HORNBY HOBBIES LIMITED

ENTERPRISE ROAD, WESTWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MARGATE, CT9 4JX

Company Number: 02065081
Incorporation date: 17-Oct-1986
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
32409 Manufacture of other games and toys, not elsewhere classified





SUMMARY

This company is 37.5 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Hornby Plc. The company has negative equity (net assets) of GBP -10.6 million which has worsened since the previous year's figure of GBP -9 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 37.6 million which is up 20% on previous year's figure of GBP 32.6 million. The company has 3 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 14 other companies, 4 (28.6%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 31-Dec-2024
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Mar-2023)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
31-Mar-2020 GBP 37,640,000 -1,413,000 433,000 883,000 -1,863,000
31-Mar-2019 GBP 32,618,000 -3,759,000 452,000 492,000 -3,972,000
31-Mar-2018 GBP 34,558,000 -7,548,000 450,000 521,000 -7,611,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
31-Mar-2020 GBP 5,589,000 47,994,000 25,483,000 -10,592,000
31-Mar-2019 GBP 210,000 42,349,000 39,233,000 24,120,000 -8,859,000 -8,976,000
31-Mar-2018 GBP 3,401,000 42,293,000 36,811,000 23,559,000 -5,296,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Active Kirstie Elaine GOULD 04 Jan 2018 28 Mar 2024 1 - 0
Resigned David Kevin MULLIGAN 18 Aug 2016 31 Dec 2017 0 - 1
Resigned Amy Victoria STACEY 01 Apr 2014 18 Aug 2016 0 - 1
Resigned Nicholas Philip STONE 10 Jul 2013 01 Apr 2014 0 - 1
Resigned John Watson STANSFIELD 16 May 1994 01 Jul 2013 British 2 - 8
Resigned Alan Robert COX 16 May 1994 0 - 31

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Oliver Max RAEBURN 23 Jan 2023 Director British 8 - 54 (30.8%)
Active Kirstie Elaine GOULD 04 Jan 2018 Finance Director British 8 - 01 (12.5%)
Active Lyndon DAVIES 05 Oct 2017 Chief Executive British 4 - 00 (0.0%)
Resigned David Kevin MULLIGAN 26 May 2016 31 Dec 2017 Group Finance Director British 8 - 12431 (23.5%)
Resigned Stephen Andrew COOKE 13 Jul 2015 03 Oct 2017 Group Finance Director British 3 - 567 (11.9%)
Resigned Richard Jonathan AMES 28 Nov 2014 15 Feb 2016 Chief Executive British 9 - 153 (12.5%)
Resigned Bharat AHIR 11 Aug 2014 31 Mar 2018 Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Redrick James Maynard MCKAY 08 Jul 2013 20 Oct 2017 Supply Chain Director British 0 - 43 (75.0%)
Resigned Nicholas Philip STONE 01 Feb 2013 13 Jul 2015 Accountant British 0 - 213 (14.3%)
Resigned Nathaniel Simon SOUTHWORTH 01 Feb 2011 31 Jul 2016 Sales & Marketing Director British 3 - 50 (0.0%)
Resigned Josep PASTOR 17 Mar 2005 06 Feb 2009 Group Marketing Director Spanish 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Simon JEFFERY 26 Aug 2004 07 Nov 2004 Group Marketing Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Michael Alan WALTERS 01 Apr 2003 30 Apr 2013 Product Development Director British 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned Frits PASSET 09 May 2001 18 Nov 2013 International Director Dutch 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Frank MARTIN 03 Jan 2001 09 Jan 2014 Director British 2 - 121 (7.1%)
Resigned Neil Anthony JOHNSON 22 Dec 2000 27 Sep 2001 Director British 1 - 374 (10.5%)
Resigned Nicholas Bernard William COLE 22 Apr 1997 30 Apr 2013 Operations Director British 1 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Peter NEWEY 22 Apr 1997 22 Dec 2000 Consultant British 1 - 80 (0.0%)
Resigned Alan Robert COX 22 Feb 1996 04 Dec 1996 Accountant British 0 - 315 (16.1%)
Resigned Keith Charles TYLER 16 May 1994 27 Oct 1995 Engineer British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned David Keith GEMMELL 16 May 1994 31 Aug 1996 Planning Director British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Terence David FLYNN 16 May 1994 30 Nov 1996 Works Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Derek Arthur Ernest DEELEY 16 May 1994 25 Sep 1996 Personnel Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned John Watson STANSFIELD 16 May 1994 10 Jul 2013 Accountant British 2 - 80 (0.0%)
Resigned Gaston Jack STROWGER 31 Mar 1994 Company Director British 0 - 51 (20.0%)
Resigned David John BATE 28 Nov 1995 R & D Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Alan Robert COX 04 Dec 1996 Accountant British 0 - 315 (16.1%)
Resigned Cyril Stanley MCCOLLUM 05 Nov 1997 Export Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Malcolm HUSSEY 03 Jul 1998 Sales And Marketing Director British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Keith Lawrence NESS 19 Feb 1996 Company Director British 0 - 50 (0.0%)
Number of active directors: 3
Average tenure of active directors: 4.6 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 4.1 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 14.4%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
 
HORNBY INDUSTRIES LIMITED (01491879) - Active
HORNBY PLC (01547390) - Active
H & M (SYSTEMS) LIMITED (01558022) - Active
HORNBY HOBBIES LIMITED (02065081) - Active
OXFORD DIECAST LIMITED (02869520) - Active
LCD ENTERPRISES LIMITED (03005140) - Active
PAPERCHASE PRODUCTS LIMITED (03185938) - In Administration/Administrative Receive
LUCKY CHOICE LIMITED (03223099) - Active
49’S (1996) LIMITED (03285628) - Active
MURTRANH LIMITED (07289204) - Liquidation
MURTRANG LIMITED (07289222) - Liquidation
GOULD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD (09747950) - Liquidation
ASPEN PHOENIX NEWCO LIMITED (13131751) - In Administration
HORNBY WORLD LIMITED (13832368) - Active
ASPEN PHOENIX TOPCO LIMITED (FC038385) - Active

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2015-09-302014-09-302013-09-302012-09-302011-09-30
HORNBY PLCORDINARY1
50%
1
50%
1
50%
1
50%
1
50%
HORNBY PLCORDINARY1
50%
1
50%
1
50%
1
50%
1
50%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

HORNBY HOBBIES LIMITED

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


Title Date filed Status Publication number
Toy system 2003-12-08 Ceased GB2412883
Toy system 2003-12-08 Ceased GB2412884
Toy track system 1993-06-30 Ceased GB2268417
Packaging for a doll 1993-03-08 Ceased GB2264928
Wetting mechanism for a doll 1992-08-26 Terminated GB2259259
Support for toy tracks 1990-08-24 Ceased GB2247184
Model railway locomotive 1985-06-12 Granted GB2176124
Toy railway track 1983-05-16 Ceased GB2139909
Toy building brick 1983-03-22 Terminated GB2136700
Toy building brick 1983-03-22 Ceased GB2136699
Toy railway track vehicle 1982-11-03 Terminated GB2129318
Three-dimensional toy vehicle track system 1982-09-17 Terminated GB2127310
Self-engaging model railway vehicle couplings 1980-06-19 Granted GB2078119
Fish-plate for model railway track 1979-01-30 Granted GB2040173

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 32409 Manufacture of other games and toys, not elsewhere classified)

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LITTLE LEGS BOUTIQUE LTD 38 COLLINS WAY, LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, SS9 5UN 10285622 2017-07-31 66,504 0 47910-Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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HORNBY PLC ENTERPRISE ROAD, WESTWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MARGATE, ENGLAND, CT9 4JX 01547390 0000-00-00 0 0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
HORNBY HOBBIES LIMITED 0.7% 3.6% 7.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector Too few competitors
Age 0.3% 1.3% 2.4% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.5% 1.8% 3.9% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
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