UGROUP UK NUMBERPLATES LIMITED
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Cash
£19k
+15.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£19m
+115.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
3
+50% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£10m
+1,663.1% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-25.
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 | £144,741 | £80,016 | £205,008 | £150,000 | -26.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£165,129 | -£216,374 | -£173,203 | -£146,623 | +15.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£165,129 | -£216,374 | -£654,174 | £10,225,634 | +1,663.1% | |
| Net profit | — | -£167,306 | -£716,418 | £10,225,634 | +1,527.3% | |
| Cash | £1,960 | £5,371 | £16,421 | £18,945 | +15.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,749,810 | £9,582,504 | £16,402,122 | £19,091,720 | +16.4% | |
| Net assets | £9,749,810 | £9,582,504 | £8,866,086 | £19,091,720 | +115.3% | |
| Equity | £9,749,810 | £9,582,504 | £8,866,086 | £19,091,720 | +115.3% | |
| Average employees | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +50% | |
| Wages | — | £200,081 | £291,503 | £208,201 | -28.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £200,081 | £200,000 | £56,950 | -71.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £200,081 | £200,000 | £56,950 | -71.5% |
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 | -114.1% | — | -84.5% | -97.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.7% | -2.3% | -1.1% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.1% | 4.3% | 56.2% | 20.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.16x | 0.00x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -0.36x | -0.35x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- UGROUP UK NUMBERPLATES LIMITED 2025-03-05 → present
- HILLS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2020-09-17 → 2025-03-05
- DHAE LIMITED 2019-12-06 → 2020-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2025 the Company had net current liabilities of £1,132,176 (2024:£3,821,774) and net assets of £19,091,720 (2024: £8,866,086)... The directors see no significant doubt on the ability of this company to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- UGROUP UK NUMBERPLATES LIMITED · parent
- Hills Numberplates Limited
- Utsch International Limited
- Hills China Limited
- Euro Plate Limited
- Bestplate Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUGHARNE, Robert James | Secretary | 2020-02-14 | — | — |
| ERIKSSON, Anders Rune | Director | 2019-12-06 | Jun 1965 | Swedish |
| GEORGE, Ian Douglas | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1950 | Australian |
| HÖFFGEN, Dominic Marcel | Director | 2019-12-06 | Nov 1981 | German |
| LAUGHARNE, Robert James | Director | 2024-11-08 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REUBEN, Martin Jack | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2022-05-01 |
| TAFFINDER, Richard Ivor | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Jack Reuben | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-02-14 | Ceased 2022-05-01 |
| Erich Utsch Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2020-02-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 34 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.