JOHN HATCHER & COMPANY LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, JOHN HATCHER & COMPANY LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 01610Where the company stands among the 2,752 active companies whose first SIC code is 01610 (Support activities for crop production).
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,752. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: JOHN HATCHER & COMPANY LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
JOHN HATCHER & COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01317446. It was incorporated on 16 Jun 1977. Its status is active. The registered office is in Felixstowe (IP11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is support activities for crop production (01610).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £781,887, up 48% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £817,671. Total assets were £1,393,760 and total liabilities £662,188. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,752 active companies whose first SIC code is 01610: By net assets it ranks higher than 83% of them (median £61,671). By total assets it ranks higher than 86% of them (median £168,687). By cash it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £37,844). By number of employees it ranks lower than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 10.4 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly fertilisers.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 480,519 | 662,897 | 939,503 | 914,088 | 817,671 |
| Total assets | 1,826,520 | 2,527,281 | 1,031,095 | 992,208 | 1,393,760 |
| Total liabilities | 1,182,852 | 1,800,582 | 195,580 | — | 662,188 |
| Net assets / total equity | 643,788 | 726,592 | 838,523 | 528,233 | 781,887 |
| Average number of employees | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently March 2026. Main goods: fertilisers.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
8 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £781.9k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £528.2k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £838.5k, 6 employees
- Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £726.6k, 6 employees
- Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £643.8k, 5 employees
- Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £620.6k, 6 employees
- Mr Peter John Hatcher registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.