HANSON-TOWER LIMITED
Company number 01394030 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Hanson-Tower Limited is a resilient, debt-free family-owned tannery that has maintained stable net assets and liquidity for a decade, outperforming many UK peers that have closed or struggled. However, its low investment and flat growth suggest a mature business operating in a structurally declining sector, reliant on niche demand for British leather. The company’s immediate financial health is sound, but its long-term viability depends on defending its specialist position against substitution and cost pressures.
Shareholders' funds
£1,549,199
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1978-10-13
- Employees
- 5 (2025 accounts · was 6 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Hanson House, Knight Road, Strood Rochester, Kent, ME2 2JH
- Postcode
- ME2 2JH
- Capital
- 211,200 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-12
- Next due by
- 2027-02-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 15110 Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur
Officers 2 current · 8 resigned
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 200/204 ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD, BERMONDSEY, LONDON SE16 | 1987-08-18 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 11 similar companies in ME — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1978
The class of 1978
51%
of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 1987-05-15
- Where
- Medway
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K626813 | Medway | Freehold | 1987-05-15 | — |
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