WILLIAM HUGHES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£625K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
113
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£58K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WILLIAM HUGHES LIMITED 1994-01-12 → present
- HIGH TENSION WIRES LIMITED 1929-10-17 → 1994-01-12
Profit before tax
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,640,180 | — | £10,284,393 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £708,391 | — | -£22,482 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £651,303 | — | -£58,256 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £489,519 | — | -£58,738 | |
| Cash | — | -£122,468 | -£707,438 | £621,441 | — | £625,389 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | £1,586,184 | £1,516,236 | £1,849,272 | — | £1,594,989 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 117 | — | 113 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,372,187 | — | £3,209,414 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. 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 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.1% | — | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | — | -0.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 12.41x | — | -0.59x |
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.
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Clara Christabel | Secretary | 1992-04-13 | — | British |
| BURGON, Emma Penelope | Director | 2005-07-25 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HUGHES, Max Ivo Arthur | Director | 1993-12-31 | Apr 1947 | English |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Geoffrey Wyndham | Secretary | — | 1992-04-13 |
| POCKLINGTON, Betty | Secretary | 2007-01-18 | 2007-01-18 |
| COLLINS, Alan Frederick | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| HOPKINS, Kenneth Sidney | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Geoffrey Wyndham | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Penelope | Director | — | 2013-04-28 |
| TALBOT, James Robert | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Max Ivo Arthur Hughes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-26 |
| High Tension Wires Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2019-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-01-01