What Lionel Hitchen say about themselves
“Lionel Hitchen is a manufacturer and supplier of natural flavour ingredients to the food and beverage industry.”
Lionel Hitchen Limited
- Incorporated
- 19 February 1965 (61 years)
- Previously known as
- Lionel Hitchen (Essential Oils) Limited (until 13 September 2017)
- Industry
- Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (10890)
- Directors
- Catherine LillowColin William Scantlebury
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Group
- Region
- South East
- Address
- Virginia WorksGreenwich WayAndoverSP10 4JX
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 June 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 September 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 23 January 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 9 January 2026
Charges
- Total
- 1
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 0
Officers 10 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Lillow, Catherine
Director · Appointed 17 August 2026
British
Born March 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 29 September 2025
British
Born January 1975 (51)
Scantlebury, Colin William
Director · Appointed 3 May 2024
British
Born October 1971 (55)
British
Born April 1972 (54)
British
Born February 1967 (59)
Thomson, Darren Julian
Secretary · Appointed 1 February 2016
Agnew, Eva Louise
Director · Appointed 31 July 2012
British
Born January 1961 (65)
Director
British
Born December 1951 (74)
Director
English
Born March 1953 (73)
Director
English
Born March 1955 (71)
Officer history (6 former)
28 August 2026
17 August 2026
Appointed Lillow, Catherine as Director
29 September 2025
16 September 2025
Resigned Hitchen, Louisa Meldrum as Director
3 May 2024
Appointed Scantlebury, Colin William as Director
3 May 2024
Resigned Metcalfe, Timothy Ian as Director
29 October 2021
7 March 2016
1 February 2016
1 February 2016
Appointed Thomson, Darren Julian as Secretary
30 March 2015
1 April 2014
Appointed Metcalfe, Timothy Ian as Director
1 June 2013
1 October 2012
31 July 2012
Appointed Agnew, Eva Louise as Director
23 July 2008
Resigned Hitchen, Lionel Laughland as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 10024943
Former controllers (1)
6 April 2016
Ceased Alison Mackie Barnes — Has significant influence or control
Group structure 3 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Lionel Hitchen Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Lionel Hitchen Usa Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · group accounts
- Net Assets
- £72,478,503
- Cash
- £38,395,634
- Profit
- £8,374,748
- Employees
- 159
- Debt Ratio
- 11%
- Current Ratio
- 9.1x
- Return on Equity
- 12%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £6,534,163 | £5,959,510 | £5,358,091 | £5,324,620 |
| Current Assets | £75,022,959 | £65,894,465 | £62,690,115 | £54,244,017 |
| Debtors | £11,400,651 | |||
| Cash | £38,395,634 | £25,615,616 | £17,073,553 | £19,654,515 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £8,265,479 | £6,628,192 | £10,219,550 | £9,061,022 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £436,560 | £632,021 | £1,039,422 |
| Net Current Assets | £66,757,480 | £59,266,273 | £52,470,565 | £45,182,995 |
| Net Assets | £72,478,503 | £64,103,755 | ||
| Shareholder Funds | £72,478,503 | £64,103,755 | £56,656,330 | £48,962,041 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 25 August 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 23 July 2026 | Director's details changed | |||
| 29 June 2026 | Group of companies' accounts | 30 September 2025 | ||
| 12 January 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 9 January 2026 |
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