R.B. HILTON LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9M
+3.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£222K
-96.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
388
+0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£24M
+396.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,284,000 | £9,032,000 | £10,592,000 | +17.3% | |
| Operating profit | £855,000 | £1,908,000 | £668,000 | -65% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,992,000 | £4,869,000 | £24,157,000 | +396.1% | |
| Net profit | £4,779,000 | £4,719,000 | £23,354,000 | +394.9% | |
| Cash | £3,467,000 | £1,849,000 | £1,921,000 | +3.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,528,000 | £7,369,000 | £561,000 | -92.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,895,000 | £6,886,000 | £222,000 | -96.8% | |
| Equity | £4,895,000 | £6,886,000 | £222,000 | -96.8% | |
| Average employees | 436 | 386 | 388 | +0.5% | |
| Wages | £5,631,000 | £4,677,000 | £3,518,000 | -24.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 21.1% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 46.5% | 52.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.5% | 25.9% | 119.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.9% | 45.6% | 98.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.02x | 2.21x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | 21.38x | 54.51x | 20.24x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- R.B. HILTON LIMITED 1998-01-01 → present
- DATADEEP LIMITED 1997-11-04 → 1998-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 30 June 2027 and therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- R.B. HILTON LIMITED · parent
- RB Hilton Saudi Arabia Limited 90%
- Cape East Egypt LLC 10%
- Cape Industrial Company Limited 10%
Significant events
- “The Company's immediate direct financial exposure to the impact from the conflict in Ukraine is limited as the Company has no trading relationships with either Ukraine, Russia or Belarus.”
- “Since the end of February, the operations of the branch in Bahrain have slowed down due to the Middle East crisis. The Company has taken action to minimise financing of idle labour costs and doesn't anticipate any material impact on the cash and profit.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOPRA, Samir | Director | 2023-01-27 | Nov 1968 | Indian |
| QASIM, Mohamed Jamal Shaikh | Director | 2023-01-31 | Oct 1978 | Bahraini |
| SAXON, David | Director | 2023-01-19 | May 1986 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Richard Friend | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2015-04-27 |
| CRAIGIE, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2003-04-30 | 2008-07-31 |
| GORMAN, Jeremy Philip | Secretary | 2011-03-31 | 2012-05-23 |
| JUDD, Christopher Francis | Secretary | 2012-05-23 | 2013-10-01 |
| PITT-PAYNE, Michael George | Secretary | 1997-11-17 | 1999-05-13 |
| RHODES, Jeremy | Secretary | 2008-07-31 | 2008-10-06 |
| SMITH, Stephen Harry | Secretary | 1999-05-13 | 2003-04-30 |
| TURNER, Lucy Finch | Secretary | 2008-10-06 | 2011-03-31 |
| CAPE ADMIN 1 LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-09-08 | 2019-05-23 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-04 | 1997-11-17 |
| AINLEY, Paul Raymond | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-11-01 |
| ALLAN, Richard Friend | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-04-27 |
| AMEY, Rachel Nancye | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2013-03-08 |
| CALLAHAN, Tim | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2017-02-13 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Paul Ian | Director | 1997-11-17 | 1998-12-31 |
| COADY, Sean | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2018-03-01 |
| COCKERILL, Paul Rickard | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2020-05-14 |
| CONNOLLY, James Steven | Director | 2017-02-13 | 2019-06-25 |
| CRAIGIE, Claire Louise | Director | 2005-08-31 | 2008-07-31 |
| GARTSIDE, Jeremy Peter | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2008-08-05 |
| GEORGE, Victoria Anne | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2015-04-27 |
| GIBSON, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| GILLESPIE, Andrew James | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| GRATTON, Gordon Cameron Paul | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1998-11-01 |
| HUGHES, Nigel Andrew | Director | 2006-09-06 | 2007-06-01 |
| LOWNDES, Gary Wayne | Director | 2013-08-13 | 2015-02-19 |
| MCLEAN, Gary Michael | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2013-08-12 |
| MORGAN, Nicholas James Kirk | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2023-01-31 |
| MURPHY, Kieran | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2015-07-14 |
| PITT-PAYNE, Michael George | Director | 1997-11-17 | 2000-04-30 |
| PRETORIUS, Andries | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2018-07-20 |
| REYNOLDS, Michael Thomas | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-11-01 |
| SINGH, Mahavir Singh Maninder | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2023-01-27 |
| SKIPP, Richard John | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2013-12-03 |
| SMITH, Stephen Harry | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2003-04-30 |
| STANLEY, Benson Policarp | Director | 2023-01-27 | 2023-10-18 |
| WIDDOWSON, Ian Richard | Director | 1998-12-31 | 2003-04-30 |
| CAPE ADMIN 1 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2016-05-31 | 2019-05-23 |
| CAPE CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-06-01 | 2008-10-10 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-04 | 1997-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape East Spc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.