HAROLD NEWSOME LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+39.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+4.9% vs 2024
Employees
57
+1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£955K
-57.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,713,327 | £15,601,529 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,056,801 | £1,437,949 | -30.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,230,992 | £954,675 | -57.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,707,344 | £647,144 | -62.1% | |
| Cash | £1,292,577 | £1,806,739 | +39.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,459,874 | £11,995,122 | +4.7% | |
| Net assets | £11,178,883 | £11,726,027 | +4.9% | |
| Equity | £11,178,883 | £11,726,027 | +4.9% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 57 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £2,473,698 | £2,837,985 | +14.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £630,338 | £576,113 | -8.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.9% | 12.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.36x | 3.12x |
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)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation based on management's forecasts of the ongoing work 12 months from the date of signature of the financial statements and the cash balance which is held by the company, that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of theses financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company has continued to invest for the future development of business with £2.2m (2024: £0.9m) spent on capital expenditure during the year, with significant additions including the development of the current site.”
- “The directors declared a dividend of £100,000 (2024: £250,000) during the year.”
- “In the last couple of years, the company has been investing in the construction of a new building at its headquarters in Leeds. The new factory will be fully operation by the end of 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTON, Amie | Secretary | 2024-11-27 | — | — |
| CUNNINGHAM, Gavin | Director | 2017-04-06 | Mar 1968 | British |
| LITTLE, John James | Director | 2019-08-09 | Apr 1989 | British |
| NEWSOME, James Peter | Director | 2012-08-17 | Nov 1982 | British |
| WATSON, Sonny Joe | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jun 1997 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEWARD, Herbert David Carr | Secretary | — | 2017-03-31 |
| NEWSOME, Christine, Mrs. | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2012-03-15 |
| NEWSOME, Clive Peter | Director | — | 2024-10-29 |
| NEWSOME, Lynne Susan, Mrs. | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2012-03-15 |
| NEWSOME, Paul, Mr. | Director | — | 2019-11-28 |
| SURYAVANSI, Javinder Singh | Director | 2012-08-17 | 2025-07-01 |
| WARHURST, Mark Robert | Director | 2012-08-17 | 2017-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Newsome Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-24 | Active |
| Mr Clive Peter Newsome | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.