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Company No. NI638448 · Incorporated 13 May 2016

Hilmer (Northern Ireland) Limited

Registered name: HILMER (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED

Part of Søstrene Grenes Holdings group

Hilmer (Northern Ireland) Limited made £1.3m revenue and £137k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Hilmer (Northern Ireland) Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £1.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £137k profit and 20 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Belfast; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£1.3m
Growth ▼2.3%
Profit
£137k
Growth ▼3.8%
Profit margin
10.2%
Gross 51.8%
Employees
20
Change ▲25%
Profit / employee
£6.9k
Revenue/employee £67.1k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.5m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
Cost of sales£677k£712k£706k£647k
Gross profit£791k£667k£667k£695k
Operating profit£383k£136k£193k£189k
Profit before tax£393k£148k£190k£183k
Profit after tax£318k£119k£142k£137k
Profit (best available)£318k£119k£142k£137k
Employees (average)16141620
Ratios
Profit margin21.7%8.6%10.4%10.2%
Gross margin53.9%48.4%48.6%51.8%
Revenue per employee£91.7k£98.6k£85.8k£67.1k
Profit per employee£19.9k£8.5k£8.9k£6.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼6%▼0.5%▼2.3%
Profit growth—▼62.7%▲20.1%▼3.8%
Headcount growth—▼12.5%▲14.3%▲25%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£266k£97.6k£160k£46.2k
Net assets£634k£52.5k£55k£52.1k
Fixed assets£58.8k£52k£36.9k£22k
Current assets£732k£292k£484k£809k
Debtors£332k£2.2k£148k£564k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
51.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£67.1k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£6.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
42%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼5%
Now £52.1k
Cash at bank
▼71%
Now £46.2k
Headcount
▲25%
Now 20
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼40%
Now £22k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Søstrene Grenes Holdings (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Hilmer (Northern Ireland) Holding Limited75–100%
  3. Hilmer (Northern Ireland) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Sister companies (42)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £137k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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