HILTON FOODS UK LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Hilton Food Group plc, the company processes and packages meat and poultry products for the retail sector.
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Cash
£28M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£52M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,387
Average over period
Profit before tax
£29M
Period ending 2024-12-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £685,223,000 | £800,802,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £23,441,000 | £32,182,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £20,877,000 | £28,613,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £17,213,000 | £21,424,000 | — | |
| Cash | £20,058,000 | £27,845,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,057,000 | £58,644,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £42,905,000 | £52,329,000 | — | |
| Equity | £42,905,000 | £52,329,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,099 | 1,387 | — | |
| Wages | £33,328,000 | £40,049,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £274,000 | £345,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 52.0% | 54.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.3% | 71.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 7.90x | 9.02x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HILTON FOODS UK LIMITED 2015-01-16 → present
- HILTON MEATS (RETAIL) LIMITED 1992-11-05 → 2015-01-16
- OSTROV LIMITED 1992-09-11 → 1992-11-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements. The Directors have received assurances that the company will have access to the Group's financial resources for a period of at least one year from the date of signing of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, Matthew | Director | 2023-07-20 | Feb 1976 | British |
| OSBORNE, Matthew Richard | Director | 2022-07-21 | May 1978 | British |
| REED, Jonathan William | Director | 2021-01-11 | May 1973 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, Neil Michael | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2025-08-08 |
| MAJEWSKI, Nigel Richard | Secretary | 2007-08-03 | 2007-11-01 |
| TWEEDIE, Henry Campbell | Secretary | 1992-09-11 | 2007-08-03 |
| BIRDI, Vispi | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-07-28 |
| HEFFER, Graham Keith | Director | 1992-09-11 | 2007-08-03 |
| HEFFER, Henry Robin | Director | 1992-09-11 | 2007-08-03 |
| HEFFER, Philip John | Director | 1992-09-11 | 2023-07-20 |
| KOOLE, Willem | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2023-07-20 |
| LIBOYI, Jackie Awinja | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2022-10-07 |
| MAJEWSKI, Nigel Richard | Director | 2007-08-03 | 2022-07-21 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, John | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2021-01-11 |
| MCMYLER, Frank | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2020-07-28 |
| MURRELLS, Steve | Director | 2023-07-20 | 2025-11-24 |
| PARSONAGE, Russell | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2014-12-18 |
| PATTEN, Colin Charles | Director | 1992-09-11 | 2012-05-16 |
| PERRY, Terence Anthony | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2021-01-11 |
| SHORROCK, Duncan | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2012-12-03 |
| SPENCER, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2011-01-21 | 2014-08-22 |
| TWEEDIE, Henry Campbell | Director | 1992-09-11 | 2007-08-03 |
| WATSON, Richard | Director | 1992-09-11 | 2002-10-02 |
| WATSON, Robert Andrew | Director | 2002-10-02 | 2018-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.