HIPPO VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.3K
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
387
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7.9M
Period ending 2025-09-30
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Our short-form breakdown of HIPPO VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED's latest filing
Hippo Leasing filed a massive £260m in turnover, but the 18-month reporting period tells a different story. 🚗📊
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £143,761,638 | £142,554,804 | £260,389,731 | — | |
| Operating profit | £691,612 | -£3,359,421 | -£7,687,572 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £663,265 | -£3,531,518 | -£7,949,780 | — | |
| Net profit | £620,095 | -£3,414,349 | -£7,768,376 | — | |
| Cash | £22,388 | £19,084 | £3,325 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,390,827 | £13,027,185 | £3,177,843 | — | |
| Net assets | £17,327,048 | £12,737,772 | £3,131,387 | — | |
| Equity | £17,327,048 | £12,737,772 | £3,131,387 | — | |
| Average employees | 318 | 342 | 387 | — | |
| Wages | £10,592,444 | £12,008,968 | £21,106,767 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £11,680 | £11,908 | £17,862 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | -2.4% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | -2.4% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | -25.8% | -241.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 70.1% | 91.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.74x | 1.37x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 24.40x | -19.52x | -29.32x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 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.”
Significant events
- “In August 2025, management commenced a restructuring review focused on improving margin quality, reducing costs and better aligning the business model to current market conditions.”
- “In July 2025, a new Peterborough location was opened to provide online customers with a central collection point and the ability to view vehicles before committing to purchase.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON, Thomas George | Secretary | 2007-04-25 | — | British |
| PRESTON, Thomas George | Director | 2007-04-25 | Mar 1981 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-04-17 | 2007-04-17 |
| PRESTON, George Richard | Director | 2007-04-25 | 2018-10-12 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-04-17 | 2007-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas George Preston | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased |
| Hippo Vehicle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-05-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.