H H B COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-21 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-60.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-57.9% vs 2023
Employees
52
-8.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£91K
-109.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- H H B COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 1991-02-01 → present
- HHB LIMITED 1989-02-10 → 1991-02-01
- TOTALBIT LIMITED 1988-11-11 → 1989-02-10
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £22,710,087 | £16,670,031 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £949,183 | -£254,329 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £930,618 | -£91,280 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £686,291 | -£72,128 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,281,392 | £2,106,217 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £9,479,905 | £4,479,454 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £8,073,908 | £3,401,780 | |
| Equity | £7,278,145 | £6,960,251 | £8,341,106 | £4,496,173 | £7,387,617 | £8,073,908 | £3,401,780 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,217,361 | £2,875,643 |
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | -5.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.93x | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 19.23x | -3.12x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- H H B COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · parent
- HHB Limited 100%
- Source Distribution Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The past year presented both challenges and opportunities for HHB Communications Limited. ...The commercial landscape of the Broadcast and Post-production sector was profoundly altered in the aftermath of the 2023 US Writers' and Actors' strikes with significant consolidation which in turn substantially impacted investment for the majority of 2024.”
- “The company incurred exceptional costs during the year. These non-recurring expenses contributed to a modest loss for the financial year ended 2024.”
- “HHB continued to work with many notable post-production facilities, film and recording studios, and broadcasters...”
- “HHB has continued to prioritise the growth and enhancement of its established core product partnerships...”
- “New brands for Source Distribution in 2025 include Mackie... Warm Audio, Rodec mixers and boutique synth brand 1010Music.”
- “Source Distribution received frequent recognition in industry media, such as Sound On Sound, MusicRadar, TechRadar, Pro Moviemaker and Digital Camera World, with several of its distributed products earning Specialist Press Awards.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNCELL, Adam Thomas | Director | 2026-03-02 | Jun 1978 | British |
| FENBY, Stephen Barry | Director | 2023-07-12 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILTSHIRE, James Anthony | Secretary | — | 1999-09-21 |
| FSA CONSULTING LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-09-21 | 2009-10-20 |
| ANGEL, Stephen Richard | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2023-07-12 |
| BRADLEY, Michael Edmund | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-05-10 |
| CHRISTENSEN, Peter | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2023-07-12 |
| JONES, Ian Penry | Director | — | 2026-03-31 |
| KERSHAW, Richard | Director | — | 2014-04-30 |
| LAMB, Stephen | Director | 2023-07-12 | 2026-02-27 |
| PINKERTON, Robert Michael Hamilton | Director | — | 2015-10-29 |
| RAINEY, John Steven | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| WESTWOOD, Martin Denis | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| WILTSHIRE, Muriel Boyd | Director | — | 2009-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H H B Communications Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-09 | Active |
| Old Oak Common Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-10 | Ceased 2023-01-09 |
| Ian Penry Jones | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-31 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-26.6%
£22,710,087 £16,670,031
-
Cash
-60.1%
£5,281,392 £2,106,217
-
Net assets
-57.9%
£8,073,908 £3,401,780
-
Employees
-8.8%
57 52
-
Operating profit
-126.8%
£949,183 -£254,329
-
Profit before tax
-109.8%
£930,618 -£91,280
-
Wages
-10.6%
£3,217,361 £2,875,643
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