HICKSON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-25 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-11
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£31M
0% vs 2023
Employees
38
-48.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£31M
-537% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
On 1 July 2024 the company sold its trade and assets to Arch Timber Protection Limited. As a result of this transaction, the company is no longer considered a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HICKSON LIMITED 1988-02-05 → present
- ALVIN,MORRIS LIMITED 1937-06-12 → 1988-02-05
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £70,047,000 | £37,106,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £6,979,000 | £6,992,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £7,026,000 | -£30,701,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £7,735,000 | -£31,191,000 | |
| Cash | — | £3,557,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £32,240,000 | £0 | |
| Net assets | — | £31,191,000 | £31,191,000 | |
| Equity | £23,456,000 | £31,191,000 | £31,191,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 74 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | £4,052,000 | £2,034,000 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.0% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.0% | -84.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 21.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 37.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.50x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 17.54x | 25.43x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“On 1 July 2024 the company sold its trade and assets to Arch Timber Protection Limited. As a result of this transaction, the company is no longer considered a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 1 July 2024 the company sold its trade and assets to Arch Timber Protection Limited. As a result of this, the company is no longer a going concern and the directors have taken the decision to discontinue any activity in the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Nicholas Thomas | Secretary | 2017-05-09 | — | — |
| ABBOTT, John Paul | Director | 2024-02-08 | Jan 1970 | British |
| CARTER, Nicholas Thomas | Director | 2016-11-01 | Aug 1981 | British |
| WIRTZ, Jacov Ruben | Director | 2024-02-08 | Jun 1977 | Swiss |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Stephen Martin | Secretary | 2010-03-31 | 2017-05-10 |
| BOARDMAN, Philip Edward | Secretary | 2000-08-25 | 2001-02-01 |
| BUCHAN, Graham | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| DUNKLEY, Robert Trevor | Secretary | 1999-09-10 | 2000-08-25 |
| JOHNSON, Karen Deborah | Secretary | 2013-11-04 | 2016-04-15 |
| LIVSEY, Colin | Secretary | — | 1997-03-14 |
| O'DWYER, Paul Michael | Secretary | 1997-03-14 | 1999-09-10 |
| PRIME, Martin | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| BAKER, Stephen Martin | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2017-05-10 |
| BARRY, Andrew | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2017-03-02 |
| BOARDMAN, Philip Edward | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2001-02-01 |
| BUCHAN, Graham | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| BUSH, William Paul | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2011-10-27 |
| COOK, Michael Aaron | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2013-11-04 |
| COURT, Justin Southworth | Director | 1997-06-19 | 1999-06-30 |
| CRANEY, Paul | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2007-06-28 |
| FUNK, Markus | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2015-04-21 |
| GIULIANO, Steven C | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2011-10-27 |
| HAUSER, Christian | Director | 2021-03-09 | 2022-02-21 |
| HIRST, James Michael | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| HODGSON, Robert Norman | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| HOY, Alexander Henry | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2021-03-09 |
| KELLY, Anthony William | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2024-02-08 |
| KICKLIGHTER, Franklin Delano | Director | 2015-12-22 | 2019-02-15 |
| KITCHEN, Peter Joseph | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2024-02-08 |
| LANGTON, John Frederick | Director | 1997-06-19 | 2003-04-30 |
| LEWIS, David Alan, Dr | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2014-12-03 |
| MAIDEN, Jeremy Kim | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| MARKHAM, John Henry | Director | 1997-06-19 | 2002-04-30 |
| O'CONNOR, Sarah Ann | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2011-10-27 |
| PRIME, Martin | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| ROWLEY, Michael David | Director | — | 1995-08-15 |
| STADALIUS, Robert John | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2018-07-30 |
| STEWART, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2022-02-21 | 2022-09-29 |
| TOOLIN, David Henry Dalgleish, Doctor | Director | 1999-08-16 | 2000-08-25 |
| WALDEN, Rickie Lee | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2015-12-22 |
| WALDMAN, Scott Bradley | Director | 2011-10-27 | 2013-11-04 |
| WILBRAHAM, David John, Dr | Director | 1997-06-19 | 1999-10-01 |
| WISNEWSKI, Steven Richard | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2015-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickson International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-20 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Thomas Carter | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-10 | Ceased 2019-08-20 |
| Mr Stephen Martin Baker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-28 | Ceased 2017-05-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-03 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-02-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-01-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-47%
£70,047,000 £37,106,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
0%
£31,191,000 £31,191,000
-
Employees
-48.6%
74 38
-
Operating profit
+0.2%
£6,979,000 £6,992,000
-
Profit before tax
-537%
£7,026,000 -£30,701,000
-
Wages
-49.8%
£4,052,000 £2,034,000
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