HANOVER DISPLAYS LIMITED
Company number 01876684 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Hanover Displays operates as a highly profitable niche leader in the global Passenger Information Systems market, vastly outperforming typical UK electrical equipment manufacturers with a 57.6% gross margin and a 21.3% net margin in FY2024. Driven by global transit investment and buoyed by a debt-free, cash-rich balance sheet, the company has achieved exceptional 28.3% turnover growth while successfully navigating supply chain volatility through proactive dual-sourcing and forward contracting. Its vertically integrated, owner-managed structure provides a distinct competitive advantage in long-cycle public transport procurement, positioning it well for continued organic and acquisitive growth.
Shareholders' funds
£71,562,668
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The principal activities, review of the business and future developments can be found in the strategic report.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-01-11
- Employees
- 206 (2024 accounts · was 189 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Southerham House, Southerham Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6JN
- Postcode
- BN8 6JN
- Capital
- 415,150 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-01
- Next due by
- 2027-08-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 27900 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
Officers 8 current · 3 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA421819 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- hanoverdisplays.com
- Phone
- +44 01273 4775, +44 1273 407701
Hanover Displays designs & manufactures passenger information systems for the public transport industry in over 80 countries worldwide.
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HANOVER HOUSE, UNIT 24 CLIFFE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN8 6JL | 2012-10-17 |
| HANOVER HOUSE, UNIT 24 CLIIFE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LEWES, BN8 6JL | 2001-10-26 |
| UNIT 3 CLIFFE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SOUTH STREET, LEWES, SUSSEX BN8 6JL | 1993-09-14 |
| THE HYDE, LOWER BEVENDEAN TRADING ESTATE, EAST SUSSEX, BN2 4JU | 1986-05-06 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 25 similar companies in BN
2nd largest employer among its local peers (206 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1985.
No.1 of the largest manufacture of other electrical equipment companies in Brighton →
Competitors Brighton
This company ranks 1 among manufacture of other electrical equipment in Brighton.
The class of 1985
49%
of the 15,386 companies incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 8 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 7
- Most recent registration
- 2022-09-20
- Price paid, where recorded
- £970,000
- Where
- East Sussex (7), Brighton And Hove (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESX377547 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2022-09-20 | — |
| ESX420733 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2022-08-05 | — |
| ESX418505 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2022-04-08 | — |
| ESX429676 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2022-04-08 | — |
| ESX429779 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2022-04-08 | — |
| ESX290371 | Brighton And Hove | Leasehold | 2018-11-23 | £970,000 |
| ESX393831 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2018-10-08 | — |
| ESX110089 | East Sussex | Freehold | 2012-06-27 | — |
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