HILL'S PET NUTRITION (OAC) LIMITED
A UK retail subsidiary of the American consumer goods corporation Colgate-Palmolive, specialising in the online and specialist sale of dog and cat food under the Hill's brand.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8.4m
EUR 9,604,000
+36.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
27
+8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
EUR 2,976,000
+10% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £207,443,759 | £219,004,645 | £246,555,032 | +12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £4,390,689 | £1,967,485 | £2,356,532 | +19.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,357,335 | £2,359,821 | £2,595,500 | +10% | |
| Net profit | £1,777,990 | £1,760,119 | £1,903,018 | +8.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,603,492 | £6,156,271 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,603,492 | £6,156,271 | £8,376,068 | +36.1% | |
| Equity | £4,603,492 | £6,156,271 | £8,376,068 | +36.1% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 25 | 27 | +8% | |
| Wages | £1,911,752 | £2,243,696 | £2,251,875 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £415,183 | £466,158 | £373,278 | -19.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,481 | £24,054 | £19,187 | -20.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £415,183 | £490,212 | £392,465 | -19.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 95.4% | 32.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.24x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 1.83x | 94.88x | — |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “In January 2026, the company paid dividends totalling €5,500,000 to its parent undertaking, Hill's Pet Products Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALAMBA-SCHUIJERS, Adriana | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1969 | Dutch |
| PEDRAZZINI, Bianca Pauli | Director | 2019-09-09 | Aug 1974 | Swiss |
| POCHKHANAWALA, Sharmine | Director | 2021-05-05 | May 1981 | Canadian |
| ROWE, Nicholas | Director | 2025-02-03 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNISTON, Christopher Robert | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2020-02-04 |
| MCGINNIS, Marshall Alan | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2021-05-05 |
| MOSHIDI, Tshepiso Esaiah | Director | 2023-10-02 | 2025-02-03 |
| POULLET, Gregory Patrick Joseph | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2024-01-01 |
| REYMONDON, Aurelien | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2025-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 28 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.