Watson & Hillhouse Limited

Active01075189 Private limited company

Incorporated: 4 October 1972 (54 years)
Industry: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999)
Directors: Matias Karioja
Lasse Pentti Mikael Mannola
Peter James King
all 4 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: East of England
Address: 51 Whitehouse Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 5NT

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 30 November 2025
Conf. stmt due: 28 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 14 July 2026

Charges

Total: 17
Outstanding: 3
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 14

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Karioja, Matias

Director · Appointed 3 April 2026

Finnish

Born March 1989 (37)

Mannola, Lasse Pentti Mikael

Director · Appointed 3 April 2026

Finnish

Born May 1962 (64)

King, Peter James

Secretary · Appointed 20 November 2020

King, Peter James

Director · Appointed 20 November 2020

British

Born May 1979 (47)

Bell, Phillip Edward

Director · Appointed 1 December 1999

British

Born December 1963 (62)

Officer history (10 former)

3 April 2026

Appointed Karioja, Matias as Director

3 April 2026

Appointed Mannola, Lasse Pentti Mikael as Director

3 April 2026

Resigned Watson, Robin Henry George as Director

3 April 2026

Resigned Watson, Marcus Robin as Director

5 October 2022

Resigned Watson, Lucia Hildegarde as Director

20 November 2020

Appointed King, Peter James as Secretary

20 November 2020

Appointed King, Peter James as Director

20 November 2020

Resigned Bacon, Steven Graham as Secretary

20 November 2020

Resigned Bacon, Steven Graham as Director

4 February 2019

Resigned Rudland, Terence John as Secretary

4 February 2019

Resigned Rudland, Terence John as Director

4 February 2019

Appointed Bacon, Steven Graham as Director

4 February 2019

Appointed Bacon, Steven Graham as Secretary

20 November 2006

Appointed Rudland, Terence John as Secretary

20 November 2006

Appointed Rudland, Terence John as Director

20 November 2006

Resigned Watson, Marcus Robin as Secretary

6 October 2004

Resigned Hillhouse, John Anderson Steel as Director

5 October 2004

Appointed Watson, Marcus Robin as Secretary

5 October 2004

Resigned Watson, Lucia Hildegarde as Secretary

1 December 1999

Appointed Bell, Phillip Edward as Director

7 May 1999

Appointed Watson, Marcus Robin as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Former controllers (3)

3 April 2026

Ceased Marcus Watson — Owns 25–50% of shares

3 April 2026

Ceased Robin Henry George Watson — Owns 25–50% of shares

5 October 2022

Ceased Lucia Hildegarde Watson — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 November 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets: £6,983,744
Cash: £2,195,443
Turnover: £10,968,072
Profit Before Tax: £1,459,743
Employees: 30

Debt Ratio: 42%
Current Ratio: 2.1x
Profit Margin: 13%
Return on Equity: 15%

Trend

Turnover

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2024	2022	2021	2020	2019
Fixed Assets	£6,688,111	£6,166,853	£6,820,536	£5,763,156	£5,811,535	£6,582,851
Current Assets	£5,321,358	£5,601,831	£4,483,626	£3,777,057	£2,768,311	£2,176,112
Cash	£2,195,443	£2,656,576	£1,748,507	£1,721,643	£990,941	£15,719
Creditors (< 1 year)	£2,584,242	£3,299,533	£3,646,479	£3,219,836	£2,828,102	£2,872,088
Creditors (> 1 year)	£833,726	£325,853	£1,594,846	£1,010,278	£1,344,584	£1,941,375
Net Current Assets	£2,737,116	£2,302,298	£837,147	£557,221	(£59,791)	(£695,976)
Net Assets	£6,983,744	£6,672,189	£4,730,477	£4,110,459	£3,609,994	£3,229,821
Shareholder Funds	£6,983,744	£6,672,189	£4,730,477	£4,110,459	£3,609,994	£3,229,821

Turnover	£10,968,072	£13,052,890	£10,275,700	£11,372,220	£8,167,968	£8,169,520
Cost of Sales	£6,603,301	£7,980,784	£6,524,787	£7,785,940	£5,421,373	£5,548,471
Gross Profit	£4,364,771	£5,072,106	£3,750,913	£3,586,280	£2,746,595	£2,621,049
Admin Expenses	£2,265,982	£2,281,754	£1,620,482	£1,743,417	£1,478,483	£1,597,828
Staff Costs	£2,779,943	£3,002,448	£2,289,309
Operating Profit	£1,511,733	£2,079,632	£1,272,212	£1,324,455	£971,850	£841,506
Profit Before Tax	£1,459,743	£2,049,571	£1,208,437	£1,250,706	£915,178	£718,785
Tax	£395,954	£516,618	£272,245	£532,767	£266,102	£132,296
Profit for Period	£1,063,789	£1,532,953	£936,192	£717,939	£649,076	£586,489

Filings 183

Date	Description	Made Up To
27 August 2026	Current accounting period extended
14 July 2026	Confirmation statement with updates	14 July 2026
9 June 2026	Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement
9 June 2026	Notification of a person with significant control
9 June 2026	Cessation of a person with significant control