HILLEBRAND GORI SCOTLAND LTD
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5.3M
+62.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
64
-8.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1M
-52.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Due to the planned transfer of assets, liabilities and operations to Hillebrand Gori UK Limited in Q3 2026, the directors have assessed the entity to no longer be a going concern. Therefore the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £45,423,758 | £39,393,061 | £43,708,333 | £40,108,570 | -8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,667,527 | £2,417,859 | £4,283,807 | £1,846,056 | -56.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,779,638 | £2,526,889 | £4,354,277 | £2,054,128 | -52.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,716,956 | £2,302,581 | £4,349,411 | £1,248,567 | -71.3% | |
| Cash | £12,209 | £398 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,844,159 | -£1,075,777 | £3,273,634 | £5,396,530 | +64.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,844,159 | -£1,075,777 | £3,273,634 | £5,325,730 | +62.7% | |
| Equity | £2,844,159 | -£1,075,777 | £3,273,634 | £5,325,730 | +62.7% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 77 | 70 | 64 | -8.6% | |
| Wages | £2,060,918 | £2,852,009 | £2,961,970 | £2,836,002 | -4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £137,210 | £213,991 | £118,089 | £114,478 | -3.1% |
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 | 3.7% | 6.1% | 9.8% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 5.8% | 10.0% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.6% | — | 130.9% | 34.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 116.4% | 77.8% | 58.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.85x | 1.28x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | 42.96x | 22.81x | 25.46x | 13.12x |
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
- HILLEBRAND GORI SCOTLAND LTD 2023-01-04 → present
- J.F. HILLEBRAND SCOTLAND LIMITED 2000-03-16 → 2023-01-04
- J.F. HILLEBRAND LIMITED 1980-02-08 → 2000-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Due to the planned transfer of assets, liabilities and operations to Hillebrand Gori UK Limited in Q3 2026, the directors have assessed the entity to no longer be a going concern. Therefore the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “No dividends were declared and paid in 2025.”
- “All employees will TUPE to Hillebrand Gori UK Limited as part of the merger.”
- “In Q3 2026 the operating business, assets and liabilities will be transfered to Hillebrand Gori UK Limited. All staff will TUPE to Hillebrand Gori UK. This entity will subsequently be struck-off.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Carolyn Leigh | Secretary | 2024-02-01 | — | — |
| ANSELL, Steven William | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| BAKER, Carolyn Leigh | Director | 2024-02-01 | May 1972 | British |
| KELLY, Jo-Anne Christina | Director | 2026-04-29 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRUMMOND, James | Secretary | — | 1991-07-17 |
| KELLY, Joanne Christina | Secretary | 2007-05-11 | 2024-01-31 |
| LINDSAY, Colin James | Secretary | 2000-02-21 | 2004-09-22 |
| NEWLANDS, Anne | Secretary | 1991-07-18 | 2000-02-21 |
| TARELLI, Peter | Secretary | 2004-12-13 | 2007-04-18 |
| WATSON, Michael Miller | Secretary | 2004-09-22 | 2004-11-30 |
| BERNARD, Christophe | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2009-02-13 |
| BROCK, Kevin Richard | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| BRYSON, James | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| DAVIES, Russell Adam | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| DESBOIS, Gerard | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2013-06-21 |
| DESREUMAUX, Sebastien Robert | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2018-06-30 |
| EBERT, Paul Wilhelm | Director | — | 2000-03-16 |
| HERMAN, Gavin Steward, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| KELLY, Joanne Christina | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2024-01-31 |
| MAWER, George David | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2018-06-01 |
| MCCORMICK, John Michael | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2006-10-01 |
| MCKAY, William R | Director | — | 2000-03-16 |
| MORISON, Niel Rankin | Director | 1991-12-01 | 1998-03-31 |
| QUAIL, Ann Marie | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-10-01 |
| TENNANT, James Elliott | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillebrand Bulk Logistics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2026-05-18 | Active |
| Mr Steven William Ansell | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Russell Adam Davies | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr George David Mawer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-01 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.