HUTCHINSON ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£105k
-45.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+14.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
169
+11.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+59.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,666,912 | £20,393,853 | £30,427,360 | +49.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,089,543 | £971,707 | £1,541,613 | +58.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,062,984 | £940,262 | £1,496,402 | +59.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,628,085 | £749,914 | £1,238,280 | +65.1% | |
| Cash | £1,919,441 | £193,499 | £104,617 | -45.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,755,333 | £9,904,641 | £11,328,064 | +14.4% | |
| Net assets | £7,889,988 | £8,789,517 | £10,095,673 | +14.9% | |
| Equity | £7,889,988 | £8,789,517 | £10,095,673 | +14.9% | |
| Average employees | 166 | 152 | 169 | +11.2% | |
| Wages | £7,594,894 | £6,880,931 | £8,815,592 | +28.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £786,272 | £668,141 | £783,931 | +17.3% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 4.8% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.9% | 9.8% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.4% | 38.2% | 52.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 2.58x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | 78.68x | 30.90x | 34.10x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HUTCHINSON ENGINEERING LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- RUNCORN EXHAUST CENTRE LIMITED 1976-07-02 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have carried out a thorough review of the business trade activities and forward order book, and having projected business performance, profitability and the company cash flows are confident that there are no material uncertainties that cast doubt on the ability of the company to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements as existing facilities are anticipated to provide sufficient liquidity to allow the company to meet it's obligations as they fall due during this time frame.”
Group structure
- HUTCHINSON ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Kylie-ERP Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Stephen John | Secretary | 2007-10-15 | — | British |
| MADIGAN, Mark | Secretary | 2020-02-18 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Stephen John | Director | 2002-05-23 | Apr 1972 | British |
| DRINKWATER, Dean Clark | Director | 2000-09-04 | Dec 1965 | British |
| MADIGAN, Mark | Director | 2017-04-07 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRINKWATER, Tegwen Rosemary | Secretary | — | 2007-08-29 |
| BROCKLEHURST, Ivan James | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2014-04-16 |
| DRINKWATER, Eric | Director | — | 2009-06-02 |
| DRINKWATER, Joseph Edwin | Director | — | 2011-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernuser Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-17 | Active |
| Mr Dean Clark Drinkwater | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-01-17 |
| Mr Stephen John Adams | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2019-07-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-09-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.