HULL BULK HANDLING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-17 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-7% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+35.2% vs 2024
Employees
17
+30.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+24.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HULL BULK HANDLING LIMITED 1990-05-23 → present
- MIXLANE LIMITED 1990-04-05 → 1990-05-23
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £6,660,303 | £8,888,535 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,303,935 | £2,806,178 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,348,406 | £2,923,753 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,300,660 | £2,477,986 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,437,635 | £1,337,693 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £7,811,955 | £10,384,277 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £7,031,070 | £9,509,056 | |
| Equity | £2,471,916 | £2,549,658 | £2,621,221 | £3,441,391 | £4,730,410 | £7,031,070 | £9,509,056 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £610,766 | £791,770 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 34.6% | 31.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 34.5% | 27.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 29.5% | 27.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 26.3% | 20.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.32x | 4.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 52.17x | 23.90x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The Company has continued to successfully diversify into handling and storing alternative bulk products, offering substantial cost-effective stocking and storage solutions for customers. The Company has also diversified into handling various bulk commodities for export.”
- “Significant investment was made in the year to maintaining the cranes and associated conveyor system to a high standard. Investment in modern, sustainable wheeled loaders also continued.”
- “Following the UK's exit from the European Union, the directors are satisfied that the implications and impact that this may have upon the company are manageable.”
- “Following Brexit, the directors continue with the Temporary Storage Facility Approval from HMRC, allowing all imported goods a 90-day period before customs clearance is required. The Company is fully compliant with HMRC's new procedures for Customs clearance utilising the Destin 8 Software System.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKINNER, John Mark | Secretary | 2024-11-06 | — | — |
| HOLEHOUSE, Charles Edward Hallam | Director | 2001-04-02 | Mar 1971 | British |
| HOLEHOUSE, Roger Paul | Director | — | Aug 1941 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAILSFORD, Andrew Michael | Secretary | 2008-02-08 | 2024-11-06 |
| ROLFE, Michael John | Secretary | — | 2008-02-08 |
| BARBER, Richard John | Director | 1994-02-11 | 1996-12-31 |
| HOLBERRY, John Martin | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2023-04-18 |
| LEE, Martin Richard | Director | — | 2010-02-23 |
| TOMPKIN, Peter John | Director | — | 1999-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwood Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+33.5%
£6,660,303 £8,888,535
-
Cash
-7%
£1,437,635 £1,337,693
-
Net assets
+35.2%
£7,031,070 £9,509,056
-
Employees
+30.8%
13 17
-
Operating profit
+21.8%
£2,303,935 £2,806,178
-
Profit before tax
+24.5%
£2,348,406 £2,923,753
-
Wages
+29.6%
£610,766 £791,770
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