HORTOR LIMITED
Company number 09062811 · Monitor this company
The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
The confirmation statement for this company is overdue.
Executive summary
Hortor Limited exemplifies the volatile trajectory possible within the UK SME recruitment sector—transforming from a distressed position in 2015 to a £4.7M asset business by 2023, yet ultimately succumbing to liquidation despite this apparent growth. The fundamental weakness was an over-leveraged balance sheet structure with 92% liabilities-to-assets, minimal equity cushion, and heavy invoice finance dependency—leaving the business acutely vulnerable to the sector-wide slowdown that materialised in 2023. While operational performance (evidenced by P&L reserve accumulation) was credible, the financial engineering underpinning growth proved unsustainable when macro conditions tightened.
Shareholders' funds
£363,775
Balance sheet as at 2023-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2014-05-29
- Registered office
- Morwick Hall 1.8 Mortec Park, York Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 4TA
- Postcode
- LS15 4TA
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2023-06-30
- Next due by
- 2025-03-31 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2024-03-15
- Next due by
- 2025-03-29 Overdue
Nature of business (SIC)
- 78109 Other activities of employment placement agencies
Officers 2 current · 13 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by EUROPEAN PPA’S LIMITED — since 2017-08-15
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- hortor.co.uk
The class of 2014
29%
of the 2,207 companies in this sector incorporated in 2014 are still active today; 64% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-07-11
- Where
- West Yorkshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YY105487 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2018-07-11 | — |
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