The Firmwatch take
Hickson International Limited (00499821) currently shows: At risk signal detected, based on accounts to 31 December 2024; last refreshed 24 May 2026. Net liabilities of £79m — assets do not cover obligations.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2024·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
28 September 1951
74 years on the register
Sector
Head office activities
SIC 70100
Size
Not classified
Net assets
−£79m
Bottom 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
High insolvency risk
The latest public accounts show multiple stress signals. Treat this as a prompt for deeper checks, not as a formal insolvency prediction.
Negative net assets
Visible liabilities exceed visible assets in the extracted accounts.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
−£79m
Bottom 10% in sector · sector median £10k · 9,810 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£139m
Median £3k
Current ratio
0.0×
Median 1.3×
Signals · 3
Negative net assets
The latest filed accounts show liabilities exceeding assets.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
Sector benchmark · Head Offices
How this company compares in 9,810 filers in this sector
Bottom 10% in sector — Hickson International Limited shows −£79m in net assets. Sector median is £10k.
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.
People
Who runs this company
- CN
CARTER, Nicholas Thomas
director · since 2016
- WJ
WIRTZ, Jacov Ruben
director · since 2024
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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