HUGHES TV AND AUDIO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-10 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+8.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
-9.8% vs 2024
Employees
548
+0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-271.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HUGHES TV AND AUDIO LIMITED 1990-03-26 → present
- WOOLLATT & MITCHELL LIMITED 1961-06-15 → 1990-03-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £125,113,948 | £132,831,001 | |
| Operating profit | £1,318,638 | -£901,286 | |
| Profit before tax | £880,713 | -£1,507,362 | |
| Net profit | £592,541 | -£1,356,142 | |
| Cash | £2,287,049 | £2,490,341 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,956,309 | £14,666,113 | |
| Net assets | £13,899,317 | £12,543,175 | |
| Equity | £13,899,317 | £12,543,175 | |
| Average employees | 547 | 548 | |
| Wages | £13,537,702 | £14,684,693 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | -6.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.46x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 3.01x | -1.49x |
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
- Larking Gowen 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 are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Made redundancies which was possible by the introduction of larger vehicles working longer hours to improve efficiency.”
- “Invested in brand so that online sales rely less on google search.”
- “Substantially reduced sales on internet marketplaces”
- “Invested in own-brand Altimo product range to benefit from cheaper Chinese imports, open up new supply opportunities and reduce dependence on current suppliers.”
- “Increase investment in commercial laundry rental, particularly of connected machines where a higher margin and longer contract can be obtained.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTON, Christopher William | Secretary | 2016-06-30 | — | — |
| BRUCE, James | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| CHISNALL, Paul Terence | Director | 2020-09-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| COX, Simon Stuart Charles | Director | 2014-02-14 | Apr 1969 | British |
| CROUCHER, Luke | Director | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
| DOWARD, Henrico | Director | 2020-09-01 | Feb 1968 | Dutch |
| GOSLING, Thomas | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| HUGHES, Jeremy Charles | Director | 2002-07-07 | May 1965 | British |
| HUGHES, Robert John | Director | 1996-02-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
| PHELPS, Jack | Director | 2022-01-01 | Dec 1985 | British |
| STOTEN, Emily | Director | 2024-04-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| THORNTON, Christopher William | Director | 2016-06-30 | Oct 1979 | British |
| WARDELL, Mark David | Director | 2019-04-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, James Henry | Secretary | — | 2002-07-01 |
| PULL, Trevor John | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| SVOBODA, Sandra Dawn | Secretary | 2014-07-23 | 2016-06-29 |
| SVOBODA, Sandra | Secretary | 2006-05-01 | 2013-04-11 |
| THORNTON, Christopher | Secretary | 2013-04-11 | 2014-07-23 |
| BISHOP, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2011-07-30 |
| COLEBY, Mark | Director | 2012-05-21 | 2024-08-31 |
| DUNCAN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| HEFFER, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| HEFFER, Nicola Claire | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| HUGHES, James Henry | Director | — | 2018-03-24 |
| HUGHES, Peter | Director | — | 2002-05-24 |
| HUGHES, Simon | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2002-05-24 |
| IMBUSCH, Colin | Director | — | 1996-08-31 |
| LAWFORD, Lavinia | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2021-02-03 |
| PALLANT, Andrew Bryn David | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| PULL, Trevor John | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| SABATINI, Orazio Pietro | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| SAUCIER, Robert Michael | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| SMITH, Victor | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2008-04-28 |
| SPRATT, Phyllis Mary | Director | — | 2020-03-16 |
| SVOBODA, Sandra Dawn | Director | 2009-04-02 | 2016-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert John Hughes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Hughes Electrical Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6.2%
£125,113,948 £132,831,001
-
Cash
+8.9%
£2,287,049 £2,490,341
-
Net assets
-9.8%
£13,899,317 £12,543,175
-
Employees
+0.2%
547 548
-
Operating profit
-168.3%
£1,318,638 -£901,286
-
Profit before tax
-271.2%
£880,713 -£1,507,362
-
Wages
+8.5%
£13,537,702 £14,684,693
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers