W. HODGSON (HARTLEPOOL) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-3.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+1.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
104
+8.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-2.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,028,158 | — | £14,645,018 | — | £18,934,529 | — | £25,301,373 | — | £24,341,997 | £23,868,317 | |
| Operating profit | £1,069,337 | — | £1,278,820 | — | £2,213,005 | — | £2,516,542 | — | £1,881,159 | £1,661,876 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,166,491 | — | £1,279,379 | — | £2,212,951 | — | £2,515,848 | — | £2,000,783 | £1,945,741 | |
| Net profit | £970,933 | — | £937,285 | — | £1,765,212 | — | £2,079,162 | — | £1,518,530 | £1,546,144 | |
| Cash | £1,016,365 | — | £1,984,798 | — | £2,911,785 | — | £4,001,400 | — | £4,456,329 | £4,312,548 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,456,156 | — | £3,957,364 | — | £4,385,319 | — | £5,549,269 | — | £5,892,819 | £5,925,979 | |
| Net assets | £3,306,732 | — | £3,730,817 | — | £4,117,829 | — | £5,316,741 | — | £5,645,071 | £5,708,215 | |
| Equity | £3,306,732 | £3,306,732 | £3,730,817 | £3,730,817 | £4,117,829 | £4,117,829 | £5,316,741 | £5,316,741 | £5,645,071 | £5,708,215 | |
| Average employees | 93 | — | 91 | — | 86 | — | 96 | — | 96 | 104 | |
| Wages | £2,064,435 | — | £1,830,040 | — | £2,073,760 | — | £2,331,831 | — | £2,429,825 | £2,693,434 |
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | — | 8.7% | — | 11.7% | — | 9.9% | — | 7.7% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | — | 6.4% | — | 9.3% | — | 8.2% | — | 6.2% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.9% | — | 32.3% | — | 50.5% | — | 45.3% | — | 31.9% | 28.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.6% | 27.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.10x | 3.44x | |
| Interest cover | 282.67x | — | 413.19x | — | 2461.63x | — | 977.30x | — | 282.71x | 28653.03x |
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
- Waltons Business Advisers Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made due and careful enquiry and preparing forecasts, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months. The directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Since the year end W Hodgson (Hartlepool) Limited have sold the 4 fishmonger shops.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMANDI, Thamer | Secretary | 2025-08-01 | — | — |
| BROGAN, Alison | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jul 1973 | British |
| FARNWORTH, Andrew James | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jul 1981 | British |
| SELLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODGSON, Anne | Secretary | — | 2012-07-27 |
| HODGSON-WOOD, Jill | Secretary | 2012-07-27 | 2025-07-30 |
| HODGSON, Anne | Director | — | 2012-07-27 |
| HODGSON, Nicola | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-11-14 |
| HODGSON, Peter William | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2025-07-30 |
| HODGSON, William Mellen | Director | — | 1997-02-19 |
| HODGSON, William Alan | Director | — | 2012-07-27 |
| HODGSON WOOD, Jill | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2025-07-30 |
| KENNEDY, Ian | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2025-07-30 |
| WOOD, Andrew | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidfresh Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-30 | Active |
| Hodgson Fish Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-12 | Ceased 2025-07-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
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Turnover
-1.9%
£24,341,997 £23,868,317
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Cash
-3.2%
£4,456,329 £4,312,548
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Net assets
+1.1%
£5,645,071 £5,708,215
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+8.3%
96 104
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-11.7%
£1,881,159 £1,661,876
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Profit before tax
-2.8%
£2,000,783 £1,945,741
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Wages
+10.8%
£2,429,825 £2,693,434
highest in 6 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