The Firmwatch take
Hotpack UK Limited (09889957) currently shows: Watch signal detected, based on accounts to 31 December 2024; last refreshed 24 May 2026. Current ratio below 1.0 — extracted from the latest filed accounts.
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
26 November 2015
10 years on the register
Sector
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
SIC 47910
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£2k
Top 30% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Worth watching
The latest public accounts contain some cautionary signs, but not enough to suggest severe distress on their own.
Thin net asset buffer
The company reports a small visible net asset position.
Limited working capital
The short-term asset buffer is positive but small.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£2k
Top 30% in sector · sector median £847 · 137,205 retailers
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£2k
Median £3k
Current ratio
0.5×
Median 1.1×
Signals · 2
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
Sector benchmark · Retail
How this company compares in 137,205 retailers
Top 30% in sector — Hotpack UK Limited shows £2k in net assets. Sector median is £847.
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
- CM
CHEETHAM, Michael John, Dr
director · since 2016
Registered office
Address intelligence
28 other companies registered here.
Common for accountants' offices and small business centres.
Address pattern · LL12 0PG
28 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
26
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
2
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