HOBS REPROGRAPHICS LIMITED
Company number 00511368 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Hobs Reprographics Limited demonstrates robust operational health, evidenced by a £1.06m operating profit achieved despite a £0.5m revenue decline, thanks to decisive property cost savings and improved gross margins. However, the company's net vitality is constrained by a significant £0.62m inter-company loan write-off and dangerously low cash reserves of just £0.13m, indicating potential financial strain within the wider group structure. While the core business is stable and recovering, building liquidity and ring-fencing itself from group-level financial drains are critical to ensuring long-term resilience.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1952-09-12
- Registered office
- Unit B, 3 St. Pauls Square, Liverpool, England, L3 9RY
- Postcode
- L3 9RY
- Capital
- 50,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2027-07-30
- Financial year end
- 30 October
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-06
- Next due by
- 2026-11-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 2 current · 24 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by HOBS GROUP LIMITED — since 2020-10-29
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Gender pay gap
12%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2020/21
Contact details
- Website
- hobs.com
The Hobs Group provides the very best 2D & 3D content, innovative document solutions, inspiring creative ideas and exceptional hassle-free service quality.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| HOBS REPROGRAPHICS PLC | 2020-07-15 |
| HOBS SWALLOW AND HICKS LIMITED | 1998-05-22 |
| SWALLOW AND HICKS LIMITED | 1989-10-10 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 305 VANILLA FACTORY 39, FLEET STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 4AR | 2017-02-09 |
| ST. ANDREWS BUILDING, 18A SLATER STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 4BS | 2010-11-17 |
| 9-11 GROSVENOR GARDENS, LONDON, SW1W 0BH | 1991-04-24 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 692 similar companies in L, trading since 1952
Property in England & Wales 12 titles
- Leasehold
- 12
- Most recent registration
- 2022-10-21
- Where
- Greater London (4), City Of Bristol (2), Oxfordshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ON376350 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2022-10-21 | — |
| BB20090 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-07-14 | — |
| MM148034 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2020-12-14 | — |
| BL155185 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2020-01-27 | — |
| AGL483069 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-07-24 | — |
| TGL501335 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-05-24 | — |
| MAN314126 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2018-05-09 | — |
| AGL432526 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-01-09 | — |
| CH660773 | Warrington | Leasehold | 2017-07-18 | — |
| MS641236 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2017-02-28 | — |
| BL137559 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2014-12-29 | — |
| WYK935281 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2011-05-20 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.