HATTONS MODEL RAILWAYS LIMITED
Company number 05131251 · Monitor this company
The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
Executive summary
Hattons Model Railways Limited represents a cautionary case of a business with substantial strategic assets—established brand, multi-channel distribution, manufacturing capability, and £5.5m net assets—that nevertheless failed to convert positional strength into sustainable profitability. The rapid deterioration from operating profit to significant loss, combined with inventory management failures and cash flow volatility, overwhelmed the balance sheet resilience and ultimately led to liquidation. The company's trajectory demonstrates that in specialist retail, asset richness cannot compensate for operational and strategic execution failures—particularly when margin pressure coincides with structural market shifts and inadequate working capital management.
Shareholders' funds
£5,531,370
Balance sheet as at 2022-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-05-18
- Registered office
- Leonard Curtis House Elms Square, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, M45 7TA
- Postcode
- M45 7TA
- Capital
- 667 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2022-06-30
- Next due by
- 2024-06-30 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2023-08-17
- Next due by
- 2024-08-31
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32409 Manufacture of other games and toys, not elsewhere classified
- 47910 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Officers 3 current · 6 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by THE HATTON MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED — since 2022-04-08
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- hattons.uk
Your Local Online Model Railway Store
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 17 MONTAGUE ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8FZ | 2016-03-01 |
| 364-368 SMITHDOWN ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L15 5AN | 2016-02-05 |
| 61 RODNEY STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 9ER | 2006-06-19 |
The class of 2004
37%
of the 135,816 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 60% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.