GOODMAN HICHENS PLC
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Cash
£1.2M
-40.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£500K
+28.6% vs 2024
Employees
30
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£497K
+125.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,338,508 | £7,380,524 | £8,389,825 | £9,557,835 | £10,454,903 | £12,978,320 | +24.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£148,819 | £253,781 | £156,785 | £205,151 | £200,828 | £470,964 | +134.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£147,110 | £253,893 | £156,356 | £218,492 | £220,665 | £496,646 | +125.1% | |
| Net profit | -£120,971 | £204,292 | £125,423 | £170,102 | £164,496 | £375,210 | +128.1% | |
| Cash | £1,113,817 | £1,328,770 | £359,018 | £733,896 | £1,999,722 | £1,191,316 | -40.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £524,477 | £528,769 | £414,192 | £384,294 | £388,790 | £500,000 | +28.6% | |
| Net assets | £524,477 | £528,769 | £414,192 | £384,294 | £388,790 | £500,000 | +28.6% | |
| Equity | £524,477 | £528,769 | £414,192 | £384,294 | £388,790 | £500,000 | +28.6% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,284,765 | £1,684,782 | £1,612,387 | — | £2,113,979 | £2,318,297 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £113,148 | £575,988 | £318,016 | £539,016 | £526,466 | £689,504 | +31% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.4% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.8% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -28.4% | 48.0% | 37.9% | 53.4% | 51.7% | 94.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.18x |
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
- GOODMAN HICHENS PLC 1997-01-10 → present
- STONE BUILDINGS PLC 1996-09-20 → 1997-01-10
- TRUSTLINE PLC 1996-09-03 → 1996-09-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Calders (1883) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACKHOUSE, Darren Laird | Director | 2019-06-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| HOARE, Matthew Ellis Horatio | Director | 2019-06-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
| MACKIE, Andrew | Director | 2003-01-01 | Jun 1951 | British |
| TOMLIN, John | Director | 1996-10-24 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICKALLS, Guy Neil | Secretary | 1996-10-24 | 2021-09-30 |
| SECRETAIRE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-09-03 | 1996-10-24 |
| ATTLE, Robert George | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2000-09-08 |
| GARDNER, Nicholas | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2017-09-29 |
| GOODMAN, Raymond John | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2001-03-16 |
| HICHENS, Anthony James | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2012-09-29 |
| NICKALLS, Guy Neil | Director | 1996-10-24 | 2021-09-30 |
| MARRIOTTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-09-03 | 1996-10-24 |
| SECRETAIRE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-09-03 | 1996-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodman Hichens Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.