HL DISPLAY LEEDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
-19.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
32
-5.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£328K
+10.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HL DISPLAY LEEDS LIMITED 2023-12-08 → present
- CONCEPT DATA DISPLAY LIMITED 1988-12-05 → 2023-12-08
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £3,621,000 | £3,962,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £297,000 | £327,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £298,000 | £328,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £241,000 | £243,000 | |
| Cash | £1,047,451 | £1,870,745 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,818,939 | £3,156,469 | £1,379,000 | £1,122,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,763,279 | £3,099,137 | £1,307,000 | £1,050,000 | |
| Equity | £2,763,279 | £3,099,137 | £1,307,000 | £1,050,000 | |
| Average employees | 53 | 51 | 34 | 32 | |
| Wages | — | — | £768,000 | £777,000 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.2% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.7% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 21.5% | 29.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 33.0% | 26.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.08x | 4.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 109.00x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries and considering the projections for the coming year the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. These considerations included the economic impact of material and overhead cost increases on the company. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKINGER BLACKADDER, Claire Ruth | Director | 2021-03-03 | Aug 1968 | Swedish |
| GATT, Stephen | Director | 2024-03-12 | Jun 1971 | Maltese |
| JOHANSSON, Ove Lennart | Director | 2024-03-12 | Jan 1974 | Swedish |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCLUCAS, Beverley Jean | Secretary | — | 2021-03-03 |
| BORGMAN, Bjorn Jan | Director | 2021-03-03 | 2024-03-12 |
| HILL, Duncan William | Director | 2021-03-03 | 2023-04-30 |
| MAGNUSSON, Torbjorn Ulf Erik | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2024-03-12 |
| MCLUCAS, Beverley Jean | Director | — | 2021-03-03 |
| MCLUCAS, Gerald | Director | — | 2021-03-03 |
| SAUNDERS, David Edward | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2021-03-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Howard Martin | Director | 2021-03-03 | 2024-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hl Display Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-31 | Active |
| Ratos Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-03 | Ceased 2023-07-31 |
| Mr Gerald Mclucas | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-05-10 | Ceased 2021-03-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-08 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
+9.4%
£3,621,000 £3,962,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-19.7%
£1,307,000 £1,050,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-5.9%
34 32
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+10.1%
£297,000 £327,000
-
Profit before tax
+10.1%
£298,000 £328,000
-
Wages
+1.2%
£768,000 £777,000
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