HILLS NUMBERPLATES LIMITED
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Cash
£33k
+919.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.4m
+0.4% vs 2024
Employees
47
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9m
+3,006.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,235,680 | £11,710,760 | £11,793,702 | £11,751,123 | -0.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£465,845 | -£116,242 | -£30,062 | -£414,411 | -1,278.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£235,408 | £92,571 | £290,295 | £9,018,198 | +3,006.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £71,039 | £227,217 | £9,073,002 | +3,893.1% | |
| Cash | £16,603 | £184,141 | £3,239 | £33,031 | +919.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,881,670 | £6,399,616 | £5,623,892 | £3,818,683 | -32.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,107,537 | £3,178,577 | £3,405,794 | £3,418,566 | +0.4% | |
| Equity | £3,107,537 | £3,178,577 | £3,405,794 | £3,418,566 | +0.4% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £1,745,751 | £1,778,366 | £1,886,532 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £357,419 | £751,371 | £262,042 | -65.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £28,025 | £74,790 | £6,620 | -91.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £147,976 | £266,133 | £103,403 | -61.1% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.1% | -1.0% | -0.3% | -3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.6% | 1.9% | 77.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.8% | -1.8% | -0.5% | -10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.4% | 70.8% | 67.9% | 66.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.31x | 1.24x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | -2.10x | -0.37x | -0.11x | -2.15x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HILLS NUMBERPLATES LIMITED 2014-12-29 → present
- HILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2013-12-17 → 2014-12-29
- HILLS NUMBERPLATES SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2013-12-03 → 2013-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- HILLS NUMBERPLATES LIMITED · parent
- Hills China Limited
- Euro Plate Limited
- Utsch International Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUGHARNE, Robert James | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | — | — |
| CAINE, Julian | Director | 2019-07-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| LAUGHARNE, Robert James | Director | 2017-09-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Adrian | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2020-06-30 |
| EAKIN, Noel Thomas George | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2020-02-14 |
| EAKIN, Simon Noel | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2020-02-14 |
| GLENDINNING, Christopher Paul | Director | 2017-01-24 | 2020-06-01 |
| JENKINS, Kathryn Anne | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2024-03-31 |
| REUBEN, Martin Jack | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2022-05-01 |
| TAFFINDER, Richard Ivor | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Utsch Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2020-02-14 | Ceased 2020-02-14 |
| Mr Martin Jack Reuben | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-02-14 | Ceased 2020-02-14 |
| Hills Group International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-02-14 | Active |
| Mr Martin Jack Reuben | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-03 | Ceased 2020-02-14 |
| Mr Richard Ivor Taffinder | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-03 | Ceased 2020-02-14 |
| Noel Eakin & Sons Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-12-03 | Ceased 2020-02-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-12-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to 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.