HJE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+41,556% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£53M
+89,352% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
388
-1.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
+4,360,968.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Irrespective of the Director's expectations for trading and ongoing funding of the business in the review period, the potential sale of the business (in and of itself) constitutes a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-12-17
- HJE LIMITED 2025-12-17 → present
- ECOBAT RESOURCES UK LIMITED 2022-07-28 → 2025-12-17
- H. J. ENTHOVEN LIMITED 1993-11-18 → 2022-07-28
- MULTIGLEN LIMITED 1993-05-26 → 1993-11-18
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £194,516 | £200,968 | £190,856,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,222 | £1,294 | £7,437,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £857 | £131 | £5,713,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£77,000 | £7,287,000 | |
| Cash | £5,910 | £13,225 | £5,509,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,542 | £82,232 | £71,679,000 | |
| Net assets | £61,499 | £59,727 | £53,427,000 | |
| Equity | £61,499 | £59,727 | £53,427,000 | |
| Average employees | 414 | 393 | 388 | |
| Wages | — | £18,306,000 | £20,393,000 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | -38.3% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.00x | 2.20x | |
| Interest cover | 1.91x | 0.85x | 3.65x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Irrespective of the Director's expectations for trading and ongoing funding of the business in the review period, the potential sale of the business (in and of itself) constitutes a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- HJE LIMITED · parent
- Blotter Limited 100%
- Eco-Bat Logistics Sp. Z o.o. 99%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company distributed an intercompany receivable in the amount of £15.7m due from EBS to its parent HJE Ltd (2023 – £nil).”
- “On 16th July 2025 the Company received a non-repayable, non-interest bearing capital contribution of £18.9 million from Eco-Bat Technologies Ltd. Of this, £15.3 million was immediately utilised to settle the intragroup loan with Eco-Bat Technologies Ltd. In addition, a contribution of £3.3 million was made to the H J Enthoven Limited Pension Scheme.”
- “Dormant company G&P Batteries Limited was dissolved on 28 May 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANNING, John Robert | Director | 2022-06-27 | May 1981 | British |
| WARNKE, Luca | Director | 2025-11-28 | Apr 1970 | German |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Allan William | Secretary | 1994-02-21 | 1994-03-22 |
| CUMMINS, George Irving | Secretary | 1994-10-13 | 2011-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Ian Christopher | Secretary | 2011-09-30 | 2018-06-01 |
| HERRING, Jimmy | Secretary | 2018-06-01 | 2020-11-16 |
| SPRAGUE, Otho S | Secretary | 1994-03-22 | 1994-10-13 |
| TERRELL, Daniel | Secretary | 2020-11-16 | 2025-11-28 |
| WATSON, Deirdre Mary Alison | Secretary | 1993-07-09 | 1994-02-21 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-26 | 1993-07-09 |
| ADAMS, Peter Ian Ferguson | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1994-03-16 |
| ALBURY, William Martin | Director | 1995-01-23 | 2001-11-30 |
| ALLBUTT, Peter | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2022-06-30 |
| ANDERSON, Allan William | Director | 1994-03-11 | 1994-03-22 |
| BODDY, Martin Charles | Director | 1995-01-23 | 2016-08-31 |
| BOON, Terence | Director | 1995-01-23 | 2010-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Jocelyn Donald Robin | Director | 1995-01-23 | 2020-02-29 |
| CLEMENTSON, Gregory Robert | Director | 2016-07-26 | 2019-04-04 |
| CUMMINS, George Irving | Director | 1994-10-13 | 2011-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Ian Christopher | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2018-06-01 |
| DESNOS, Philippe Jean Fernand | Director | 2016-08-31 | 2016-08-31 |
| EBY, Donald J | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1995-01-23 |
| ELLWOOD, Edward James | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1994-03-22 |
| FERRY, Arthur Vincent | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2003-12-22 |
| FOOTITT, Graham Lawrence | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1994-03-16 |
| HAMPSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2025-11-28 |
| HARRIS, Robert John | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2019-05-15 |
| HERRING, Jimmy R., Mr. | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2022-03-16 |
| HUNT, Brandon James | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2025-11-28 |
| JONES, Jason Mark | Director | 2019-04-12 | 2020-11-16 |
| KING, Peter Mcintosh | Director | 1994-10-13 | 2013-08-30 |
| KUBIS, Raymond Richard | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2015-10-30 |
| LOSPINOSO, Albert P | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1994-10-13 |
| MCKEON, Paul Kenneth | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2020-11-16 |
| MEYERS, Howard M | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1995-01-23 |
| NEWBERRY, Michael John | Director | 1993-11-09 | 1994-03-16 |
| SUTTIE, Andrew Beresford, Dr | Director | 1995-01-23 | 2000-03-06 |
| TOYN, Michael Neil | Director | 1995-01-23 | 2009-04-30 |
| WHEELER, David Lawrence | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2012-10-26 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-05-26 | 1993-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splitstone Eco-Metals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-28 | Active |
| Hje Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-06 | Ceased 2025-11-28 |
| Ecobat Technologies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2022-07-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-17 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-30 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+94,868.4%
£200,968 £190,856,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+41,556%
£13,225 £5,509,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+89,352%
£59,727 £53,427,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-1.3%
393 388
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+574,629.5%
£1,294 £7,437,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+4,360,968.7%
£131 £5,713,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+11.4%
£18,306,000 £20,393,000
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