F.W. HIPKIN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£67K
-12.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+4.5% vs 2023
Employees
70
+6.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-23.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- F.W. HIPKIN LIMITED 2013-08-08 → present
- F W HIPKIN LIMITED 1937-01-01 → 2013-08-08
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £26,451,892 | £29,598,700 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,876,222 | £1,597,194 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,694,482 | £1,300,998 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,268,675 | £885,036 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £76,586 | £67,286 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £7,586,118 | £9,522,189 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £6,458,851 | £6,746,670 | |
| Equity | £4,173,649 | £4,450,709 | £4,666,027 | £5,252,053 | £6,484,482 | £6,458,851 | £6,746,670 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,490,250 | £2,842,945 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 24.7% | 16.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 10.16x | 5.39x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- F.W. HIPKIN LIMITED · parent
- Xaviga Limited 100%
- Valsir Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The purchase of Apian House has provided the business with the extra capacity that it needs to continue to support this growth.”
- “The business continues to benefit from the systems upgrade carried out in early 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAFFORD-WALKER, Rebecca Sarah | Secretary | 2023-05-18 | — | — |
| CLARE, Mark James | Director | 2020-02-03 | Dec 1990 | British |
| LAFFORD-WALKER, Rebecca Sarah | Director | 2023-05-18 | Mar 1972 | British |
| LAFFORD-WALKER, Simon | Director | 2010-03-27 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPKIN, Stephen Alan | Secretary | 2003-06-17 | 2010-12-31 |
| RUTTER, Laurence | Secretary | 1997-02-26 | 2002-09-05 |
| WOOTTON, Paul Antony | Secretary | — | 1997-02-26 |
| CRAEN, Hugh Bernard | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2002-09-05 |
| HIPKIN, Barbara Joan | Director | — | 1997-02-26 |
| HIPKIN, Martin John | Director | — | 1997-02-26 |
| HIPKIN, Muriel Gertrude | Director | — | 1994-09-15 |
| HIPKIN, Stephen Alan | Director | 1997-12-29 | 2010-12-31 |
| HIPKIN, Vera Gladys | Director | — | 1996-02-04 |
| LAFFORD, Frank Dulson | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2023-12-03 |
| MILLWARD, James Bernard | Director | 2008-04-06 | 2014-03-04 |
| PHILPOT, Richard | Director | 1997-02-27 | 2008-11-21 |
| POWNCEBY, David | Director | 1997-12-29 | 2010-03-24 |
| ROLLAND, Peter | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2020-06-15 |
| RUTTER, Laurence | Director | 1997-02-26 | 2002-09-05 |
| WOOTTON, Paul Antony | Director | — | 1997-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hipkin Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+11.9%
£26,451,892 £29,598,700
-
Cash
-12.1%
£76,586 £67,286
-
Net assets
+4.5%
£6,458,851 £6,746,670
-
Employees
+6.1%
66 70
-
Operating profit
-14.9%
£1,876,222 £1,597,194
-
Profit before tax
-23.2%
£1,694,482 £1,300,998
-
Wages
+14.2%
£2,490,250 £2,842,945
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers