HATCH BROTHERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.4M
Equity attributable
Employees
246
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£37K
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-08 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,282,915 | £21,140,204 | — | |
| Operating profit | £284,361 | £198,730 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £34,148 | -£37,041 | — | |
| Net profit | £275,840 | £34,925 | — | |
| Cash | £519,236 | £1,212,640 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,408,884 | £3,253,230 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,395,035 | £2,429,960 | — | |
| Equity | £2,395,035 | £2,429,960 | — | |
| Average employees | 263 | 246 | — | |
| Wages | £6,809,672 | £6,898,772 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £307,836 | £385,998 | — |
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 | 2024-09-08 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.7% | 69.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 1.08x | 0.80x |
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
- William Wilson Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director believes that while this more dynamic environment is likely to continue, he is confident that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, he continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Paul Martin | Director | 2016-08-10 | Nov 1968 | Northern Irish |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Nicola Anne | Director | 2016-08-10 | 2020-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Anne Allen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-08-30 | Active |
| Mrs Nicola Anne Allen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-10 | Ceased 2020-08-30 |
| Mr Paul Martin Allen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 41 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.