ONE STOP HIRE LIMITED
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Cash
£312K
+69.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+2.5% vs 2024
Employees
274
+10.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
-50.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,641,180 | £29,372,251 | +14.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,916,230 | £1,691,135 | -42% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,655,071 | £1,306,224 | -50.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,075,843 | £1,019,754 | -50.9% | |
| Cash | £183,932 | £311,919 | +69.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,926,152 | £14,521,045 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £10,550,204 | £10,813,795 | +2.5% | |
| Equity | £10,550,204 | £10,813,795 | +2.5% | |
| Average employees | 248 | 274 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | £7,537,046 | £8,958,345 | +18.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £125,178 | £125,333 | +0.1% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.9% | 11.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 10.50x | 4.21x |
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
- ONE STOP HIRE LIMITED 2009-10-15 → present
- ONE STOP HIRE.COM LIMITED 2003-08-06 → 2009-10-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ONE STOP HIRE LIMITED · parent
- Peak Network Solutions Limited 60%
- R.Lord & Co. (Newcastle) Limited 100%
- S.J.S Hire Tools Limited 100%
- WHS Safety Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group opened two depots in new areas during the year in Central London and Bristol, as well as moving into larger premises more fit-for-purpose in Newcastle and Birmingham. The Group also continued investment in the expanding training division, opening a site dedicated solely to training in Salford as well as adding facilities into existing hire depots.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSCOUGH, Martin | Director | 2009-10-16 | Jun 1952 | British |
| HITCHEN, Danielle Louise | Director | 2006-11-24 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HITCHEN, Stephen | Director | 2009-08-12 | Apr 1966 | British |
| MOORE, David John | Director | 2025-09-23 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL, John Christopher | Secretary | 2011-07-15 | 2025-08-04 |
| HITCHEN, Jeffrey William | Secretary | 2003-08-06 | 2006-11-24 |
| HITCHEN, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-08-12 | 2011-07-15 |
| PARTRIDGE, Neil Russell | Secretary | 2006-11-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-08-06 | 2003-08-06 |
| AINSCOUGH, Brendan | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2006-11-24 |
| AINSCOUGH, James | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2006-11-24 |
| AINSCOUGH, Martin | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2009-08-12 |
| BOOTH, Ian | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| CALDWELL, John Christopher | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2025-08-04 |
| FISHER, Ian David | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| MARSDEN, Jonathan | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| PARTRIDGE, Neil Russell | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| RIGBY, Carole | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| STAFFORD, Andrew Grant | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-08-06 | 2003-08-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Danielle Louise Hitchen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Hitchen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-01-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.