HEATHROW HYDRANT OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
-20.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
-1.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
35
+16.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£366k
-53% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
HEATHROW HYDRANT OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
HEATHROW HYDRANT OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
HEATHROW HYDRANT OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
HEATHROW HYDRANT OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
HEATHROW HYDRANT OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,133,000 | £19,662,000 | £21,962,000 | +11.7% | |
| Operating profit | £695,000 | £281,000 | £9,000 | -96.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,100,000 | £779,000 | £366,000 | -53% | |
| Net profit | £824,000 | £578,000 | £163,000 | -71.8% | |
| Cash | £16,534,000 | £18,228,000 | £14,549,000 | -20.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,405,000 | £25,781,000 | £25,714,000 | -0.3% | |
| Net assets | £18,085,000 | £18,260,000 | £17,990,000 | -1.5% | |
| Equity | £18,085,000 | £18,260,000 | £17,990,000 | -1.5% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 30 | 35 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | £1,860,000 | £2,003,000 | £2,476,000 | +23.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,000 | £5,000 | £7,000 | +40% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 1.4% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 2.9% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 4.50x |
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
- HEATHROW HYDRANT OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED 1993-08-09 → present
- WORTHLIST PROJECTS LIMITED 1993-06-21 → 1993-08-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this, cash position and current forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 104 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-04-30 | — | — |
| ALBERTS, Anna Helena Margien | Director | 2025-07-26 | Apr 1988 | Dutch |
| CHAU, Garr, Dr | Director | 2023-12-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| ELNAGGAR, Ahmed | Director | 2023-02-20 | May 1994 | Egyptian |
| GREGSON, Robert James Errol, Mr. | Director | 2025-11-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| HARRIS, Nicola | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| HAYWARD, Mark Stephen | Director | 2017-10-20 | Oct 1979 | British |
| MOLLOY, Gavin Joseph | Director | 2024-10-01 | Sep 1978 | Irish |
| STEWART, Deborah | Director | 2023-11-03 | Oct 1971 | British |
| STRIDE, James | Director | 2023-07-21 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WORKMAN, Mark James | Director | 2023-09-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 104 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINCH, Robert William | Secretary | 2004-09-03 | 2004-09-03 |
| ROBERTSON, Roy Alan | Secretary | 1993-07-06 | 2002-04-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-21 | 1993-07-06 |
| ALLEN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-02-20 |
| ASTON, Christopher David | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| BANKS, Christopher Richard | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1995-11-09 |
| BRIGGS, Michael Dominic | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| BROUARD, Fabrice | Director | 1994-02-07 | 1997-12-11 |
| BROWN, Paul Frederick | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1998-08-18 |
| BUXTON, John Peter | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2014-08-19 |
| BUXTON, John Peter | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-12-05 |
| CARTER, Keith Marcus | Director | 1999-07-09 | 2002-09-24 |
| CHADDERTON, Richard John | Director | 1998-05-19 | 1999-07-09 |
| CHRISTOPOULOS, Michael Jason | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2022-01-01 |
| CHUBB, Andrew Steven | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2007-03-01 |
| COLLINS, Timothy | Director | 2002-01-07 | 2007-07-01 |
| COLOMB, Philippe | Director | 1997-05-02 | 1998-03-02 |
| COOPER, John Hardy | Director | 1998-04-23 | 2001-01-13 |
| COUNSELL, Jonathon | Director | 2002-12-06 | 2006-09-01 |
| CROWE, Richard Alan | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2012-01-31 |
| DANIELS, Jonathan Marc | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2012-05-03 |
| DAVIES, Toby Benjamin | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2023-07-21 |
| DAVIES, Toby Benjamin | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2018-12-17 |
| DE RENZY-MARTIN, Philippe | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1995-11-09 |
| DECONNINCK, Christian | Director | 1994-02-07 | 1997-12-10 |
| DUBENSKI, Paul Jerzy | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2012-04-01 |
| DUBENSKI, Paul Jerzy | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2009-05-14 |
| DUBENSKI, Paul Jerzy | Director | 1999-07-09 | 2008-11-06 |
| DURAND BALOT, Jean-Francois | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2000-07-13 |
| EASTON, Alan Murray | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-01-04 |
| EVANS, David | Director | 1995-02-07 | 1998-05-19 |
| EVANS, David Michael | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1994-02-05 |
| FAGE, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2004-09-03 |
| FINCH, Robert William | Director | 2004-09-03 | 2006-04-07 |
| GENT, Peter Walter | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1997-06-16 |
| GERMAN, Michael Edward | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-02-16 |
| GINSBURGER, Agnes | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2025-11-01 |
| GRAY, Ian Alexander | Director | 1995-12-15 | 1998-07-31 |
| GUY, Victoria Jane | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2025-07-26 |
| HAMMOND, Jonathan Guy | Director | 1995-11-09 | 2003-02-28 |
| HARRIS, Howard James | Director | 1998-04-23 | 1999-07-09 |
| HARRIS, Howard James | Director | 1994-10-18 | 1998-05-20 |
| HARRIS, Nicola | Director | 2024-07-17 | 2024-08-04 |
| HARRIS, Scott Alexander | Director | 1997-12-11 | 2002-05-09 |
| HARRIS, Scott Alexander | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1997-12-10 |
| HARRISON, Ian Courtenay, Dr | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2008-11-06 |
| HAUFF, David Mark | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2009-06-01 |
| HENDERSON, Mary Marshall | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2019-02-28 |
| HERRING, Anthony Francis | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1994-02-05 |
| HESLOP, Stanley William | Director | 2000-02-05 | 2003-03-10 |
| HOGAN, Francis Christopher | Director | 1993-12-01 | 2013-08-01 |
| HONE, Rupert Leland Agnar, Mr. | Director | 2018-12-17 | 2020-09-21 |
| HOUGHTON, Richard Wyndham | Director | 1996-09-26 | 1998-04-22 |
| HOWLETT, Graham Leslie | Director | — | 1999-07-09 |
| HOWLEY, Patrick | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2023-12-01 |
| HUCK, Philippe Christian, Director | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-11-30 |
| IBRAHIM, Amir Saadeddin | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2012-04-01 |
| ISHOLA, Oluyemisi Funmilola | Director | 2025-02-04 | 2025-02-05 |
| JONES, David Rees | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1996-11-01 |
| JONES, Richard Aled | Director | 2009-11-18 | 2015-11-19 |
| JONES, Richard Aled | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2009-11-18 |
| JORDAN, Peter Frank | Director | 1998-08-18 | 2002-07-01 |
| KIRK, Michael John | Director | 2003-11-15 | 2010-02-22 |
| KNAPP, Paul Richard | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2002-05-09 |
| LEWIS, David John | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1994-01-03 |
| MANN, Duncan Alan | Director | 1997-06-16 | 2004-09-03 |
| MASSEY, Kenneth Richard | Director | 1994-02-11 | 1996-10-25 |
| MCMILLAN, John | Director | 2005-02-16 | 2016-10-26 |
| MCMILLAN, John | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2003-01-01 |
| MITTELMAN, Stanislas | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2007-03-01 |
| MOREAU, Nicolas Pierre Rene Marie | Director | 1997-12-11 | 1999-09-01 |
| MURPHY, Malachy Joseph | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| NEWTON, Stephen Jonathan | Director | 2014-08-20 | 2019-07-11 |
| NICHOLS, Graham | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1997-12-11 |
| O'KELLY, Michael Kevin | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2005-05-01 |
| PULLINGER, David William, Dr | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2010-05-13 |
| REAY, David William | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2000-07-13 |
| ROUQUIE, Mathieu | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2004-09-03 |
| RUSHMER, David Christopher | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2002-12-06 |
| SAUNDERS, John Nicholas | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1995-02-07 |
| SCANLAN, Richard John | Director | 2001-01-13 | 2005-07-01 |
| SIMMONS, Toby Daniel Ainslie | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| SPURLING, Simon | Director | 1995-11-09 | 2006-04-30 |
| SQUITIERI, Riccardo | Director | 2019-07-11 | 2026-04-07 |
| SQUITIERI, Riccardo | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2019-06-13 |
| STACEY, Calum James | Director | 2019-01-04 | 2021-09-06 |
| STIQUEL, Philippe | Director | 2003-02-28 | 2006-02-07 |
| STOKES, Darran Bradley | Director | 2012-05-03 | 2015-11-19 |
| STOREY, Duncan Alastair | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-12-05 |
| STOREY, Duncan Alastair | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-12-05 |
| STOREY, Duncan Alastair | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-12-05 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Charles Francis | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2020-12-07 |
| VOWELL, Paul William | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2019-01-01 |
| WARD, Colin John | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2002-01-07 |
| WARD, Colin John | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1995-12-18 |
| WATKINS, Neil Richard | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2017-10-20 |
| WELCH, Francis David | Director | 1994-02-11 | 1994-10-17 |
| WELCH, Mark Bradley | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2006-01-03 |
| WELLS, Andrew David | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2003-11-15 |
| WESLEY, Richard | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-11-18 |
| WESTERMAN, Paul | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| WOODCOCK, James Richard | Director | 1993-12-01 | 2000-02-05 |
| ZAIN, Sarmad | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2023-09-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-06-21 | 1993-07-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 329 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.