The Firmwatch take
Hickson Limited (00328747) currently shows: No major warning signs in the latest extracted accounts, based on accounts to 31 December 2025; last refreshed 23 May 2026. No distress signals. Accounts cover the period ending 31 Dec 2025.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2025·Refreshed 23 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Pulse · Net assets, 2024–2025
↗ £77mIncorporated
12 June 1937
88 years on the register
Sector
Chemicals and chemical products manufacturing
SIC 20120 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£108m
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Low insolvency risk
The latest public accounts do not show obvious balance-sheet stress. This does not rule out trading problems, but the filed numbers look comparatively steady.
Positive net assets
The latest extracted accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Chemicals and Plastics Manufacturing
How this company compares in 6,736 filers in this sector
Top 10% in sector — Hickson Limited shows £108m in net assets. Sector median is £5k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£108m
Top 10% in sector · sector median £5k · 6,736 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
Not disclosed
Current ratio
—
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- AJ
ABBOTT, John Paul
director · since 2024
- CN
CARTER, Nicholas Thomas
director · since 2016
Registered office
Address intelligence
22 other companies registered here.
Common for accountants' offices and small business centres.
Address pattern · M9 8GQ
22 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
20
Dissolved
1
Strike-off action
1
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