HOBARTS LASER SUPPLIES LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, HOBARTS LASER SUPPLIES 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 22290Where the company stands among the 3,690 active companies whose first SIC code is 22290 (Manufacture of other plastic products).
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- ALPLA UK LIMITED£146.3m
- ZOTEFOAMS PLC£130.1m
- NYLACAST HOLDINGS LIMITED£101.8m
- BALMORAL COMTEC LIMITED£98.8m
- SPECIALIST BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED£95.2m
- ROBOBOND LIMITED£93.4m
- SANGENIC INTERNATIONAL LTD.£93.4m
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 3,690. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: HOBARTS LASER SUPPLIES LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
HOBARTS LASER SUPPLIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04771057. It was incorporated on 20 May 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Rochester (ME1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other plastic products (22290), retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910).
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 £243,646, down 7.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £20,874. Total assets were £549,901 and total liabilities £311,105. The company had an average of 14 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 3,690 active companies whose first SIC code is 22290: By net assets it ranks higher than 57% of them (median £113,435). By total assets it ranks higher than 57% of them (median £357,639). By cash it ranks lower than 75% of them (median £123,753). By number of employees it ranks higher than 79% of them (median 2). It is older than 66% of them (median age 15.7 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Coventry University. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £66k.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 1 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 5 Jun 2027.
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 92,288 | 73,486 | 15,285 | 43,818 | 20,874 |
| Total assets | 507,134 | 485,641 | 541,991 | 495,711 | 549,901 |
| Total liabilities | 350,257 | 247,974 | — | — | 311,105 |
| Net assets / total equity | 170,863 | 248,828 | 264,884 | 263,129 | 243,646 |
| Average number of employees | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
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
1 contractHOBARTS LASER SUPPLIES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Coventry University. Its published value is £66k.
- Laser Cutting and Engraving Machine - for Delia Derbyshire BuildingCoventry University · £65,990
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. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
History
20 events- Tracey Ruth Lorraine ALLFREE appointedDirector
- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £243.6k, 14 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £263.1k, 12 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £264.9k, 12 employees
- Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £248.8k, 12 employees
- Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £170.9k, 12 employees
- Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £185.5k, 12 employees
- Mr Gavin Stephen Wright registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (12)
- Mrs Pauline Wright registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to HOBARTS LASER SUPPLIES LIMITEDPreviously HOBARTS CCS LIMITED
- Stephen Frank WRIGHT resignedDirector
- Gavin Stephen WRIGHT appointedDirector
- Name changed to HOBARTS CCS LIMITEDPreviously CLEARLY COOL STUFF LIMITED
- M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- Pauline WRIGHT appointedSecretary
- M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- Stephen Frank WRIGHT appointedDirector
- DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- 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.