HG&CO LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-11 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-27
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-28.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
-5.6% vs 2024
Employees
125
-2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-5.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- HG&CO LTD 2022-05-26 → present
- HAYMAN GROUP LIMITED 2015-03-20 → 2022-05-26
- HAYMAN LIMITED 1989-11-01 → 2015-03-20
- JAMES BURROUGH (FAD) LIMITED 1988-12-02 → 1989-11-01
- WITHAM INDUSTRIAL SPIRITS LIMITED 1988-10-07 → 1988-12-02
- JAMES BURROUGH (F.A.D.) LIMITED 1984-03-19 → 1988-10-07
- JEPSTEAD LIMITED 1984-01-18 → 1984-03-19
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £44,697,097 | £41,984,006 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,461,340 | £2,303,364 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,423,873 | £2,300,037 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,827,100 | £1,720,734 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £7,543,234 | £5,365,818 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £25,138,251 | £23,837,291 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £21,603,269 | £20,392,883 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £21,603,269 | £20,392,883 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 128 | 125 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,137,318 | £6,943,933 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.1% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.8% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 33.9% | 33.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.66x | 2.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 11.04x | 11.39x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that HG&Co has adequate resources to continue to operate in the foreseeable future. For this reason the going concern basis is appropriate for the preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HG&CO LTD · parent
- Burlington GB Group Limited 100%
- Great British Spirits Limited 100%
- Hayman Distillers Limited 100%
- Kimia International Limited 100%
- Smith and Tyers Limited 100%
- Symposium Brands Limited 100%
- The City of London Gin Company Limited 100%
- Charles Merser & Co Limited 100%
- Kimia UK Limited 100%
- Mena Solvents Limited 100%
- Hayman Distillers Limited 100%
- Burlington Drinks Limited 100%
- Symposium Limited 100%
- Kimia Trading Limited 100%
- The Bush Rum Co Limited 100%
- Kimia Distribution Limited 100%
- Hayman Group Limited 100%
- Aberdour Distillers Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Revenue for the year has decreased to £41,984,006 from £44,697,097 in the prior year, this is impacted by both the mix of products, currency rates and raw material costs.”
- “The HG&Co strategy is to build on our years of experience and expand the business into new markets, develop our services and products, whilst ensuring the customer remains our key focus.”
- “During the year the company repurchased and cancelled 100.000 Ordinary shares for £2,875,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOWER, Craig John | Director | 2024-08-05 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HAYMAN, Christopher Frank | Director | — | Feb 1947 | British |
| HAYMAN, James Christopher Barton | Director | 2010-01-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| NEVIN, Miranda Sophie Carin | Director | 2010-01-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| STRUTT, Simon Keith | Director | 2011-07-07 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Edward Blayney | Director | 2023-07-05 | Apr 1963 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSOLON, Thomas Chalmers | Secretary | — | 1997-10-01 |
| MERRIAM, Simon Robert | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 2012-02-24 |
| ABSOLON, Thomas Chalmers | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| BECKERLEG, John Clifton | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-05-29 |
| BIRDEN, Daryl Weston | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| HUBER, David John Howard, Dr | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2008-04-03 |
| KHOSLA, Nasir Ali | Director | — | 1999-01-06 |
| LIPSCOMB, Chris Stephen | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2018-01-31 |
| LOWN, Elizabeth | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2023-11-30 |
| MARTIN, Edmund Gerard | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| MCDONALD, James | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| MERRIAM, Simon Robert | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2012-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Miranda Sophie Carin Nevin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr James Christopher Barton Hayman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Frank Hayman | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-09 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-03 | CERT15 | capital | Certificate capital reduction issued capital | |
| 2024-09-03 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | 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
- 5
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-6.1%
£44,697,097 £41,984,006
-
Cash
-28.9%
£7,543,234 £5,365,818
-
Net assets
-5.6%
£21,603,269 £20,392,883
-
Employees
-2.3%
128 125
-
Operating profit
-6.4%
£2,461,340 £2,303,364
-
Profit before tax
-5.1%
£2,423,873 £2,300,037
-
Wages
+13.1%
£6,137,318 £6,943,933
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