C. HOARE & CO.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£605m
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
584
+1.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£62m
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income | — | £214,647,000 | £210,504,000 | -1.9% | |
| Fee & commission income | — | £9,621,000 | £14,221,000 | +47.8% | |
| Operating income | — | £249,401,000 | £254,627,000 | +2.1% | |
| Impairment losses | — | £2,222,000 | £1,278,000 | -42.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £80,836,000 | £63,734,000 | £62,186,000 | -2.4% | |
| Net profit | £65,399,000 | £46,776,000 | £47,083,000 | +0.7% | |
| Loans & advances to customers | — | £2,284,817,000 | £2,599,523,000 | +13.8% | |
| Customer deposits | — | £6,427,375,000 | £6,555,269,000 | +2% | |
| Total assets | £6,801,461,000 | £7,158,840,000 | £7,567,981,000 | +5.7% | |
| Total liabilities | — | £6,600,609,000 | £6,963,298,000 | +5.5% | |
| Equity | £511,668,000 | £558,231,000 | £604,683,000 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 587 | 573 | 584 | +1.9% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 29.6% | 25.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 24.1% | 18.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.5% | 92.2% | 92.0% |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on our 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 group’s and 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.”
Group structure
- C. HOARE & CO. · parent
- Hoares Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June last year, the new garden and refurbished Banking Hall were opened to customers, colleagues and guests.”
- “Our Chief Executive, Diana Brightmore-Armour announced in February that she would be leaving the bank in June.”
- “Diana will be succeeded as Chief Executive by Simon Kenyon, whom I look forward to welcoming formally to the bank this summer.”
- “This year, we were pleased to release our sixth Impact Report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, Katie Jane | Secretary | 2016-05-24 | — | — |
| ANDREWS, Giles Edward Charles | Director | 2022-07-01 | Apr 1966 | British |
| BRIGHTMORE-ARMOUR, Diana Sarah | Director | 2020-01-02 | Mar 1954 | British |
| GARY-MARTIN, India | Director | 2021-09-13 | Nov 1969 | American |
| GRIFFITHS, David James, Mr. | Director | 2026-01-29 | Jul 1982 | British |
| HOARE, Alexander Richard Quintin | Director | 2016-03-01 | Nov 1973 | British |
| HOARE, Alexander Simon | Director | — | Apr 1962 | British |
| HOARE, Arabella Saxon | Director | 2001-04-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| HOARE, Richard Rennie | Director | 2022-04-20 | Jan 1986 | British |
| HOARE, Simon Merrik | Director | 2001-04-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| HOARE, Venetia Elizabeth | Director | 1996-10-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| KEERS, Richard John | Director | 2025-02-03 | Aug 1963 | British |
| KING, Marion Ruth | Director | 2024-04-02 | May 1958 | British |
| MACPHERSON, Nicholas Ian, The Lord | Director | 2016-08-15 | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, David | Secretary | 2003-03-13 | 2016-05-24 |
| LUGTON, Colin Neil | Secretary | 1993-05-08 | 2003-03-13 |
| PAGE, Neville | Secretary | — | 1993-05-07 |
| BAKER-BATES, Rodney Pennington | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2010-09-30 |
| COOPER, Steven Martin | Director | 2019-01-10 | 2020-11-13 |
| FISHER, Andrew Charles | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| GREEN, David | Director | 2016-05-19 | 2019-01-10 |
| HALL, David John | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2011-09-30 |
| HOARE, Anthony Malcolm Vincent | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| HOARE, David John, Sir | Director | — | 2016-03-01 |
| HOARE, Henry Cadogan | Director | — | 2014-12-31 |
| HOARE, Michael Rollo | Director | — | 2001-11-25 |
| HOARE, Quintin Vincent | Director | — | 1992-08-29 |
| HOARE, Richard Quintin | Director | — | 2017-03-16 |
| MARSHALL, Jeremy Samuel John | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2016-04-20 |
| MCINTYRE, Andrew James | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| PEACOCK, Ian Rex | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2017-06-06 |
| PINK, Charles James Sheppard | Director | 2012-03-20 | 2015-03-31 |
| POWERS-FREELING, Laurel Claire | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2017-11-17 |
| RICE, Susan Ilene, Lady | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2020-01-01 |
| WATEROUS, Johanna Elizabeth Martin | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2023-12-31 |
| WILSON OF DINTON, Richard Thomas James, Lord | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2016-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Rennie Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-20 | Active |
| Mr Henry Cadogan Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
| Sir David John Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
| Mr Richard Quintin Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-10 |
| Mr Alexander Simon Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Miss Venetia Elizabeth Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon Merrik Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Alexander Richard Quintin Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Miss Arabella Saxon Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease with charge number | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.