HARPER GROUP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1K
+122.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£704K
+0.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.8K
+112.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,067,853 | £10,184,443 | £2,537,261 | £38,650 | £2,866 | £35,162 | +1,126.9% | |
| Operating profit | £520,473 | £873,354 | £24,173 | £4,062 | £2,244 | £4,803 | +114% | |
| Profit before tax | £510,939 | £865,058 | £84,173 | £4,062 | £2,260 | £4,803 | +112.5% | |
| Net profit | £432,974 | £700,790 | £64,657 | £3,353 | £1,885 | £3,933 | +108.6% | |
| Cash | £977,546 | £2,054,436 | £273,764 | £12,226 | £2,269 | £5,051 | +122.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,300,311 | £630,268 | £709,925 | £713,278 | £828,163 | £840,096 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £579,478 | £630,268 | £694,925 | £698,278 | £700,163 | £704,096 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £579,478 | £630,268 | £694,925 | £698,278 | £700,163 | £704,096 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | £352,003 | £1,116,746 | £834,065 | £125,508 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 10.5% | 78.3% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 6.9% | 2.5% | 8.7% | 65.8% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.0% | 138.6% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 48.4% | 43.3% | 37.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.65x | 2.30x | 2.91x | |
| Interest cover | 54.59x | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HARPER GROUP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1994-10-14 → present
- HARPER GROUP (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED 1994-10-03 → 1994-10-14
- J. HARPER & SONS (BLACKHEATH) LIMITED 1922-06-14 → 1994-10-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- CK Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company is party to unlimited guarantees and cross guarantees with other group companies to secure overdraft facilities of Harper Group Plc and its subsidiaries. As at 31 December 2025 the amount owing by other group companies was £nil (2024 £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERTON, Victoria Jane | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | — | British |
| CHADD, Andrew John | Director | 2025-09-08 | Jul 1987 | British |
| DAVIES, Paul Andrew | Director | 2025-09-08 | Jan 1984 | British |
| HARVEY, Matthew Adam | Director | 2025-09-08 | Mar 1994 | British |
| HARVEY, Michael | Director | 2007-12-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| OVERTON, Victoria Jane | Director | 2009-05-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| REES, Antony Paul | Director | 2006-10-20 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENNOCK, Mark William | Secretary | 1994-09-13 | 2004-03-31 |
| ROBINSON, Michael Albert | Secretary | — | 1994-09-13 |
| TAYLOR, Kevin Trevor | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | 2002-02-28 |
| COTTRELL, Steven John | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2001-05-31 |
| HARPER, Joseph Stuart | Director | — | 2001-06-28 |
| HARPER, Joseph Donald | Director | — | 1994-05-03 |
| HARPER, Paul Vernon | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| LENNOCK, Mark William | Director | 1994-09-13 | 2004-03-31 |
| MONDON, Peter Nigel | Director | 1997-06-17 | 2020-02-28 |
| PAGE, Kevin Christopher | Director | — | 1994-02-24 |
| PEARSON, Alan Ronald | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2007-07-11 |
| REES, Antony Paul | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2003-12-31 |
| REES, Walter Paul | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
| ROBINSON, Michael Albert | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| STANIER, Peter Andrew | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| UNDERHILL, Peter John | Director | 1994-09-13 | 2007-01-24 |
| WEAVER, Paul | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2006-10-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Leslie James Samuel | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2001-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Leslie James Samuel | Director | 1994-09-12 | 1995-07-31 |
| WITHERS, Richard Anthony | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.