HYTEK (GB) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£243K
+21.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+3.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
48
-15.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-29.6% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,393,222 | — | £7,358,826 | — | £8,644,601 | — | £9,873,236 | — | £9,483,381 | £9,001,290 | |
| Operating profit | £1,202,039 | — | £1,186,542 | — | £1,764,540 | — | £2,026,776 | — | £1,851,955 | £1,456,068 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,132,263 | — | £2,048,151 | — | £3,062,234 | — | £3,114,162 | — | £3,726,435 | £2,622,048 | |
| Net profit | £1,909,681 | — | £1,830,599 | — | £2,717,096 | — | £2,741,634 | — | £3,274,550 | £2,282,370 | |
| Cash | £100,915 | — | £209,312 | — | £183,901 | — | £206,567 | — | £199,667 | £243,440 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,075,354 | — | £6,605,467 | — | £7,570,016 | — | £8,033,807 | £7,846,001 | |
| Net assets | £3,102,010 | — | £4,031,709 | — | £5,064,464 | — | £6,029,563 | — | £7,104,967 | £7,379,320 | |
| Equity | £3,102,010 | £3,102,010 | £4,031,709 | £4,031,709 | £5,064,464 | £5,064,464 | £6,029,563 | £6,029,563 | £7,104,967 | £7,379,320 | |
| Average employees | 42 | — | 42 | — | 44 | — | 48 | — | 57 | 48 | |
| Wages | £1,258,295 | — | £1,377,247 | — | £1,414,730 | — | £1,558,222 | — | £1,790,185 | £1,771,374 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.3% | — | 16.1% | — | 20.4% | — | 20.5% | — | 19.5% | 16.2% | |
| Net margin | 25.8% | — | 24.9% | — | 31.4% | — | 27.8% | — | 34.5% | 25.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 16.8% | — | 26.7% | — | 26.8% | — | 23.1% | 18.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.5% | 26.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.50x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | 34.26x | — | 16.16x | — | 20.20x | — | 23.14x | — | 15.07x | 17.48x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- 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.”
Group structure
- HYTEK (GB) LIMITED · parent
- Anglo-Nordic Burner Products Limited 100%
- Industrial Flow Control Limited 90%
- Pumptronics Europe Limited 100%
- Petroy B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “Overall operating profit has decreased year on year due to strategic growth plans being implemented.”
- “The Company continues to focus business development to better take advantage of market opportunities in the medium term.”
- “The current strong cash position will enable the Company to take advantage of any short-term market opportunities which may arise and to protect the business from further unpredicted economic shocks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUTTS TROTTER, Carl Philip | Director | 2017-06-29 | Apr 1975 | South African |
| CUBITT, Lucy Katherine | Director | 2025-08-18 | Apr 1984 | British |
| DAVIES, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2023-06-08 | Mar 1964 | British |
| MCCREETH, Ian | Director | 2022-04-26 | Aug 1969 | British |
| MORRELL, Graham Joseph | Director | 2016-07-08 | Dec 1964 | British |
| OLIVE, Andrew Keith | Director | 2018-07-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
| SEAL, Andrew | Director | 2005-01-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| VAN VUUREN, Carel Gerhardus | Director | 2018-05-16 | Oct 1976 | South African |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Kevin John | Secretary | 2006-01-31 | 2016-07-08 |
| TAYLOR, Bronwen | Secretary | — | 2006-01-31 |
| WEEKS, Steven Richard | Secretary | 2016-07-08 | 2017-06-29 |
| ARNOLD, Kevin John | Director | — | 2016-12-31 |
| NEL, Graham Ernest | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2018-05-16 |
| RUSSELL, Martin William | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2022-01-14 |
| STAMP, Nicola Jane | Director | 2022-01-14 | 2022-09-15 |
| STAMP, Nicola Jane | Director | 2017-08-29 | 2020-03-24 |
| SWEENEY, Sam Michael | Director | 2018-05-16 | 2023-06-28 |
| TAYLOR, Ian | Director | — | 2006-01-31 |
| TREWICK, Fenton John | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2017-03-06 |
| WEEKS, Steven Richard | Director | 2016-07-08 | 2017-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowmax Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-5.1%
£9,483,381 £9,001,290
-
Cash
+21.9%
£199,667 £243,440
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.9%
£7,104,967 £7,379,320
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-15.8%
57 48
-
Operating profit
-21.4%
£1,851,955 £1,456,068
-
Profit before tax
-29.6%
£3,726,435 £2,622,048
-
Wages
-1.1%
£1,790,185 £1,771,374
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