H & C (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED

Active
Company number 03666940Private limited companyIncorporated 1998

Key figures

£756,937+7.3%
Net assets 2025
+7.6%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
0200 k400 k600 k800 k202020212022202320242025

Like most small UK companies, H & C (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 77320

Where the company stands among the 3,476 active companies whose first SIC code is 77320 (Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment).

Net assets£756,937
Higher than 76% · median £97,134
Total assets£3,472,218
Higher than 88% · median £253,791
Cash£42,035
Lower than 54% · median £52,995
Employees15
Higher than 91% · median 1
Company age28.0 years
Older than 90% · median 7.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AGGREKO LIMITED£2.6bn
  2. GAP GROUP LIMITED£214.5m
  3. GAP HOLDINGS LIMITED£212.7m
  4. SEADRILL UK LTD.£193.5m
  5. CHARLES WILSON ENGINEERS LIMITED£130.3m
  6. HIRE STATION LIMITED£79.7m
  7. LONDON TOWER CRANE HIRE & SALES LIMITED£57.6m
  8. BROUGHTON PLANT HIRE AND SALES LIMITED£56.6m
  9. K HOLDINGS (NI) LTD£54m
  10. MURPHY PLANT LIMITED£51m

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 3,476. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: H & C (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

H & C (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03666940. It was incorporated on 12 Nov 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in Stockport (SK6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77320).

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 £756,937, up 7.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £42,035. The company had an average of 15 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,476 active companies whose first SIC code is 77320: By net assets it ranks higher than 76% of them (median £97,134). By total assets it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £253,791). By cash it ranks lower than 54% of them (median £52,995). By number of employees it ranks higher than 91% of them (median 1). It is older than 90% of them (median age 7.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2019. 4 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Cash at bank and in hand96540,70022,30942,035
Total assets2,670,7913,283,1633,467,8254,078,2933,472,218
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity429,641536,531606,973705,477756,937
Average number of employees1515151515

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.

Public contracts

4 contracts

H & C (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2019. 4 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
Derbyshire County Council
1 contract
Manchester City Council
1 contract
Oldham Council
1 contract
Wigan Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. PLACE234 - Hire of Employer Operated Plant and Vehicles‡Derbyshire County Council · shared by 14 suppliers · 3 lots
  2. Framework Agreement for the Hire of Large Plant (some with Operator) 2021 - 2023 (2025)‡Wigan Council · shared by 3 suppliers
  3. TC1010 Provision of Highways Maintenance Plant, Vehicles and Equipment‡Manchester City Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £336,000 in total
  4. Highways Plant Hire Framework‡Oldham Council · shared by 13 suppliers

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery.

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

27 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £756.9k, 15 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £705.5k, 15 employees
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £607k, 15 employees
  4. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £536.5k, 15 employees
  5. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £429.6k, 15 employees
  6. David James HARDMAN resignedDirector
  7. David James HARDMAN resignedSecretary
  8. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £525.4k, 20 employees
Earlier events (19)
  1. Lee BARLOW appointedDirector
  2. Keith HOOD appointedDirector
  3. Steven LYONS resignedDirector
  4. Westgate Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr David Hardman ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mr David Hardman registered as a person with significant control
  7. Ian HULBERT resignedDirector
  8. David James HARDMAN appointedDirector
  9. Steven LYONS appointedDirector
  10. Michael George MOTTRAM resignedDirector
  11. THE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
  12. THE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedDirector (corporate)
  13. Philip Martin OLDHAM appointedDirector
  14. David James HARDMAN appointedSecretary
  15. THE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
  16. Ian HULBERT appointedDirector
  17. Michael George MOTTRAM appointedDirector
  18. THE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedDirector (corporate)
  19. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.