HSL MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-12 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£871K
-52.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-4.2% vs 2023
Employees
169
+19% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£909K
+13.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- HSL MANUFACTURING LIMITED 2011-01-14 → present
- NIGHTINGALE FURNITURE LIMITED 1989-07-13 → 2011-01-14
- DEWSBURY CHAIRS LIMITED 1988-01-27 → 1989-07-13
- MEADOW UPHOLSTERY LIMITED 1983-08-31 → 1988-01-27
- TIMENOW LIMITED 1983-05-06 → 1983-08-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,126,797 | — | £20,810,260 | £22,676,453 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,040,867 | — | £804,378 | £909,788 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,039,018 | £605,188 | £801,721 | £908,785 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £965,194 | £684,688 | £797,221 | £810,785 | |
| Cash | — | — | £721,775 | £960,778 | £1,848,455 | £870,547 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,064,847 | £4,265,707 | £4,600,307 | £4,401,092 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,874,398 | £4,159,086 | £4,456,307 | £4,267,092 | |
| Equity | £2,495,443 | £3,409,204 | £3,874,398 | £4,159,086 | £4,456,307 | £4,267,092 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 146 | 144 | 142 | 169 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,060,909 | £3,948,068 | £4,803,159 | £5,580,256 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.1% | — | 3.9% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.6% | — | 3.8% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 25.6% | — | 17.5% | 20.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.82x | 3.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 562.94x | — | 302.74x | 438.24x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- 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
- “HSL was ranked in the Top 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, William John | Secretary | 2006-05-02 | — | British |
| BURROWS, Debra Lorraine | Director | 2014-10-02 | Oct 1967 | British |
| BURROWS, William John | Director | 2004-06-01 | Feb 1963 | British |
| CAHILL, Gerard Anthony | Director | 2025-04-01 | Sep 1981 | Irish |
| EASTWOOD, Leanne Jane | Director | 2023-06-26 | Aug 1987 | British |
| WATERS, Ben Christopher | Director | 2023-06-26 | Dec 1996 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Patricia | Secretary | 1997-11-01 | 1998-08-01 |
| BURROWS, William John | Secretary | — | 1997-10-31 |
| WOODWARD, Jonathan Alan | Secretary | 1998-08-01 | 2006-05-02 |
| BOLDISON, Lee John | Director | 2014-01-02 | 2014-11-14 |
| BOWEN, Lee Anthony | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2013-02-01 |
| BROOK, Andrew James | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-05-30 |
| BURROWS, Jeffrey Wilson | Director | — | 2007-01-26 |
| BURROWS, Michael Wilson | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| BURROWS, Patricia | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2009-12-03 |
| BURROWS, William John | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| CRITCHLOW, Guy Charles | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2023-01-20 |
| CUMMINS, Julian | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2025-04-01 |
| DURRANS, Stephen Martin | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| GILLIVER, Brian Leonard | Director | 2009-11-05 | 2012-01-06 |
| HERRICK, Andrew Robert | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-11 |
| HERRICK, Josephine Alice | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| HODGSON, Venessa Jane | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2025-04-01 |
| HUDSON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| JONES, Ian Gary | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2016-05-17 |
| ROBERTS, Paul Richard | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2023-06-23 |
| WALL, Kevin Michael | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2023-06-16 |
| WOODWARD, Jonathan Alan | Director | 1998-02-23 | 2006-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Seat Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+9%
£20,810,260 £22,676,453
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-52.9%
£1,848,455 £870,547
-
Net assets
-4.2%
£4,456,307 £4,267,092
-
Employees
+19%
142 169
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+13.1%
£804,378 £909,788
-
Profit before tax
+13.4%
£801,721 £908,785
-
Wages
+16.2%
£4,803,159 £5,580,256
highest in 4 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