A. HILL & SONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 04395902Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£740,165-3.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+8.9%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k800 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, A. HILL & SONS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 01190

Where the company stands among the 381 active companies whose first SIC code is 01190 (Growing of other non-perennial crops).

Net assets£740,165
Higher than 75% · median £46,569
Total assets£373,350
Higher than 62% · median £134,844
Cash£209,032
Higher than 68% · median £33,981
Employees15
Higher than 84% · median 1
Company age24.7 years
Older than 81% · median 7.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WILKIN & SONS LIMITED£40.4m
  2. RUMWOOD GREEN FARM LTD£40.3m
  3. VARFELL FARMS LTD£36.9m
  4. EDWARD VINSON LIMITED£31.4m
  5. S & A SOFT FRUITS LIMITED£22.7m
  6. FLORENSIS FLOWER SEEDS UK LIMITED£11.8m
  7. GORGATE LIMITED£10.3m
  8. D.STEWART & SON, LIMITED£10m
  9. ALLENSMORE NURSERIES LIMITED£9.8m
  10. ABBEY VIEW PRODUCE LIMITED£8.5m

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 381. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: A. HILL & SONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

A. HILL & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04395902. It was incorporated on 15 Mar 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Middlesbrough (TS2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is growing of other non-perennial crops (01190), growing of other perennial crops (01290), plant propagation (01300).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £740,165, down 3.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £209,032. The company had an average of 15 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 381 active companies whose first SIC code is 01190: By net assets it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £46,569). By total assets it ranks higher than 62% of them (median £134,844). By cash it ranks higher than 68% of them (median £33,981). By number of employees it ranks higher than 84% of them (median 1). It is older than 81% of them (median age 7.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2022. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £239.9k.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly live plants and flowers.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. 4 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand474,233484,812590,407463,308209,032
Total assets660,431786,889822,533572,198373,350
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity527,100640,134763,315768,022740,165
Average number of employees151102015

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

2 contracts

A. HILL & SONS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2022. Their combined published value is £239.9k.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
1 contract · £150k
Middlesbrough Council
1 contract · £89.9k
Contracts
  1. Tree Purchasing‡Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council · £150,000 · runs until Oct 2027
  2. UTCF Tree PurchaseMiddlesbrough Council · £89,890

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 importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: live plants and flowers.

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

19 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £740.2k, 15 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £768k, 20 employees
  3. Mrs Marianne Hill registered as a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £763.3k, 0 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £640.1k, 11 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £527.1k, 15 employees
  7. Mr Simon Judson Hill registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mr Julian Judson Hill registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (11)
  1. Mr David Hill registered as a person with significant control
  2. OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  3. OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  4. David HILL appointedSecretary
  5. David HILL appointedDirector
  6. Julian Judson HILL appointedDirector
  7. Marianne HILL appointedDirector
  8. Simon Judson HILL appointedDirector
  9. OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  10. OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  11. 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.