A. HAMMOND & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-26 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-21.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+3.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
39
+2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£550K
+17.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,372,486 | £14,955,310 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £397,688 | £473,881 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £466,665 | £550,286 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £360,470 | £412,289 | |
| Cash | £2,421,481 | £2,552,816 | — | — | £3,014,352 | £2,364,084 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,149,018 | £5,968,839 | — | — | £6,167,568 | £6,409,837 | |
| Net assets | £6,090,183 | £5,921,879 | — | — | £6,118,207 | £6,353,496 | |
| Equity | £6,090,183 | £5,921,879 | £5,885,737 | £5,907,737 | £6,118,207 | £6,353,496 | |
| Average employees | 40 | 37 | — | — | 38 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,826,779 | £1,985,677 |
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.05x | 2.30x |
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
- ML Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the year ending 31 October 2024 the company has been successful in increasing turnover working in both new build and refurbishment projects.”
- “We have a strong order book for 2025 and hope to responsibly improve upon our growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND, Philip Lionel | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | — | British |
| CALDWELL, Maxine Patricia | Director | 2021-11-26 | Apr 1968 | British |
| EATON, Chris | Director | 2017-02-21 | Mar 1980 | British |
| HAMMOND, Philip Lionel | Director | — | Jun 1958 | British |
| HOBLEY, Benjamin | Director | 2003-11-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND, Percy Lionel | Secretary | — | 2000-07-30 |
| HAMMOND, Vivien Joan | Secretary | 2000-07-30 | 2007-03-31 |
| BOULTON, John | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| ETHCHINGHAM, Andrew Mark | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2007-09-28 |
| HAMMOND, Percy Lionel | Director | — | 2000-09-08 |
| PRITCHARD, Robert John | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2024-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Lionel Hammond | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-10-26 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+4.1%
£14,372,486 £14,955,310
-
Cash
-21.6%
£3,014,352 £2,364,084
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.8%
£6,118,207 £6,353,496
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.6%
38 39
-
Operating profit
+19.2%
£397,688 £473,881
-
Profit before tax
+17.9%
£466,665 £550,286
-
Wages
+8.7%
£1,826,779 £1,985,677
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