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Hickson Limited

Manufacture of dyes and pigments

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Jacqueline Ann Stewart 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Christian Hauser 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Anthony William Kelly 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Franklin Delano Kicklighter 2015-2019 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Barry 2013-2017 Director View profile
  6. Markus Funk 2011-2015 Director View profile
  7. Scott Bradley Waldman 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Alexander Henry Hoy 2011-2021 Director View profile
  9. Peter Joseph Kitchen 2010-2024 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Martin Baker 2008-2017 Director View profile
  11. Rickie Lee Walden 2008-2015 Director View profile
  12. Robert John Stadalius 2008-2018 Director View profile
  13. Michael Aaron Cook 2008-2013 Director View profile
  14. Steven C Giuliano 2008-2011 Director View profile
  15. Steven Richard Wisnewski 2007-2015 Director View profile
  16. William Paul Bush 2007-2011 Director View profile
  17. Paul Craney 2007-2007 Director View profile
  18. Sarah Ann O'Connor 2007-2011 Director View profile
  19. Dr David Alan Lewis 2003-2014 Director View profile
  20. Toolin, David Henry Dalgleish, Doctor 1999-2000 Director View profile
  21. Jeremy Kim Maiden 1999-2001 Director View profile
  22. Justin Southworth Court 1997-1999 Director View profile
  23. John Henry Markham 1997-2002 Director View profile
  24. John Frederick Langton 1997-2003 Director View profile
  25. Dr David John Wilbraham 1997-1999 Director View profile
  26. Michael David Rowley 1995 Director View profile
  27. Robert Norman Hodgson 1997 Director View profile
  28. James Michael Hirst 2000 Director View profile
  29. Karen Deborah Johnson 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  30. Stephen Martin Baker 2010-2017 Secretary View profile
  31. Graham Buchan 2001-2010 Secretary View profile
  32. Martin Prime 2001-2001 Secretary View profile
  33. Robert Trevor Dunkley 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  34. Philip Edward Boardman 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  35. Paul O'Dwyer 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  36. Colin Livsey 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of dyes and pigments
Incorporated
12/06/1937
Registered office
Manchester

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Nicholas Thomas Carter ceased 2019-08-20
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-10
  • Hickson International Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-20
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Hickson Limited is controlled by Nicholas Thomas Carter
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-05-10, ceased 2019-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Thomas Carter.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Employees
38
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2024-12-31Not reported£31,191,000

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

4.9y median 2.4y
average tenure
9.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 10Manufacturing 4Dormant 3Professional services 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00328747
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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