HYPERAMA PLC
Company number 02667340 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
HYPERAMA PLC occupies a defensible niche within UK food wholesale as a specialist Oriental and Asian foods distributor, commanding above-average gross margins of 23.1% through product expertise that generalist competitors cannot easily replicate. However, the 10.1% revenue decline and 29% EBITDA fall signal meaningful competitive and cost pressures that are eroding the company's operating position despite a property-backed balance sheet of £21.6m net assets. The family-controlled structure provides strategic continuity but raises governance concerns, particularly given the doubling of dividends during a profit downturn — a pattern that suggests shareholder returns may be prioritised over the reinvestment needed to address the declining revenue trajectory.
Shareholders' funds
£14,874
Balance sheet as at 2023-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1991-11-26
- Registered office
- Hyperama Buildings, Bull Close Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2UT
- Postcode
- NG7 2UT
- Capital
- 148,670 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-07-30
- Financial year end
- 30 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-26
- Next due by
- 2026-12-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46390 Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Officers 5 current · 29 resigned
Group structure 8 subsidiaries
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HYPERAMA INTERIM LIMITED Dissolved
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HYPERAMA (UK) LIMITED Dissolved
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JAVA EXPRESS LIMITED Dissolved
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MILLENNIUM PACKAGING LIMITED Dissolved
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RIKI-TIKI-TAVI LIMITED Dissolved
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TIGER TIGER MARKETING LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6436841 (Tier 2), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
5%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2022/23
Contact details
- Website
- hyperama.com
- Phone
- 07423586979, 01215220300, 01159851300
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| HYPERAMA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 1994-10-28 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 22 REGENT STREET, NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG1 5BQ | 2005-02-23 |
| BULL CLOSE ROAD, LENTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 2UT | 2004-06-17 |
| THE BOND, CASTLE MEADOW ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 1AG | 1992-08-17 |
| 84 TEMPLE CHAMBERS, TEMPLE AVENUE, LONDON, EC4Y 0HP | 1991-12-12 |
Among its peers
3rd oldest
of 43 similar companies in NG, trading since 1991
Competitors Nottingham
This company ranks 13 among non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco in Nottingham.
The class of 1991
50%
of the 20,888 companies incorporated in 1991 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2022-12-16
- Where
- West Midlands (2), City Of Nottingham (1), City Of Peterborough (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM178457 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2022-12-16 | — |
| NT565941 | City Of Nottingham | Leasehold | 2021-08-27 | — |
| MM111101 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2018-08-31 | — |
| CB192758 | City Of Peterborough | Leasehold | 2005-09-27 | — |
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