K. HUGHES & CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£17k
+186.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
+17.3% vs 2024
Employees
182
-7.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+127.6% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £49,528,638 | £51,424,256 | £52,503,509 | £55,430,086 | £70,657,418 | £78,784,445 | +11.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,114,418 | £2,663,126 | £2,345,206 | £2,474,054 | -£7,742,995 | £3,444,414 | +144.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,936,418 | £2,610,431 | £2,026,391 | £1,606,887 | -£8,759,847 | £2,418,022 | +127.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,920,042 | £2,597,719 | £2,034,901 | £1,646,783 | -£8,720,314 | £1,714,606 | +119.7% | |
| Cash | £64,436 | £351,633 | £46,062 | £10,408 | £5,804 | £16,644 | +186.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,843,664 | £16,027,783 | £21,350,136 | £25,633,084 | £16,222,545 | £17,823,683 | +9.9% | |
| Net assets | £12,162,588 | £14,648,391 | £16,567,528 | £18,098,907 | £9,263,173 | £10,862,475 | +17.3% | |
| Equity | £12,162,588 | £14,648,391 | £16,567,528 | £18,098,907 | £9,263,173 | £10,862,475 | +17.3% | |
| Average employees | 214 | 224 | 194 | 195 | 197 | 182 | -7.6% | |
| Wages | £5,858,421 | £6,878,653 | £6,822,600 | £7,194,907 | £9,735,174 | £11,160,402 | +14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £25,500 | £26,994 | £27,492 | £29,966 | £27,105 | £27,300 | +0.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.5% | -11.0% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 3.0% | -12.3% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.0% | 16.6% | 11.0% | 9.7% | -47.7% | 19.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.9% | 48.6% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 74.1% | 71.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.95x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 17.47x | 50.29x | 7.35x | 2.85x | -7.61x | 3.36x |
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
- Maneely Mc Cann Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- K. HUGHES & CO. LIMITED · parent
- Howden Enterprises Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Brian | Secretary | 2009-05-14 | — | — |
| HUGHES, Brian | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1980 | Irish |
| HUGHES, Ciaran-Og | Director | 2012-06-12 | Jun 1983 | Irish |
| HUGHES, Kieran | Director | 1975-12-10 | Sep 1953 | Irish |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSEY, Patricia | Secretary | 1975-12-10 | 2009-05-14 |
| HUGHES, Emmet | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2026-01-08 |
| HUGHES, Kevin | Director | 1975-12-10 | 2012-05-31 |
| HUGHES, Malachy | Director | 1975-12-10 | 2010-02-28 |
| HUGHES, Stan | Director | 1975-12-10 | 1998-12-31 |
| O'DONNELL, Jim | Director | 1975-12-10 | 2006-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Family Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-12 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.