WILLIAM HARE LIMITED
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Cash
£47M
+214.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£46M
+31.9% vs 2023
Employees
842
+5.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£15M
+542.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £185,522,000 | £250,364,000 | +35% | |
| Operating profit | £2,446,000 | £14,045,000 | +474.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,300,000 | £14,772,000 | +542.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,433,000 | £11,187,000 | +680.7% | |
| Cash | £14,903,000 | £46,861,000 | +214.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,607,000 | £47,655,000 | +30.2% | |
| Net assets | £35,047,000 | £46,222,000 | +31.9% | |
| Equity | £35,047,000 | £46,222,000 | +31.9% | |
| Average employees | 796 | 842 | +5.8% | |
| Wages | £39,330,000 | £48,616,000 | +23.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £717,000 | £825,000 | +15.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | 29.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.9% | 67.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 15.88x | — |
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
- Horsfield & Smith
- 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
- “The company has an extremely strong balance sheet, with a significant cash position. We also have a continued close and healthy relationship with both our bank and our surety providers. This affords us significant headroom on the facilities they provide, allowing us to meet the varying requirements that our complex mix of clients and projects require.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Craig | Director | 1998-06-01 | Mar 1952 | British |
| CAMACHO, Hugo Alexandre Rato | Director | 2018-09-17 | May 1978 | Portuguese |
| DAY, Nicholas John | Director | 2003-01-01 | Dec 1957 | British |
| DUFFIELD, Steven | Director | 2014-04-06 | Nov 1963 | English |
| HODGKISS, Susan Katrina | Director | 2002-04-22 | Jun 1950 | British |
| NORRIS, Philip Mark | Director | 2020-10-05 | Nov 1977 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Gaynor | Director | 2020-07-29 | Sep 1978 | British |
| WHITTEN, Anthony James | Director | 2021-07-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDGATE, Robert John | Secretary | 2006-10-09 | 2012-04-03 |
| STANSFIELD, David John | Secretary | — | 2007-05-31 |
| BANNER, Brendon James | Director | 2012-04-03 | 2012-10-26 |
| GOLDEN, David | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-05-11 |
| HARE, Alice Evelyn | Director | — | 1998-10-15 |
| HODGKISS, Bartle | Director | — | 2013-06-09 |
| HODGKISS, David Michael William | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2020-03-29 |
| HODGKISS, David Michael William | Director | — | 1998-06-24 |
| HODGKISS, Joan | Director | — | 2015-10-11 |
| HODGKISS, Sally Catherine | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2025-06-06 |
| HODGKISS, Susan Katrina | Director | — | 2001-11-30 |
| HODGKISS, Thomas Bartle | Director | 2014-04-06 | 2025-06-06 |
| LOCKE, Joseph | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2004-12-31 |
| LUNAN, George Nimrod | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| MORGAN, James Anthony | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-04-04 |
| MOSS, Nigel John | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2019-05-24 |
| NORRIS, Philip Mark | Director | 2012-10-29 | 2017-04-09 |
| REDGATE, Robert John | Director | 2017-04-09 | 2020-12-31 |
| REDGATE, Robert John | Director | 2006-10-09 | 2012-04-03 |
| SIMMONS, Gary | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| SMITH, Ian Geoffrey, Dr | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2021-07-01 |
| STANSFIELD, David John | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| SWEENEY, Marcus Andrew | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2002-06-27 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2014-04-06 | 2017-05-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hare Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-11-11 | Active |
| Ms Susan Katrina Hodgkiss | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-11 |
| Mr David Michael William Hodgkiss | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.