HOSES DIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
£683k
+25.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£597k
+30.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£187k
+66.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs 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 | £966,536 | £853,231 | £843,237 | -1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £97,128 | £112,128 | £187,056 | +66.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £96,727 | £112,133 | £187,031 | +66.8% | |
| Net profit | £73,945 | £83,884 | £139,660 | +66.5% | |
| Cash | £420,865 | £543,786 | £682,786 | +25.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £373,954 | £457,838 | £597,498 | +30.5% | |
| Net assets | £373,954 | £457,838 | £597,498 | +30.5% | |
| Equity | £373,954 | £457,838 | £597,498 | +30.5% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 4 | 3 | -25% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.0% | 13.1% | 22.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 9.8% | 16.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.0% | 24.5% | 31.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 22.9% | 19.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.31x | 4.36x | 5.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | 17.19x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HOSES DIRECT LIMITED 2013-03-11 → present
- PIPES DIRECT LIMITED 2011-06-24 → 2013-03-11
- SALMONS (SOUTHWATER) LIMITED 2000-05-12 → 2011-06-24
- GATELODGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2000-03-31 → 2000-05-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate as there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COULSON, Jeffrey | Director | 2024-12-31 | May 1985 | English |
| HOGG, Mark Stephen | Director | 2023-07-27 | Jun 1974 | British |
| MEGARRELL, Gary Samuel | Director | 2024-12-31 | Oct 1976 | Irish |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRAY, Nigel Philip | Secretary | 2008-06-27 | 2017-04-13 |
| AKP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-07 | 2008-06-27 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-31 | 2000-04-07 |
| CARPENTER, Iain Matthew | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2025-04-21 |
| FERWERDA, Tim Arne | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2024-12-31 |
| HAND, Paul | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2011-06-01 |
| MACBAIN, Jay | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| RAWORTH, Burt | Director | 2000-04-07 | 2001-09-12 |
| RAWORTH, Sam Wesley | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2010-05-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-31 | 2000-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finning Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-22 | Active |
| Mr Jay Luke Macbain | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.