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HEARBASE LIMITED
Cash
£83K
+57.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£177K
+264.9% vs 2024
Employees
25
-26.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£263K
+118.3% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 04695866
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2003-03-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 86900
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £2,900,026 | £1,454,555 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£168,816 | £100,777 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £120,469 | £263,018 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £142,474 | £283,846 | |
| Cash | £53,716 | £201,130 | £115,799 | £33,929 | — | £52,810 | £83,172 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £380,284 | £469,320 | £226,233 | -£120,798 | — | £540,959 | £176,700 | |
| Net assets | £146,062 | £12,168 | -£75,431 | -£249,620 | — | -£107,146 | £176,700 | |
| Equity | £146,062 | £12,168 | -£75,431 | -£249,620 | -£249,620 | -£107,146 | £176,700 | |
| Average employees | 39 | 43 | 42 | 37 | — | 34 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have taken the decision to close the company, and accordingly the company is expected to cease trading within 12 months of the approval of these financial statements. For this reason, the annual financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern as the company may not be in operational existence 12 months following the approval of the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Sevenoaks Hearing Care Centre Limited
Significant events
- “On 3 June 2024, a share purchase agreement saw WDH UK Ltd, an existing shareholder, become 100% owners of the Company. A subsequent share agreement transferred 100% ownership to Hidden Hearing Limited with effect from 8 August 2024.”
- “On 1st November 2024, the Company completed an asset sale with its new parent company, transferring ownership of the section of the Company that operates in the private hearing aid retail market, including transferring all clinics and all relevant employees.”
- “The directors have taken the decision to close the company, and accordingly the company is expected to cease trading within 12 months of the approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANGLEY, Egmond | Secretary | 2024-09-05 | — | — |
| PEARSON, Claire Louise | Director | 2025-11-17 | Jan 1976 | British |
| WAGNER, Niels | Director | 2024-06-03 | Jun 1971 | Danish |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCUTCHINGS, Susan Ann | Secretary | 2003-03-12 | 2010-12-17 |
| BOYD, Richard William | Director | 2024-06-03 | 2025-11-17 |
| COLEMAN, Bronwen | Director | 2023-08-15 | 2024-06-03 |
| SCUTCHINGS, Mark David | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2024-06-03 |
| SCUTCHINGS, Susan Ann | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2010-12-17 |
| TAIT, Alistair Keith | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2023-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Claire Louise Pearson | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-17 | Active |
| Mr Richard William Boyd | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-08-08 | Ceased 2025-11-17 |
| Hidden Hearing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-08 | Active |
| Wdh Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-03 | Ceased 2024-08-08 |
| Mr Mark David Scutchings | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-01-22 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2024-09-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-09-05 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-07-02 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-07-02 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
5.27
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.429 × 6.56 = +2.81
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.246 × 6.72 = +1.66
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.761 × 1.05 = +0.80
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory