HOOKE HIGHWAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£587k
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.9m
Equity attributable
Employees
126
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£28k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £9,969,438 | £13,755,389 | £9,189,761 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £416,122 | £401,090 | £4,749 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £316,396 | £99,810 | -£28,341 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £260,910 | £61,825 | £25,385 | — | |
| Cash | £44,421 | £14,877 | £512,033 | £0 | £229,696 | £587,026 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,910,258 | £2,161,030 | £2,232,331 | £2,240,926 | £2,142,426 | £2,001,940 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,020,736 | £1,495,893 | £1,724,329 | £1,910,470 | £1,848,562 | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,020,736 | £1,495,893 | £1,724,329 | £1,910,470 | £1,848,562 | £1,873,947 | — | |
| Average employees | 95 | 95 | 110 | 138 | 149 | 126 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,606,913 | £6,233,457 | £4,613,535 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £75,000 | £117,923 | £116,505 | — |
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 12 months versus 15 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | 2.9% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 18.6% | 18.7% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.4% | 52.5% | 46.8% | 57.6% | 42.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.62x | 2.43x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.17x | 10.10x | 0.14x |
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
- Forrester Boyd Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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”
Group structure
- HOOKE HIGHWAYS LIMITED · parent
- Diversion Traffic Management Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMERICH, Robertus Franciscus | Director | 2024-11-18 | May 1980 | Dutch |
| GALLIMORE, Mark Robert | Director | 2025-10-02 | Feb 1976 | British |
| NIJDAM, Boudewijn Alfons Paulus | Director | 2024-11-18 | Aug 1961 | Dutch |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOOKE, James | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2018-12-20 |
| MONTAGUE, James Christopher | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2012-07-20 |
| MONTAGUE, Michael Wayne | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2025-10-02 |
| MONTAGUE, Michael Wayne | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2013-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooke Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2020-02-18 | Active |
| Mr Michael Wayne Montague | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-05-01 | Ceased 2020-02-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-11-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-08-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.