HC 1278 Limited
Registered name: HC 1278 LIMITED
Part of Ampa Holdings LLP groupHC 1278 Limited made a £2.9k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
HC 1278 Limited reported a loss of £2.9k in the year to 30 Sep 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 1 employee. The company is classified under “other food services” and is based in Malvern; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Malvern, West Midlands
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Aspens-Services Limited is the immediate and ultimate parent company. The company's registered office is International House 10 Beaufort Court, Admirals Way, London, United Kingdom, E14 9XL.”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£8.4k | −£2.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£8.4k | −£2.9k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£8.4k | −£2.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £4.7k | −£9.3k | −£17.6k | £797k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now £797k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ampa Holdings LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Ampa Trust Corporation Limited75–100%
- Aspens-Services (Holdings) Limited75–100%
- Aspens-Services Limited75–100%
- HC 1278 Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Palmer & Howells Ltd.Figures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£2.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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