ONWARD HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
+143.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+8.6% vs 2024
Employees
23
-20.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8M
-37.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,580,030 | £11,565,166 | £10,010,112 | -13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,034,495 | £4,591,584 | £2,835,400 | -38.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,821,094 | £6,007,978 | £3,760,561 | -37.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,380,804 | £4,640,363 | £2,783,770 | -40% | |
| Cash | £6,335,746 | £1,643,829 | £4,000,142 | +143.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,611,586 | £35,262,060 | £32,836,385 | -6.9% | |
| Net assets | £45,509,351 | £25,737,210 | £27,953,042 | +8.6% | |
| Equity | £45,509,351 | £25,737,210 | £27,953,042 | +8.6% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 29 | 23 | -20.7% | |
| Wages | £1,029,769 | £1,068,431 | £781,259 | -26.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £490,768 | £637,988 | £411,633 | -35.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.5% | 39.7% | 28.3% | |
| Net margin | 24.7% | 40.1% | 27.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.9% | 13.0% | 8.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.4% | 28.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 19.44x | 14.52x | 9.86x | |
| Interest cover | 4.96x | 9.32x | 6.25x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ONWARD HOLDINGS LIMITED 1989-01-30 → present
- JOHN HINCHCLIFF & SON, LIMITED 1932-12-31 → 1989-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Brown Butler
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “During the year the dormant subsidiary, Portare Limited, was struck off, and at the end of the year the company bought back the preference shares held by the parent company, Onward Yorkshire Ltd. These two events were the final elements of the company restructure that was largely completed in 2024 and tidies up the company corporate structure.”
- “Post year-end two properties have been purchased some development land in Featherstone, and two industrial units in Castleford. The directors are looking forward to developing both sites and offering them for sale in the near future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMER, Kieren Richard | Director | 2019-04-28 | Dec 1994 | British |
| BLOOMER, Stephen Richard | Director | 1996-01-01 | Mar 1963 | British |
| HOLDEN, Martin Anthony Joseph | Director | 2021-09-07 | Aug 1962 | British |
| PARKIN, Gavin Neil | Director | 2024-10-31 | Jul 1978 | British |
| STOREY, Neil Kenneth | Director | 2002-10-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| STOREY, William James | Director | 2022-06-01 | Aug 1994 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STOREY, Granville Parker | Secretary | — | 2013-04-16 |
| BACON, Susan | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| BLOOMER, Ian Richard | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| BLOOMER, Valerie | Director | — | 2019-04-28 |
| HOBMAN, Robert Jeffrey | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2003-08-31 |
| HOBMAN, Shirley | Director | — | 2016-03-31 |
| LEE, Robin | Director | 1995-08-22 | 2021-09-07 |
| PEAKER, Simon Julian | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2024-10-29 |
| RAYNER, Carol | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| STOREY, Angela Yvonne | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| STOREY, Dorice Eileen | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| STOREY, Granville Parker | Director | — | 2022-06-21 |
| STOREY, John Mark | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| STOREY, Kenneth | Director | — | 2014-01-20 |
| WATSON, Patricia Ann | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2022-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onward Yorkshire Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Robin Lee | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust) | 2023-11-10 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mr Jonathan Lee | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust) | 2022-05-17 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mrs Rachel Shirley Tunnicliffe | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust) | 2016-09-16 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mr Robin Lee | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-09-16 | Ceased 2022-05-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.