,883 | £1,653,871 | +9.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£668,863 | -£1,015,927 | -£770,877 | +24.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£700,288 | -£1,033,156 | -£777,155 | +24.8% | |
| Net profit | -£643,657 | -£1,002,139 | -£794,573 | +20.7% | |
| Cash | £222,146 | £62,887 | £12,754 | -79.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£2,271,381 | -£3,062,301 | -34.8% | |
| Net assets | -£1,315,209 | -£2,317,348 | -£3,111,921 | -34.3% | |
| Equity | -£1,315,209 | -£2,317,348 | -£3,111,921 | -34.3% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 27 | 24 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | £1,068,955 | £1,391,819 | £1,327,497 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £204,264 | £150,605 | £169,619 | +12.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -32.0% | -67.1% | -46.6% | |
| Net margin | -30.8% | -66.2% | -48.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 132.1% | 169.6% | 184.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.33x | 0.23x | 0.23x | |
| Interest cover | -21.28x | -58.97x | — |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Group made a loss after tax of £794,573 (2024: £1,002,139) and had net current liabilities and net liabilities. The Company holds a letter of support from STAR Pacific Bidco Limited to confirm it will continue to contribute funds directly or indirectly to the Group to assist in settling its liabilities.”
Group structure
- HAWKSFORD UK SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Hawksford UK Secretaries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “No dividends will be distributed for the period ended 31 December 2025 (2024: nil).”
- “At 31 December 2025, the Company was party to a guarantee and indemnity agreement with STAR Pacific Intermediate Holdco 2 Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the ultimate controlling parent company, and Crescent Capital Group LP for the discharge of all obligations to the lender.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARSWELL, Fleming David | Director | 2025-09-16 | Nov 1974 | British |
| HAINSWORTH, Daniel Richard | Director | 2019-05-20 | Apr 1978 | British |
| RAFFERTY, Gerard Thomas | Director | 2022-11-03 | Oct 1978 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Rebecca Suzanne | Director | 2021-04-29 | 2025-10-31 |
| KULAR, Boota Singh | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2021-01-20 |
| LANDES, Steven Harry | Director | 2018-08-29 | 2022-12-31 |
| SPYBEY, Stephen David John | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2019-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksford Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.