ALPHA MANUFACTURING HIXON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-20 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+59.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
198
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+163.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,527,040 | £19,867,533 | £21,774,481 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,188,909 | £583,423 | £1,509,772 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,189,939 | £590,032 | £1,555,210 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,323,587 | £452,368 | £1,063,523 | |
| Cash | — | £675,087 | £1,785,329 | £2,854,923 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,993,128 | £9,390,950 | £10,612,610 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,341,066 | £8,735,357 | £9,740,803 | |
| Equity | £7,094,915 | £8,341,066 | £8,735,357 | £9,740,803 | |
| Average employees | — | 170 | 189 | 198 | |
| Wages | — | £7,206,649 | £6,134,140 | £6,727,361 |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.7% | 2.9% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.2% | 2.3% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.2% | 6.2% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 28.4% | 27.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.02x | 3.29x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLYHEAD, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | — | — |
| BARNACLE, Karen | Director | 2025-04-01 | May 1976 | British |
| CLEWS, Paul Andrew | Director | 2013-12-20 | Jan 1976 | British |
| HOLYHEAD, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| HUMPHREY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2000-11-01 | Jan 1960 | British |
| LAFFORD, Neal | Director | 2022-01-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| SMITH, Martin John | Director | 2005-08-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| WHITFIELD, Michael | Director | 2023-01-01 | May 1984 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Susannah Grace Elizabeth | Secretary | 1944-08-31 | 2016-01-01 |
| CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-31 | 1994-08-31 |
| BACON, Michael John | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1998-05-05 |
| ELEY, Robin James | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2025-03-27 |
| HANDFORD, Jonathan | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2005-08-05 |
| SMITH, Eric | Director | 1994-08-31 | 2007-01-17 |
| SMITH, Susannah Grace Elizabeth | Director | 1994-08-31 | 2022-06-14 |
| ST CLAIR, Paul Graham | Director | 1996-01-02 | 1996-11-29 |
| MC FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-08-31 | 1994-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hex Group Of Companies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Martin John Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-14 | Ceased 2024-01-02 |
| Mrs Susannah Grace Elizabeth Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
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Turnover
+9.6%
£19,867,533 £21,774,481
-
Cash
+59.9%
£1,785,329 £2,854,923
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+11.5%
£8,735,357 £9,740,803
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+4.8%
189 198
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+158.8%
£583,423 £1,509,772
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+163.6%
£590,032 £1,555,210
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+9.7%
£6,134,140 £6,727,361
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