THE HYPHEN GROUP LTD
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Cash
£2m
-2.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.2m
-7.3% vs 2024
Employees
220
-4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£144k
-123% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,939,957 | £20,027,483 | £19,693,563 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £662,447 | £585,145 | -£89,099 | -115.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £725,010 | £623,099 | -£143,585 | -123% | |
| Net profit | £671,347 | £436,881 | -£290,068 | -166.4% | |
| Cash | £2,159,754 | £2,000,428 | £1,956,194 | -2.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,464,061 | £4,715,621 | £4,270,716 | -9.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,240,081 | £4,579,275 | £4,245,828 | -7.3% | |
| Equity | £4,240,081 | £4,579,275 | £4,245,828 | -7.3% | |
| Average employees | 196 | 230 | 220 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £7,800,287 | £9,345,816 | £9,660,516 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,495,771 | £824,943 | £963,707 | +16.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,859 | £62,283 | £28,189 | -54.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £185,072 | £230,956 | £235,188 | +1.8% |
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 | 4.2% | 2.9% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 2.2% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 12.4% | -2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.7% | 50.4% | 50.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.25x | 1.86x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | 54.11x | 66.71x | -1.53x |
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
- THE HYPHEN GROUP LTD 2017-09-19 → present
- W B L HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-01-12 → 2017-09-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- 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 group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months”
Group structure
- THE HYPHEN GROUP LTD · parent
- Hyphen Archi Ltd 100%
- Hyphen A GmbH 100%
- Hyphen Archi SLU 100%
- Hyphen Archi srl 100%
- Hyphen Archi SpA 100%
- Hyphen Archi Ireland Ltd 100%
- Hyphen Arq MX SA DE CV 96%
- Hyphen Archi Pty Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Sarah Frances | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | — | — |
| AGNEW, Peter | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
| DIEGO GARCIA, Eva | Director | 2012-01-01 | Mar 1973 | Spanish |
| FAORO, Leo Sebastian | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1967 | German |
| FOX, Sarah Frances | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| LUCK, Tony Martin | Director | 2008-06-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| MARTINEZ VILA, Paula | Director | 2024-03-12 | Jun 1973 | Spanish |
| MENICHETTI, Matias | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1986 | Chilean |
| MILES, Edward Julian | Director | 1999-01-12 | Nov 1961 | British |
| MULLEN, Michael | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1975 | Irish |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILES, Eddie | Secretary | 1999-01-12 | 2015-05-01 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-12 | 1999-01-12 |
| CHEYNE, Alan | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| FAORO, Leo Sebastian | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| FROST RUIZ, Elisa | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2023-12-31 |
| GROEGER, Olaf | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| HENDERSON, George Christopher, Mr. | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2009-07-01 |
| MANERA-SOUFFLET, Xavier | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| MCKELLAR, Duncan Macgregor | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2012-12-31 |
| MENICHETTI UGARTE, Matias | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| MULLAN, John Paul | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2018-07-01 |
| NETZER, Carole | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| PARIENTE VILLASUR, Ricardo | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| ROGERS, Richard John | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| SPINELLI, Giacomo | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Wayne | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| WETHERILL, Richard Hastings | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2003-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Paul Mullan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2018-01-02 |
| Mr Edward Julian Miles | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-01-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.