WATSON & HILLHOUSE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-08-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-28 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-14
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-17.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+4.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
30
-3.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-28.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WATSON & HILLHOUSE LIMITED 1996-11-22 → present
- WATSON AND HILLHOUSE (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED 1972-10-04 → 1996-11-22
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-01 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,167,968 | — | £11,372,220 | £10,275,700 | — | £13,713,800 | — | £13,052,890 | £10,968,072 | |
| Operating profit | — | £971,850 | — | £1,321,669 | £1,272,212 | — | £2,324,408 | — | £2,079,632 | £1,511,733 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £915,178 | — | £1,250,706 | £1,208,437 | — | £2,250,689 | — | £2,049,571 | £1,459,743 | |
| Net profit | — | £649,076 | — | £717,939 | £936,192 | — | £1,705,775 | — | £1,532,953 | £1,063,789 | |
| Cash | — | £990,941 | £990,941 | £1,721,643 | £1,748,507 | £1,748,507 | £3,124,604 | £3,124,604 | £2,656,576 | £2,195,443 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,751,744 | — | £6,320,377 | £7,657,683 | — | £8,588,986 | — | £8,469,151 | £9,425,227 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,609,994 | — | £4,110,459 | £4,730,477 | — | £6,230,244 | — | £6,672,189 | £6,983,744 | |
| Equity | £3,229,821 | £3,609,994 | £3,609,994 | £4,110,459 | £4,730,477 | £4,730,477 | £6,230,244 | £6,230,244 | £6,672,189 | £6,983,744 | |
| Average employees | — | 35 | — | 31 | 32 | — | 31 | — | 31 | 30 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,073,936 | £1,999,955 | — | £2,689,031 | — | £2,597,231 | £2,505,529 |
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 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-01 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 11.9% | — | 11.6% | 12.4% | — | 16.9% | — | 15.9% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.9% | — | 6.3% | 9.1% | — | 12.4% | — | 11.7% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.9% | — | 20.9% | 16.6% | — | 27.1% | — | 24.6% | 16.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | 17.15x | — | 17.92x | 19.94x | — | 22.60x | — | 32.53x | 28.93x |
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.
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Peter James | Secretary | 2020-11-20 | — | — |
| BELL, Phillip Edward | Director | 1999-12-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| KARIOJA, Matias | Director | 2026-04-03 | Mar 1989 | Finnish |
| KING, Peter James | Director | 2020-11-20 | May 1979 | British |
| MANNOLA, Lasse Pentti Mikael | Director | 2026-04-03 | May 1962 | Finnish |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACON, Steven Graham | Secretary | 2019-02-04 | 2020-11-20 |
| RUDLAND, Terence John | Secretary | 2006-11-20 | 2019-02-04 |
| WATSON, Lucia Hildegarde | Secretary | — | 2004-10-05 |
| WATSON, Marcus Robin | Secretary | 2004-10-05 | 2006-11-20 |
| BACON, Steven Graham | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2020-11-20 |
| HILLHOUSE, John Anderson Steel | Director | — | 2004-10-06 |
| RUDLAND, Terence John | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2019-02-04 |
| WATSON, Lucia Hildegarde | Director | — | 2022-10-05 |
| WATSON, Marcus Robin | Director | 1999-05-07 | 2026-04-03 |
| WATSON, Robin Henry George | Director | — | 2026-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Henry George Watson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-24 | Ceased 2026-04-03 |
| Mrs Lucia Hildegarde Watson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-24 | Ceased 2022-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-23 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-11-30 vs 2024-11-30
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Turnover
-16%
£13,052,890 £10,968,072
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Cash
-17.4%
£2,656,576 £2,195,443
-
Net assets
+4.7%
£6,672,189 £6,983,744
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-3.2%
31 30
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-27.3%
£2,079,632 £1,511,733
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Profit before tax
-28.8%
£2,049,571 £1,459,743
-
Wages
-3.5%
£2,597,231 £2,505,529
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