WHINFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2025-12-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-02 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-18
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-61.6% vs 2022
Net assets
£4M
+11.6% vs 2022
Employees
209
+3.5% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£1M
-65.4% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-31.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-05-02
- WHINFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED 2024-05-02 → present
- HUTT INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2011-11-08 → 2024-05-02
- ENSCO 838 LIMITED 2011-02-28 → 2011-11-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £81,692,000 | £78,684,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,993,000 | £2,795,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,195,000 | £1,106,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,821,000 | £460,000 | |
| Cash | £4,048,000 | £1,553,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,940,000 | £12,335,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,863,000 | £4,313,000 | |
| Equity | £3,863,000 | £4,313,000 | |
| Average employees | 202 | 209 | |
| Wages | £7,337,000 | £8,176,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.4% | 22.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.1% | 92.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.61x | |
| Interest cover | 4.99x | 1.64x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2023, the group was funding its working capital requirement via an invoice discounting facility and a trade loan facility, all of which by their very nature were on demand facilities. The facility quantum and pricing is agreed with our primary lender on an annual basis, with revised facilities put in place in April 2024 providing the group with sufficient liquidity and working capital to ensure the group remains as a going concern. Our lender has verbally confirmed its expectation that as part of their review due in April 2025 it will continue to support the group with the provision of our existing invoice discounting and trade loan facilities with increased capacity if required for working capital purposes based on forecasted growth, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Included within other loans due in less than one year is an amount of £12,923,000 due to Mr J R Hutt (2022: £13,754,000), who is a shareholder of the group. The shareholder has confirmed in writing his intention not to recall these amounts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. The directors, having prepared forecasts to March 2026 and beyond and, having considered the current trading prospects, identifiable risks, working capital requirements and the availability of finance, are of the opinion that the company and the group are a going concern. The financial statements have been prepared on this basis.”
Group structure
- WHINFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- JR Hutt Holdings Limited 70%
- HTI Toys UK Limited 100%
- Wowow Toys Limited 100%
- HTI Toys US Inc 100%
- HTI Toys HK Limited 100%
- Whinfield Properties Asia Limited 100%
- Pagoda Furniture Limited 100%
- JR Hutt EBT Limited 100%
- David Halsall International holdings Limited 100%
- DHI EBT Limited 100%
- HTI No 2 Trustee Limited 100%
- D Stansfield Limited 100%
- Clifton Construction (Blackpool) Limited 100%
- HTI Trustee Limited 100%
- Halsall Worldwide Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2024 the group completed its acquisition of the business and assets of Sambro International Limited, a major player in the EU branded toy market, known for its creative ranges in soft toys, arts and crafts, and outdoor toys. The acquisition established the group as the largest privately-owned toy company in the UK, with combined annual sales exceeding £120 million and a presence in over 70 international markets.”
- “On 1 January 2024 the group partook in a restructure, the purpose of which was to adequately segregate the Ultimate Beneficial Owners ("UBO") various investment streams to ensure the management, financial reporting, debt structure and credit rating of each stream was separable identifiable and easily distinguishable. There was no change in UBO which remained as John Hutt.”
- “As part of the restructure, Whinfield Holdings Limited (formerly know as Hutt Investments Limited) was acquired by a newly formed Isle of Man registered parent holding company, Hutt Group Limited. Whinfield Holdings Limited disposed on its shareholding in JR Hutt Holdings Limited to Hutt Group Limited and going forward will represent the holding company of the UBO's various property investment companies.”
- “On 27 September 2024, the group acquired the business and assets of Sambro International Limited. Further details are set out within the Future Developments section of the Strategic Report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOULIHAN, Colin Anthony | Director | 2016-02-15 | Jun 1962 | British |
| HUTT, Jacqueline | Director | 2014-09-08 | Jul 1964 | British |
| HUTT, John Robert | Director | 2017-07-31 | Jul 1967 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Adam Miles | Director | 2016-02-15 | Oct 1981 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLINCH, Rebecca Jane | Secretary | 2011-11-21 | 2024-01-01 |
| HBJGW SECRETARIAL SUPPORT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-02-28 | 2011-12-20 |
| ASHCROFT, Martin Roy | Director | 2012-10-26 | 2015-05-08 |
| CLINCH, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2024-01-01 |
| HALSALL, Graham | Director | 2012-04-05 | 2012-12-21 |
| MCCOOEY, John Charles | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2016-02-03 |
| WARD, Michael James | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2011-12-20 |
| HBJGW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-02-28 | 2011-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Robert Hutt | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr John Robert Hutt | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-05-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-04-12 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
-3.7%
£81,692,000 £78,684,000
-
Cash
-61.6%
£4,048,000 £1,553,000
-
Net assets
+11.6%
£3,863,000 £4,313,000
-
Employees
+3.5%
202 209
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Operating profit
-30%
£3,993,000 £2,795,000
-
Profit before tax
-65.4%
£3,195,000 £1,106,000
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Wages
+11.4%
£7,337,000 £8,176,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers