HICKMANS LEGAL COSTING SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 03935588Private limited companyIncorporated 2000

Key figures

£47,521+69.9%
Net assets 2024/25
+9.2%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2024/25
-20 k020 k40 k60 k2020/212021/222023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, HICKMANS LEGAL COSTING SERVICES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Sector comparison

SIC 69109

Where the company stands among the 8,339 active companies whose first SIC code is 69109 (Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.).

Net assets£47,521
Higher than 76% · median £5,549
Employees2
Higher than 65% · median 1
Company age26.7 years
Older than 97% · median 5.4 years

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 8,339. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HICKMANS LEGAL COSTING SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

HICKMANS LEGAL COSTING SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03935588. It was incorporated on 28 Feb 2000. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hove (BN3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c. (69109).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £47,521, up 69.9% on the previous year. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 8,339 active companies whose first SIC code is 69109: By net assets it ranks higher than 76% of them (median £5,549). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 5.4 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

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

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand3,1270——
Total assets90,05147,659——
Total liabilities————
Net assets / total equity36,542-3,77627,97347,521
Average number of employees2222

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.

History

15 events
  1. Mrs Janet Hickman ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £47.5k, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £28k, 2 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets −£3,776, 2 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £36.5k, 2 employees
  6. Stephen Paul Hickman registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mrs Janet Hickman registered as a person with significant control
  8. Stephen Paul HICKMAN resignedSecretary
Earlier events (7)
  1. Janet HICKMAN resignedDirector
  2. Howard THOMAS resignedNominee secretary
  3. Stephen Paul HICKMAN appointedDirector
  4. Stephen Paul HICKMAN appointedSecretary
  5. Howard THOMAS appointedNominee secretary
  6. Janet HICKMAN appointedDirector
  7. 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.