HASBRO U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+562.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+27% vs 2023
Employees
126
-24.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-19.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HASBRO U.K. LIMITED 1991-12-27 → present
- HASBRO-BRADLEY U.K. LIMITED 1986-02-26 → 1991-12-27
- RANGESHAPE LIMITED 1986-01-23 → 1986-02-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,079,000 | £21,792,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,939,000 | £3,200,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,279,000 | £3,459,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,047,000 | £2,356,000 | |
| Cash | £177,000 | £1,173,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,704,000 | £12,626,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,704,000 | £12,322,000 | |
| Equity | £9,704,000 | £12,322,000 | |
| Average employees | 166 | 126 | |
| Wages | £9,760,000 | £7,884,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.6% | 25.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.7% | 55.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.68x | |
| Interest cover | 82.06x | — |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “During the prior period, the company closed the branch in Norway.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAVENHAND-BEAL, Joseph Nicholas | Director | 2025-01-13 | Jan 1984 | British |
| KULKARNI, Chaitanya Ashok, Mr. | Director | 2025-10-29 | Nov 1984 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALKHAM, Terrence William | Secretary | 1993-12-24 | 1998-08-03 |
| EMRICH, Alexander Heinrich Wilhelm | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2012-11-27 |
| GREEN, Diane | Secretary | 2000-09-18 | 2001-08-14 |
| MAYHEW, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1993-12-24 |
| MIRESKANDARI, Delaram | Secretary | 2001-08-14 | 2006-03-31 |
| MULLEN, Jon Patrick | Secretary | 1998-08-03 | 2000-09-18 |
| RUNNACLES, Julia Rachel | Secretary | 2013-02-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| ALPERIN, Barry John | Director | — | 1995-09-01 |
| BENNINGTON, Lyn | Director | 2001-10-18 | 2003-07-28 |
| BLANE, Ryan Peter, Mr. | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2024-02-09 |
| BLANE, Ryan Peter | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| BROOKES, Matthew Tristan Alexander | Director | 2014-08-21 | 2018-07-10 |
| ELLIS, Bryan John | Director | — | 2000-01-14 |
| FERRY, Denis Michael | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2013-04-15 |
| FORD, Robert Henry | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2005-12-06 |
| FOX-HAGGARTY, Nicola, Ms. | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2023-07-31 |
| GARDNER, Simon John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| GORDON, Harold | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2002-04-26 |
| GREEN, Kay Jackie | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2020-09-01 |
| GROSSWEISCHEDE, Markus, Mr. | Director | 2021-04-30 | 2023-04-28 |
| HARPER, John Laurence | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2012-11-09 |
| HASSENFELD, Alan Geoffrey | Director | — | 2006-01-03 |
| HENDERSON, David Douglas, Mr. | Director | 2016-08-10 | 2018-05-08 |
| HUTTON, Nigel George | Director | 1997-01-27 | 2019-07-01 |
| HUTTON, Nigel George | Director | 1994-05-26 | 1997-01-27 |
| KOUKOULAS, Georgios | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| MCNEIL, David John | Director | 2024-02-09 | 2025-01-13 |
| PASCOE, Foye Ann | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2018-12-07 |
| RICHARDS, Alistair Keith | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2001-10-17 |
| SARGENT, John Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2023-08-14 | 2025-10-29 |
| VERRECHIA, Alfred Joseph | Director | — | 2009-03-30 |
| WALDOKS, Phillip | Director | 1994-05-31 | 2001-05-31 |
| WALKER, Norman Christopher | Director | — | 1997-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasbro, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-16.4%
£26,079,000 £21,792,000
-
Cash
+562.7%
£177,000 £1,173,000
-
Net assets
+27%
£9,704,000 £12,322,000
-
Employees
-24.1%
166 126
-
Operating profit
-18.8%
£3,939,000 £3,200,000
-
Profit before tax
-19.2%
£4,279,000 £3,459,000
-
Wages
-19.2%
£9,760,000 £7,884,000
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