H.D. RICKETTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-05 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+27.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+6.2% vs 2024
Employees
168
+12% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-24.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,192,158 | £54,875,339 | |
| Operating profit | £3,522,390 | £2,546,864 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,639,757 | £2,745,847 | |
| Net profit | £2,130,160 | £1,570,515 | |
| Cash | £5,247,742 | £6,703,787 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,723,082 | £22,900,508 | |
| Net assets | £19,649,697 | £20,862,004 | |
| Equity | £19,649,697 | £20,862,004 | |
| Average employees | 150 | 168 | |
| Wages | £7,104,868 | £7,945,697 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | 11.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.95x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | 71.16x | 40.63x |
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
- Summer Road Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company has made a profit after tax of £ 1,570,515 (2024 £ 2,130,160). As shown on page 9 the sales have decreased by 4.0% on the prior period due to market conditions. The balance sheet as shown on page 10 of the financial statements shows that the company's financial position at the year end has strengthened.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETERS, Ruth Janet | Secretary | 2010-10-04 | — | British |
| RICKETTS, Adam David | Director | 2021-06-30 | Aug 1988 | British |
| RICKETTS, Adrian David | Director | 2006-03-30 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICKETTS, Virginia Carole | Secretary | — | 2010-10-04 |
| RICKETTS, Harry David | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
| RICKETTS, Virginia Carole | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Janet Peters | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-16 | Active |
| Mr Antony Christopher Ricketts | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-16 | Active |
| Mr Adrian David Ricketts | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-4.1%
£57,192,158 £54,875,339
-
Cash
+27.7%
£5,247,742 £6,703,787
-
Net assets
+6.2%
£19,649,697 £20,862,004
-
Employees
+12%
150 168
-
Operating profit
-27.7%
£3,522,390 £2,546,864
-
Profit before tax
-24.6%
£3,639,757 £2,745,847
-
Wages
+11.8%
£7,104,868 £7,945,697
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