HAYDOCK FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£8m
+977.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£50m
+16.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
146
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11m
+221.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,634,000 | £50,121,000 | £62,254,000 | £76,803,000 | £91,134,000 | £107,935,000 | +18.4% | |
| Operating profit | £15,827,000 | £23,534,000 | £32,929,000 | £78,151,000 | £51,915,000 | £67,629,000 | +30.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,833,000 | £6,294,000 | £16,614,000 | £45,735,000 | £3,392,000 | £10,915,000 | +221.8% | |
| Net profit | £3,142,000 | £5,678,000 | £13,105,000 | £34,854,000 | £2,791,000 | £7,057,000 | +152.8% | |
| Cash | £6,045,000 | £8,220,000 | £9,826,000 | £7,154,000 | £747,000 | £8,047,000 | +977.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £311,285,000 | £392,734,000 | £481,955,000 | £429,063,000 | £600,268,000 | £695,703,000 | +15.9% | |
| Net assets | £18,462,000 | £24,140,000 | £33,405,000 | £41,259,000 | £42,550,000 | £49,607,000 | +16.6% | |
| Equity | £18,462,000 | £24,140,000 | £33,405,000 | £41,259,000 | £42,550,000 | £49,607,000 | +16.6% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 95 | 120 | 138 | 147 | 146 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £4,897,000 | £6,156,000 | £7,531,000 | £8,581,000 | £9,089,000 | £10,867,000 | +19.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,548,000 | £1,737,000 | £1,826,000 | £1,871,000 | £1,855,000 | £3,546,000 | +91.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 48.5% | 47.0% | 52.9% | 101.8% | 57.0% | 62.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.6% | 11.3% | 21.1% | 45.4% | 3.1% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 18.2% | 8.6% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 94.8% | 94.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.38x | 3.81x | 3.77x | |
| Interest cover | 1.27x | 1.33x | 1.96x | 2.36x | 1.06x | 1.18x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- HAYDOCK FINANCE LIMITED · parent
- Haydock Stock Finance Limited 100%
- Haydock Finance No. 1 Limited 0%
- Hermitage 2023 PLC 0%
- Hermitage 2024 PLC 0%
- Hermitage 2025 PLC 0%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARSON, James Lee | Secretary | 2019-06-25 | — | — |
| BARR, Ian Henry | Director | 2014-02-10 | Jun 1964 | British |
| JENKINS, John Michael | Director | 2019-01-02 | Oct 1964 | British |
| PEARSON, James Lee | Director | 2019-06-25 | Dec 1971 | British |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Sears | Director | 2019-09-16 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTHAM, Keith William | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2000-09-28 |
| FERRIE, Joyce | Secretary | 1998-06-12 | 1999-02-26 |
| GOODMAN, Andrew David | Secretary | 2007-06-26 | 2009-10-09 |
| HASLAM, Andrew Francis | Secretary | 2007-03-30 | 2007-06-26 |
| HINDLE, Leslie | Secretary | — | 1995-02-14 |
| LAMOND, Derek Robert Scott | Secretary | 2000-09-28 | 2007-03-30 |
| LAMOND, Derek Robert Scott | Secretary | 1995-02-14 | 1999-05-21 |
| ROBERTSON, John William | Secretary | 1998-02-18 | 1999-02-26 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan Harper | Secretary | 2009-10-09 | 2019-06-25 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan Harper | Secretary | 1999-02-26 | 1999-04-30 |
| ADAMS, Christopher George | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1997-09-30 |
| BELL, Ronald | Director | 1996-11-07 | 1998-05-01 |
| BLACK, James Edward | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2008-06-21 |
| BLACK, James Edward | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2005-02-07 |
| BLACK, James Edward | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1998-03-02 |
| BLANCHFLOWER, John William | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2007-05-24 |
| CORBETT, Iain Drummond | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2017-12-15 |
| CRITCHLEY, Phillip | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1998-08-06 |
| EASTHAM, Keith William | Director | 1999-04-30 | 2001-11-26 |
| ENTWISTLE, Timothy Robert | Director | — | 2002-07-02 |
| FAZAKERLEY, Paul | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2017-03-31 |
| GROSSART, Hamish Mcleod | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2002-09-09 |
| HINDLE, Leslie | Director | — | 1995-02-14 |
| LAMOND, Derek Robert Scott | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2007-09-28 |
| LAMOND, Derek Robert Scott | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1996-07-01 |
| MCCAUGHIE, Thomas Crawford | Director | 2000-03-22 | 2002-06-21 |
| PEPPER, Richard Michael | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2002-07-16 |
| PORTER, Derek Andrew | Director | 1998-05-11 | 2001-04-27 |
| WATSON, Karen Lesley | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1996-07-19 |
| WEST, Stuart Ronald | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2002-02-18 |
| WIGHT, John Alastair | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1999-08-06 |
| WILKINSON, Benjamin David | Director | 2012-08-06 | 2018-01-31 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan Harper | Director | — | 2025-11-14 |
| WILKINSON, Susan Joy | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2018-01-31 |
| WORRALL, Steven Leslie | Director | 2014-01-02 | 2025-09-30 |
| WORRALL, Steven Leslie | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2009-03-10 |
| WORRALL, Steven Leslie | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2005-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock Finance Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 580 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.