HOPWELLS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-27
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+42.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-53% vs 2023
Employees
320
+27% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£7M
-476.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HOPWELLS LTD 1982-10-29 → present
- T.P. HOPWELL (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED 1978-12-08 → 1982-10-29
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-28 | 2019-12-27 | 2020-12-25 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £71,900,650 | £77,651,356 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,808,394 | -£7,193,861 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,902,684 | -£7,161,047 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,332,700 | -£7,028,368 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,818,390 | £2,598,908 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £13,390,254 | £6,229,207 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £13,257,575 | £6,229,207 | |
| Equity | £11,764,767 | £12,214,072 | £11,079,652 | £10,779,386 | £11,964,875 | £13,257,575 | £6,229,207 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 252 | 320 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £7,517,651 | £10,104,283 |
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 | 2018-12-28 | 2019-12-27 | 2020-12-25 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | -9.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | -9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5% | -115.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.51x | 1.18x |
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
- Auditor
- Clayton & Brewill
- 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
- “2024 saw a rise in Turnover but with increased competition and pressure on margins the company made a trading loss in the year.”
- “The Directors have reviewed the cash requirements of the business in the light of the ongoing trading environment and are confident that the company has sufficient cash resources to enable it to continue to trade for the foreseeable future.”
- “In order to ensure the company returns to profitability the directors have taken the difficult decision to contract the geographical footprint serviced and to withdraw from public sector contracts and concentrate on private business. As a result the directors have taken the decision to close a number of outlying depots.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD, Martin Patrick | Secretary | 2018-09-06 | — | — |
| ACTON, Abigail | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1976 | British |
| DAWSON, Andrew | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1985 | British |
| FIELD, Martin Patrick | Director | 2018-09-06 | Jun 1964 | British |
| HOPWELL, Ashley Travis | Director | 2017-11-10 | Nov 1977 | British |
| HOPWELL, Lilian | Director | — | Apr 1942 | British |
| HOPWELL, Tristan Curtis | Director | 1995-12-28 | Jan 1970 | British |
| PECK, Kevin | Director | 2016-01-02 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOLASA, Nicola Anne | Secretary | 2017-06-05 | 2018-09-06 |
| PLESTER, David | Secretary | — | 2017-06-05 |
| BAILEY, Mark | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| BREFFIT, Andrew William | Director | 1997-01-02 | 2018-02-23 |
| HOLMAN, Philip Arthur | Director | 1995-12-28 | 2012-12-31 |
| HOPWELL, Timothy Peter | Director | — | 1996-08-09 |
| KOLASA, Nicola Anne | Director | 2017-06-05 | 2018-09-06 |
| MERRILEES, Ian Fraser | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2025-04-29 |
| PECK, Roger Samuel | Director | 1992-11-30 | 1995-10-03 |
| PLESTER, David | Director | — | 2017-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. P. Hopwell (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-27 | Active |
| Mrs Lilian Hopwell | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-27 vs 2023-12-29
-
Turnover
+8%
£71,900,650 £77,651,356
-
Cash
+42.9%
£1,818,390 £2,598,908
-
Net assets
-53%
£13,257,575 £6,229,207
-
Employees
+27%
252 320
-
Operating profit
-497.8%
£1,808,394 -£7,193,861
-
Profit before tax
-476.4%
£1,902,684 -£7,161,047
-
Wages
+34.4%
£7,517,651 £10,104,283
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