£259k
−1%vs Aug 2024Active00511353Private limited companyWeymouth
HITCHENS (DEVON) LIMITED
B68/10001
Summary
HITCHENS (DEVON) LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00511353) incorporated on 12 September 1952, registered in Weymouth. Its registered activity is financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of £259k, with 3 employees on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets fell 1% on the prior period (£263k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,831 comparable companies in Other (median £11k, upper quartile £75k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 12 September 195274 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027in 221 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 26 September 2027in 339 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 64999
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
Not reported
Not disclosed
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No changevs Aug 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £259k | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 31 August 2024 | £263k | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.
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Firmoscan score
68 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £259,433 at 2025-08-31 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1952-09-12 (74 years) |
| 68 | Score, grade B |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Michael Houghton
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Paul Allan Houghton
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- D.R. Houghton And A.E. Newberry
- owns 50–75% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 339 days
- Next accounts duein 221 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £259k · micro accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £263k · micro accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in the UK
- M.H. GODDEN LIMITEDGloucester · inc. Nov 1952
- ZURICH ADVICE NETWORK LIMITEDSwindon · inc. Mar 1951
- FENTON & SMELLIE LIMITEDMaybole · inc. Apr 1955
- H.P.SALTER & SONS LIMITEDTaunton · inc. Nov 1949
- WHITE ROSE FINANCE COMPANY LIMITEDNorth Yorkshire · inc. Dec 1955
- MORRIS AND COMPANY TRUST FUND LIMITEDShrewsbury · inc. Mar 1949
All companies incorporated on 12 September 1952 · in Sept 1952.
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Reminders for HITCHENS (DEVON) LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.