H.J. BANKS AND COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£28M
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
70
-14.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3M
+94% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,210,000 | £16,512,000 | £16,809,000 | +1.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,677,000 | £1,221,000 | £2,312,000 | +89.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,747,000 | £1,182,000 | £2,293,000 | +94% | |
| Net profit | -£1,320,000 | £2,301,000 | £1,961,000 | -14.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,091,000 | £28,268,000 | £29,517,000 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £23,691,000 | £25,992,000 | £27,953,000 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £23,691,000 | £25,992,000 | £27,953,000 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 82 | 70 | -14.6% | |
| Wages | £3,810,000 | £4,046,000 | £3,957,000 | -2.2% | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.0% | 7.4% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | -8.7% | 13.9% | 11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.0% | 4.3% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 18.85x | 7.08x | 8.89x | |
| Interest cover | -23.96x | 31.31x | — |
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
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the Company can continue to pay its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements.”
Group structure
- H.J. BANKS AND COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Banks Brothers Transport Limited 100%
- Crossco (281) Limited 100%
- Banks Waste Limited 100%
- H J Banks (Minerals) Limited 100%
- The Banks Group Benefit Trust Limited 50%
- Energy4You Limited 100%
- Banks Renewable Energy Limited 100%
- H J Banks (Mining) Limited 100%
- H J Banks (Shotton) Limited 100%
- Castlebank Development Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company is successfully delivering safe, sustainable and reliable operations on behalf of its customers. These are going well, and the Company is looking into other opportunities where they are commercially available. The Company is also responsible for the completion of restoration and aftercare at the sites where it has previously mined coal. Restoration operations are now complete and all aftercare activities are well underway.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPETCH, Anne Catherine Spetch | Secretary | 2025-12-18 | — | — |
| BANKS, Harry James | Director | — | Nov 1940 | British |
| GILL, Christopher John | Director | 2022-06-30 | Jun 1962 | British |
| HOBDEY, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2023-11-15 | Mar 1977 | British |
| HORROCKS, Harry Michael | Director | 2024-09-25 | Mar 1982 | British |
| STYLES, Gavin Anthony | Director | 2010-10-22 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, David Joseph | Secretary | — | 2025-12-31 |
| AUSTIN, Toby Edward | Director | 2024-01-30 | 2024-09-06 |
| BANKS, Graham | Director | — | 2006-06-09 |
| BANKS, Joseph Farrington | Director | — | 1995-12-14 |
| BROWN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2012-09-18 |
| CORKERY, Brendan Richard John | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2000-12-31 |
| DICKENSON, John Alwyn | Director | — | 2009-04-21 |
| DUNKLEY, Richard John | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2022-10-06 |
| FISHER, Andrew Simon David | Director | 2015-06-23 | 2023-12-21 |
| GRAHAM, William Reed | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| HUNT, Melvyn William Benoit | Director | — | 2009-02-28 |
| MORL, Ian Michael | Director | 2007-08-14 | 2009-12-31 |
| TONKS, Stephen | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2011-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Banks Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.