ALAN HADLEY LIMITED
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Cash
£100
0% vs 2024
Net assets
-£1.1M
-34% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
41
-6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.9K
-69.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,639,491 | £5,129,213 | £5,656,369 | £6,236,521 | £6,176,454 | £6,329,689 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £88,736 | £299,417 | £217,601 | £87,987 | £133,848 | £124,794 | -6.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,189 | £248,240 | £160,883 | £2,184 | £19,153 | £5,914 | -69.1% | |
| Net profit | £13,189 | £248,240 | £160,883 | -£20,605 | -£103,884 | -£287,666 | -176.9% | |
| Cash | £400 | £400 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £80,063 | £332,019 | £492,900 | £89,533 | £328,892 | £860,837 | +161.7% | |
| Net assets | -£990,861 | -£742,623 | -£581,742 | -£602,348 | -£845,772 | -£1,133,438 | -34% | |
| Equity | -£990,861 | -£742,623 | -£581,742 | -£602,348 | -£845,772 | -£1,133,438 | -34% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 44 | 41 | -6.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 4.8% | 2.8% | -0.3% | -1.7% | -4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 110.8% | 90.2% | 44.1% | 98.3% | 40.7% | 14.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.37x | 0.38x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | 1.18x | 5.85x | 3.84x | 1.03x | 1.17x | 1.05x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 30 September 2025 the company had net liabilities of £1,133,438 (2024: £845,772). Nonetheless the directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis because of the facilities available to and the support provided by the group.”
Significant events
- “a composite unlimited guarantee and right of set off on all group bank overdrafts which amounted to £1,217,847 (2024 - £1,010,417).”
- “a composite guarantee and right of set off on all group bank loans which amounted to £2,100,000 (2024 - £600,000).”
- “a guarantee for value added tax due by all group undertakings under the group election amounting to £291,000 (2024 - £278,230).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, Matthew | Secretary | 2004-06-22 | — | British |
| FENTON, Matthew Robert Paul | Director | 2021-01-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| FENTON, Paul Robert | Director | — | Dec 1941 | British |
| HARPER, Anthony John | Director | 2005-03-22 | Jul 1956 | British |
| LOCK, Paul | Director | 2015-01-06 | Oct 1964 | British |
| PERRIN, David | Director | 2019-01-02 | Dec 1970 | British |
| RAYNS, Chris | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, James Stuart | Secretary | 1995-06-22 | 2004-06-22 |
| SEAL, Raymond Colin | Secretary | — | 1995-03-04 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Secretary | 1995-03-07 | 1995-05-31 |
| BARRETT, Liam | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| CANNON, Peter John | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2010-10-31 |
| FLEMING, Jean | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| GAMMER, David Burnett | Director | — | 2019-08-30 |
| GRAY, Douglas Allan | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| PHELAN, Lee Christopher James | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2008-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fenton (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.