howard hunt (city) limited Company Information
Company Number
02535108
Next Accounts
2061 days late
Shareholders
howard hunt mail ltd
martin albert pigott
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Industry
Printing (other than printing of newspapers and printing on labels and tags) n.e.c.
Registered Address
5 temple square temple street, liverpool, L2 5RH
Website
www.howardhuntgroup.comhoward hunt (city) limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HOWARD HUNT (CITY) LIMITED at £29.5m based on a Turnover of £53.2m and 0.55x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
howard hunt (city) limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HOWARD HUNT (CITY) LIMITED at £16.1m based on an EBITDA of £3.4m and a 4.71x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
howard hunt (city) limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HOWARD HUNT (CITY) LIMITED at £20.7m based on Net Assets of £12.9m and 1.61x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Howard Hunt (city) Limited Overview
Howard Hunt (city) Limited is a live company located in liverpool, L2 5RH with a Companies House number of 02535108. It operates in the printing n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 18129. Founded in August 1990, it's largest shareholder is howard hunt mail ltd with a 47.4% stake. Howard Hunt (city) Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £53.2m with declining growth in recent years.
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Howard Hunt (city) Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Howard Hunt (City) Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


5 Strong

1 Regular

6 Weak

Size
annual sales of £53.2m, make it larger than the average company (£5.4m)
£53.2m - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
£5.4m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (2.6%)
-1% - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
2.6% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 12.4%, this company has a higher cost of product (32.5%)
12.4% - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
32.5% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of -0.3% make it less profitable than the average company (4.8%)
-0.3% - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
4.8% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 268 employees, this is above the industry average (72)
268 - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
72 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £37.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£32k)
£37.1k - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
£32k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £198.4k, this is more efficient (£112k)
£198.4k - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
£112k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 81 days, this is later than average (60 days)
81 days - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
60 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 76 days, this is slower than average (62 days)
76 days - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
62 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 7 days, this is less than average (20 days)
7 days - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
20 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (8 weeks)
0 weeks - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
8 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 73.6%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (66.3%)
73.6% - Howard Hunt (city) Limited
66.3% - Industry AVG
HOWARD HUNT (CITY) LIMITED financials

Howard Hunt (City) Limited's latest turnover from September 2017 is £53.2 million and the company has net assets of £12.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Howard Hunt (City) Limited has 268 employees and maintains cash reserves of £24 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Sep 2017 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
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Turnover | 53,167,000 | 55,799,000 | 56,127,000 | 54,280,000 | 51,192,000 | 46,877,000 | 47,603,000 | 46,385,000 | 45,008,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cost Of Sales | 46,597,000 | 48,175,000 | 48,352,000 | 46,509,000 | 43,466,000 | 37,795,000 | 40,006,000 | 39,055,000 | 37,589,000 |
Gross Profit | 6,570,000 | 7,624,000 | 7,775,000 | 7,771,000 | 7,726,000 | 9,082,000 | 7,597,000 | 7,330,000 | 7,419,000 |
Admin Expenses | 6,744,000 | 6,696,000 | 7,208,000 | 6,826,000 | 6,637,000 | 7,529,000 | 5,963,000 | 5,831,000 | 6,372,000 |
Operating Profit | -174,000 | 928,000 | 567,000 | 945,000 | 1,089,000 | 1,553,000 | 1,634,000 | 1,499,000 | 1,047,000 |
Interest Payable | 532,000 | 741,000 | 547,000 | 400,000 | 446,000 | 452,000 | 669,000 | 683,000 | 647,000 |
Interest Receivable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Tax Profit | -706,000 | 187,000 | 20,000 | 545,000 | 643,000 | 1,101,000 | 965,000 | 816,000 | 400,000 |
Tax | 1,691,000 | 8,000 | 457,000 | -242,000 | -109,000 | -214,000 | 102,000 | -95,000 | -225,000 |
Profit After Tax | 985,000 | 195,000 | 477,000 | 303,000 | 534,000 | 887,000 | 1,067,000 | 721,000 | 175,000 |
Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retained Profit | 951,000 | 204,000 | 444,000 | 295,000 | 460,000 | 868,000 | 1,125,000 | 708,000 | 191,000 |
Employee Costs | 9,947,000 | 8,890,000 | 9,088,000 | 9,091,000 | 9,510,000 | 10,048,000 | 8,457,000 | 9,958,000 | 10,462,000 |
Number Of Employees | 268 | 294 | 309 | 310 | 307 | 301 | 294 | 296 | 424 |
EBITDA* | 3,412,000 | 4,850,000 | 3,092,000 | 3,244,000 | 3,277,000 | 3,710,000 | 3,624,000 | 3,452,000 | 3,080,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Sep 2017 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 24,342,000 | 25,096,000 | 24,390,000 | 23,713,000 | 22,870,000 | 21,567,000 | 22,503,000 | 22,765,000 | 22,668,000 |
Intangible Assets | 2,888,000 | 1,785,000 | 1,947,000 | 0 | 1,416,000 | 1,416,000 | 680,000 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 | 623,000 | 623,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 27,634,000 | 27,285,000 | 26,741,000 | 24,117,000 | 24,690,000 | 23,387,000 | 23,587,000 | 23,388,000 | 23,291,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 975,000 | 1,145,000 | 1,278,000 | 1,226,000 | 959,000 | 799,000 | 650,000 | 573,000 | 781,000 |
Trade Debtors | 11,889,000 | 13,007,000 | 13,678,000 | 13,725,000 | 14,470,000 | 12,732,000 | 12,216,000 | 13,783,000 | 10,835,000 |
Group Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,328,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misc Debtors | 9,475,000 | 8,647,000 | 6,765,000 | 1,930,000 | 3,028,000 | 1,721,000 | 2,336,000 | 1,845,000 | 2,512,000 |
Cash | 24,000 | 21,000 | 14,000 | 995,000 | 7,000 | 170,000 | 194,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 22,363,000 | 22,820,000 | 21,735,000 | 20,204,000 | 18,464,000 | 15,422,000 | 15,396,000 | 16,202,000 | 14,129,000 |
total assets | 49,997,000 | 50,105,000 | 48,476,000 | 44,321,000 | 43,154,000 | 38,809,000 | 38,983,000 | 39,590,000 | 37,420,000 |
Bank overdraft | 792,000 | 5,104,000 | 2,049,000 | 166,000 | 500,000 | 155,000 | 29,000 | 550,000 | 405,000 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99,000 | 145,000 | 142,000 | 966,000 |
Trade Creditors | 9,711,000 | 13,832,000 | 14,197,000 | 13,448,000 | 12,005,000 | 10,769,000 | 11,058,000 | 10,269,000 | 9,834,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other short term finances | 6,421,000 | 6,978,000 | 7,164,000 | 9,846,000 | 10,620,000 | 8,604,000 | 9,121,000 | 9,671,000 | 7,116,000 |
hp & lease commitments | 2,176,000 | 2,387,000 | 2,887,000 | 1,539,000 | 1,402,000 | 1,403,000 | 1,957,000 | 2,283,000 | 2,029,000 |
other current liabilities | 5,594,000 | 2,392,000 | 2,813,000 | 3,348,000 | 2,613,000 | 2,549,000 | 1,371,000 | 1,581,000 | 2,023,000 |
total current liabilities | 24,694,000 | 30,693,000 | 29,110,000 | 28,347,000 | 27,140,000 | 23,579,000 | 23,681,000 | 24,496,000 | 22,373,000 |
loans | 7,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31,000 | 98,000 | 275,000 | 271,000 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 2,862,000 | 4,509,000 | 4,392,000 | 1,203,000 | 1,463,000 | 1,003,000 | 1,975,000 | 2,754,000 | 3,697,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
provisions | 2,253,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,708,000 | 2,928,000 | 2,980,000 | 3,123,000 | 2,933,000 | 3,017,000 | 3,019,000 |
total long term liabilities | 12,115,000 | 7,209,000 | 7,100,000 | 4,131,000 | 4,474,000 | 4,224,000 | 5,183,000 | 6,042,000 | 6,716,000 |
total liabilities | 36,809,000 | 37,902,000 | 36,210,000 | 32,478,000 | 31,614,000 | 27,803,000 | 28,864,000 | 30,538,000 | 29,089,000 |
net assets | 12,863,000 | 11,912,000 | 11,966,000 | 11,576,000 | 11,281,000 | 10,821,000 | 9,953,000 | 8,828,000 | 8,120,000 |
total shareholders funds | 12,863,000 | 11,912,000 | 11,966,000 | 11,576,000 | 11,281,000 | 10,821,000 | 9,953,000 | 8,828,000 | 8,120,000 |
Sep 2017 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||
Operating Profit | -174,000 | 928,000 | 567,000 | 945,000 | 1,089,000 | 1,553,000 | 1,634,000 | 1,499,000 | 1,047,000 |
Depreciation | 3,586,000 | 3,922,000 | 2,525,000 | 2,299,000 | 2,188,000 | 2,157,000 | 1,990,000 | 1,953,000 | 2,033,000 |
Amortisation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tax | 1,691,000 | 8,000 | 457,000 | -242,000 | -109,000 | -214,000 | 102,000 | -95,000 | -225,000 |
Stock | -170,000 | -133,000 | 52,000 | 267,000 | 160,000 | 149,000 | 77,000 | -208,000 | 781,000 |
Debtors | -290,000 | 1,211,000 | 2,460,000 | 485,000 | 3,045,000 | -99,000 | -1,076,000 | 2,281,000 | 13,347,000 |
Creditors | -4,121,000 | -365,000 | 749,000 | 1,443,000 | 1,236,000 | -289,000 | 789,000 | 435,000 | 9,834,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 3,202,000 | -421,000 | -535,000 | 735,000 | 64,000 | 1,178,000 | -210,000 | -442,000 | 2,023,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -447,000 | -8,000 | -220,000 | -52,000 | -143,000 | 190,000 | -84,000 | -2,000 | 3,019,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 4,197,000 | 2,986,000 | 1,031,000 | 4,376,000 | 1,120,000 | 1,275,000 | 3,603,000 | ||
Investing Activities | |||||||||
capital expenditure | -3,715,000 | -1,417,000 | -2,455,000 | -347,000 | -1,373,000 | -724,000 | -704,000 | -185,000 | 101,000 |
Change in Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -219,000 | 0 | 623,000 |
cash flow from investments | -3,715,000 | -1,417,000 | -2,455,000 | -347,000 | -1,373,000 | -724,000 | -485,000 | -185,000 | -522,000 |
Financing Activities | |||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -99,000 | -46,000 | 3,000 | -824,000 | 966,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Short Term Loans | -557,000 | -186,000 | -2,682,000 | -774,000 | 2,016,000 | -517,000 | -550,000 | 2,555,000 | 7,116,000 |
Long term loans | 7,000,000 | 0 | 0 | -31,000 | -67,000 | -177,000 | 4,000 | 271,000 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -1,858,000 | -383,000 | 4,537,000 | -123,000 | 459,000 | -1,526,000 | -1,105,000 | -689,000 | 5,726,000 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
share issue | |||||||||
interest | -532,000 | -741,000 | -547,000 | -400,000 | -446,000 | -452,000 | -669,000 | -683,000 | -647,000 |
cash flow from financing | 4,053,000 | -1,568,000 | 1,254,000 | -1,328,000 | 1,863,000 | -2,718,000 | -2,317,000 | 630,000 | 21,090,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||
cash | 3,000 | 7,000 | -981,000 | 988,000 | -163,000 | -24,000 | 193,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
overdraft | -4,312,000 | 3,055,000 | 1,883,000 | -334,000 | 345,000 | 126,000 | -521,000 | 145,000 | 405,000 |
change in cash | 4,315,000 | -3,048,000 | -2,864,000 | 1,322,000 | -508,000 | -150,000 | 714,000 | -145,000 | -404,000 |
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howard hunt (city) limited Ownership
HOWARD HUNT (CITY) LIMITED group structure
Howard Hunt (City) Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
HOWARD HUNT (CITY) LIMITED
02535108
1 subsidiary
howard hunt (city) limited directors
Howard Hunt (City) Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Martin Pigott (Aug 1992) and Mr Luke Pigott (Mar 2000).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Martin Pigott | 80 years | Aug 1992 | - | Director | |
Mr Luke Pigott | 52 years | Mar 2000 | - | Director | |
Mr Keith Whitehead | United Kingdom | 66 years | Mar 2000 | - | Director |
Mr Paul Kemp | United Kingdom | 55 years | Feb 2013 | - | Director |
P&L
September 2017turnover
53.2m
-5%
operating profit
-174k
-119%
gross margin
12.4%
-9.56%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
September 2017net assets
12.9m
+0.08%
total assets
50m
0%
cash
24k
+0.14%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
howard hunt (city) limited company details
company number
02535108
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
18129 - Printing (other than printing of newspapers and printing on labels and tags) n.e.c.
incorporation date
August 1990
age
35
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
September 2017
previous names
oldcraft limited (October 1990)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
5 temple square temple street, liverpool, L2 5RH
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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howard hunt (city) limited Charges & Mortgages
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howard hunt (city) limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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