B. & T. HICKS (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-19 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£64K
+4,760.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+8.9% vs 2024
Employees
120
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£519K
-25.6% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,376,416 | £14,644,667 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £969,752 | £829,957 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £696,918 | £518,576 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £521,056 | £375,768 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,312 | £63,767 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,107,194 | £5,549,026 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,395,686 | £2,610,010 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £2,395,686 | £2,610,010 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 120 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,082,877 | £4,364,857 |
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 70.1% | 69.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.77x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.50x | 2.67x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that the company will be able to meet its debts as they fall due for the foreseeable future and accordingly have concluded that it remains appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKS, Brian George | Secretary | — | — | British |
| HICKS, Brian George | Director | — | Sep 1953 | British |
| HICKS, Richard James | Director | 2023-07-11 | Jul 1973 | British |
| HICKS, Steven John | Director | 2023-07-11 | Jan 1978 | British |
| HICKS, Terence Frederick | Director | — | Oct 1949 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKS, George | Director | — | 2011-03-21 |
| HICKS, Violet | Director | — | 1995-11-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian George Hicks | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-06 | Active |
| Mr Terence Frederick Hicks | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-11-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+9.5%
£13,376,416 £14,644,667
-
Cash
+4,760.3%
£1,312 £63,767
-
Net assets
+8.9%
£2,395,686 £2,610,010
-
Employees
+2.6%
117 120
-
Operating profit
-14.4%
£969,752 £829,957
-
Profit before tax
-25.6%
£696,918 £518,576
-
Wages
+6.9%
£4,082,877 £4,364,857
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