HICKLEYS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
-11.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2m
+5.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
50
-18% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£621k
-44.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,851,745 | £11,271,765 | £9,819,518 | -12.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £744,656 | £1,067,460 | £581,189 | -45.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £759,589 | £1,113,989 | £621,072 | -44.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £579,288 | £833,121 | £473,812 | -43.1% | |
| Cash | £1,003,519 | £1,452,800 | £1,364,236 | £1,299,513 | £1,580,106 | £1,400,084 | -11.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,932,515 | £2,436,319 | £2,637,223 | £2,766,940 | £3,068,305 | £3,256,899 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,908,482 | £2,365,847 | £2,555,060 | £2,626,294 | £2,979,142 | £3,154,738 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £1,908,482 | £2,365,847 | £2,555,060 | £2,626,294 | £2,979,142 | £3,154,738 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 50 | -18% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,297,431 | £1,892,161 | £1,802,381 | -4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £80,032 | £114,493 | £107,420 | -6.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £68,935 | £156,771 | £133,506 | -14.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.9% | 9.5% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 7.4% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 26.9% | 34.8% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.8% | 45.5% | 38.3% | 47.7% | 40.3% | 39.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.00x | 2.29x | 2.37x |
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
- A C Mole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its trading activity. The directors are confident that the company has sufficient cash reserves and adequate resources to continue trading for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2025, Hickleys Limited discontinued their activities in the healthcare trade and transferred this trade to a group company, Hickleys Healthcare Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEIKLE, Duncan Richard Grainger | Secretary | 2007-12-03 | — | British |
| HUISH, Robin Neil | Director | 2007-12-03 | Aug 1958 | British |
| MEIKLE, Duncan Richard Grainger | Director | 2007-12-03 | Aug 1951 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON, David Edmund | Director | 2013-11-29 | 2026-08-25 |
| MEIKLE, Andrew William Grainger | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2012-03-23 |
| MEIKLE, John Richard Grainger | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2020-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickleys Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-04-30 | Active |
| Mrs Rosalind Meikle | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-11-19 | Ceased 2024-04-30 |
| Mr Duncan Richard Grainger Meikle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.