LIONEL HITCHEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£26M
+50% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£64M
+13.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
140
+5.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-09-30
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LIONEL HITCHEN LIMITED 2017-09-13 → present
- LIONEL HITCHEN (ESSENTIAL OILS) LIMITED 1965-02-19 → 2017-09-13
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £4,958,968 | — | £6,939,226 | — | £7,694,290 | £7,447,425 | |
| Cash | — | £15,670,010 | — | £19,654,515 | — | £17,073,553 | £25,615,616 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £42,793,258 | — | £50,507,614 | — | £57,828,656 | £65,225,783 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £56,656,330 | £64,103,755 | |
| Equity | £37,063,847 | £42,022,815 | £42,022,814 | £48,962,040 | £48,962,040 | £56,656,330 | £64,103,755 | |
| Average employees | — | 123 | — | 132 | — | 133 | 140 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
People
10 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Darren Julian | Secretary | 2016-02-01 | — | — |
| AGNEW, Eva Louise | Director | 2012-07-31 | Jan 1961 | British |
| BARNES, Alison Mackie | Director | — | Dec 1951 | British |
| BROWN, Timothy Neil | Director | 2016-03-07 | Feb 1967 | British |
| EVANS, Nicholas David William | Director | 2025-09-29 | Jan 1975 | British |
| HITCHEN, Alastair Lionel | Director | — | Mar 1953 | English |
| HITCHEN, Peter Thomas | Director | — | Mar 1955 | English |
| KHAN, Mohammed Hussain | Director | 2021-10-29 | Apr 1972 | British |
| MCNAIR, Helen Irene | Director | 2015-03-30 | Mar 1965 | British |
| SCANTLEBURY, Colin William | Director | 2024-05-03 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Alison Mackie | Secretary | — | 2016-02-01 |
| HITCHEN, Lionel Laughland | Director | — | 2008-07-23 |
| HITCHEN, Louisa Meldrum | Director | — | 2025-09-16 |
| METCALFE, Timothy Ian | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2024-05-03 |
| WALTON, David Stewart | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Mackie Barnes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Allos Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+50%
£17,073,553 £25,615,616
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+13.1%
£56,656,330 £64,103,755
-
Employees
+5.3%
133 140
highest in 4 filed years
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