HEWLETT - PACKARD LIMITED
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Cash
£13M
-65.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£811M
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,729
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£69M
-29.8% vs 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of HEWLETT - PACKARD LIMITED's latest filing
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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 | £948,229,000 | £805,293,000 | £1,208,633,000 | +50.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,155,000 | £60,622,000 | £18,007,000 | -70.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,621,000 | £97,641,000 | £68,557,000 | -29.8% | |
| Net profit | £15,322,000 | £81,103,000 | £41,736,000 | -48.5% | |
| Cash | £5,328,000 | £37,041,000 | £12,852,000 | -65.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £828,836,000 | £930,266,000 | £992,393,000 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £676,490,000 | £765,445,000 | £811,288,000 | +6% | |
| Equity | £676,490,000 | £765,445,000 | £811,288,000 | +6% | |
| Average employees | 1,840 | 1,800 | 1,729 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £185,020,000 | £172,533,000 | £178,081,000 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,150,503 | £918,673 | £950,227 | +3.4% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 7.5% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 10.1% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | 6.5% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.2% | 46.1% | 52.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 2.71x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | 0.17x | 5.99x | 2.17x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young 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 to 30 June 2027.”
Group structure
- HEWLETT - PACKARD LIMITED · parent
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise UK Pension Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 17 February 2026, the intercompany loan receivable from Hewlett-Packard Holdings Limited reached its maturity and was replaced with a new loan agreement effective immediately thereafter, with a principal amount of £805,914,000. The intercompany loan receivable carries a fixed interest rate at 4.41869% and is due to mature on 17 February 2027.”
- “On 28 April 2026, the Company paid a dividend of £168,000,000 to Hewlett-Packard Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Matthew Peter | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| MARSTON, Stuart Adrian | Director | 2022-04-28 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN, Gareth Luke Sefton | Secretary | 2002-08-29 | 2004-08-13 |
| MCQUILLAN, Anthony Paul | Secretary | 2000-08-07 | 2002-08-29 |
| MORRIS, Jennifer Ann | Secretary | 2004-08-13 | 2005-10-14 |
| ORMROD, James | Secretary | 2005-10-14 | 2009-12-01 |
| PERKINS, Thomas Clark | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| PUTLAND, Roberto | Secretary | 2011-08-31 | 2014-05-13 |
| THOMPSON, Richard Driver | Secretary | — | 1996-11-01 |
| TROWER, Tara Dawn | Secretary | 2014-05-13 | 2019-01-14 |
| WRIGHT, Jacqueline Anne | Secretary | 1996-11-01 | 2000-08-07 |
| ALBERDING, Richard Charles | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| ANDERSON, Richard Watkins | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| BALDWIN, David Andrew | Director | — | 1996-10-31 |
| BLADEN, Peter Stuart Andrew | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2014-10-08 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2005-11-12 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2004-05-28 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2004-04-13 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2003-09-08 | 2003-09-15 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2003-08-11 | 2003-08-15 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2003-07-04 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2003-04-28 |
| BOTHWELL, Andrew | Director | 2002-09-06 | 2002-09-22 |
| BURR, Steven David | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| COOMBS, Martin | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2017-10-31 |
| DEAN, Christopher Richard | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2006-07-17 |
| GILL, Robin Denys, Sir | Director | — | 1992-12-21 |
| GILL, Stephen | Director | 2002-05-27 | 2009-08-03 |
| GLOVER, John | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2010-01-29 |
| GLOVER, John | Director | 2009-08-14 | 2009-08-24 |
| GOLDING, John Thomas | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| GOUGH, Tina Anne | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-02-01 |
| GRAYSON, Sharon Lesley | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-07-08 |
| HESS, Martin Hugo | Director | 2009-08-14 | 2009-09-01 |
| HESS, Martin Hugo | Director | 2008-08-23 | 2008-09-07 |
| HUNTER, Paul Mark | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-07-08 |
| ISHERWOOD, Andrew Peter Brigstocke | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-10-08 |
| ISHERWOOD, Andrew Peter Brigstocke | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2003-09-08 |
| ISHERWOOD, Andrew Peter Brigstocke | Director | 2002-08-22 | 2002-09-09 |
| KENT, Jim | Director | 2003-04-02 | 2003-04-10 |
| LAMBTON, Mark Norman | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2008-11-10 |
| LAMBTON, Mark Norman | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2003-09-22 |
| LAWLER, Philip James | Director | 1999-12-31 | 2002-10-31 |
| LETHAM, James Lobban | Director | 2007-08-17 | 2007-08-28 |
| LEWTHWAITE, Mark | Director | 2008-11-10 | 2011-05-01 |
| LUMSDEN, Keith Grant | Director | — | 1992-12-21 |
| MACKENZIE, Finlay, Dr | Director | — | 1994-12-15 |
| MARIOTTI, Franco | Director | — | 1996-12-18 |
| MCLEAN, Gordon David | Director | 1992-12-21 | 1994-02-07 |
| MORIN, Caroline | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2014-10-08 |
| NAWRATIL, Franz | Director | 1995-12-18 | 2000-03-31 |
| ORAM, Philippa Anne | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2022-04-05 |
| ORMROD, James | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2009-10-30 |
| PAWSEY, Neville | Director | 2001-05-03 | 2002-05-27 |
| PUTLAND, Roberto Adriano | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2014-05-13 |
| SHERIDAN, Gerald James | Director | 2007-08-17 | 2007-09-04 |
| SHERIDAN, Gerald James | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2004-09-03 |
| SHERIDAN, Gerald James | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2004-04-13 |
| SLATFORD, Karen | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2001-04-10 |
| SMELEK, Raymond Anthony | Director | 1992-12-21 | 1994-06-27 |
| TAYLOR, John Michael, Sir | Director | 1992-06-19 | 1998-12-31 |
| TRAUTMAN, Jack Paul | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2001-04-24 |
| TREVOR, Richard Lloyd | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2013-07-31 |
| TROWER, Tara Dawn | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2014-10-08 |
| VALLER, Paul Charles | Director | 1994-02-25 | 2001-05-31 |
| WATERS, Marc Edward | Director | 2016-10-08 | 2022-09-01 |
| WILSON, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2009-08-03 | 2013-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett-Packard Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 269 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-02-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.