HP UK DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£320K
USD 428,000
+13.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
USD 18,809,000
+8.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
127
-5.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.1M
USD 2,868,000
-37.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,211,858 | £22,795,329 | £24,572,541 | +7.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,154,514 | £1,441,084 | £1,841,593 | +27.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,347,807 | £3,424,165 | £2,147,028 | -37.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,336,428 | £1,994,311 | £1,139,392 | -42.9% | |
| Cash | £353,346 | £281,479 | £320,407 | +13.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,926,037 | £13,073,065 | £14,180,267 | +8.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,807,007 | £13,014,673 | £14,080,701 | +8.2% | |
| Equity | £10,807,007 | £13,014,673 | £14,080,701 | +8.2% | |
| Average employees | 119 | 135 | 127 | -5.9% | |
| Wages | £10,721,665 | £12,087,139 | £13,028,897 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £293,817 | £328,042 | £333,277 | +1.6% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.7% | 6.3% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 8.7% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -19.7% | 11.0% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.0% | 18.3% | 17.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.78x | 4.95x | 5.50x | |
| Interest cover | -59.96x | — | — |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given that the Company has considerable financial resources and the fact that the Company has projected positive cashflows for a period of 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 May 2027. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “No material events have occurred since the statement of financial position date which would affect the financial statements of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALIGOVA-SMITH, Maria | Director | 2026-02-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
| WRIGHT, James Edwin Garnett | Director | 2026-06-05 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRASHER, George | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2021-05-01 |
| MORIN, Caroline Francoise | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2023-08-01 |
| PRATT, Ian Alexander, Dr | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2026-06-02 |
| PREZZANO, David Neary | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| SALOMON, Thibault Christian | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2026-02-01 |
| SAWYER, Neil Robert | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2025-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hp Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.