HOLMFIRTH DYERS LIMITED
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Cash
£42k
-58.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.5m
-80.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
65
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£522k
-831.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,639,116 | £8,974,797 | £7,796,224 | -13.1% | |
| Operating profit | £546,074 | £71,366 | -£436,259 | -711.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £541,900 | £71,366 | -£522,065 | -831.5% | |
| Net profit | £425,576 | £44,385 | -£385,288 | -968.1% | |
| Cash | £151,112 | £100,726 | £41,710 | -58.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,158,127 | £13,622,336 | £3,078,523 | -77.4% | |
| Net assets | £12,843,838 | £12,888,223 | £2,502,935 | -80.6% | |
| Equity | £12,843,838 | £12,888,223 | £2,502,935 | -80.6% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 66 | 65 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £2,221,538 | £2,665,562 | £2,276,631 | -14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £98,153 | £133,637 | £92,102 | -31.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £34,814 | £41,406 | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 0.8% | -5.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 0.5% | -4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 0.5% | -14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.4% | 21.3% | 83.9% | |
| Current ratio | 6.32x | 4.93x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -5.08x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HOLMFIRTH DYERS LIMITED 2000-02-10 → present
- HOLMFIRTH DYERS (1986) LIMITED 1987-12-14 → 2000-02-10
- MAYCHART LIMITED 1987-10-19 → 1987-12-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors consider this to be appropriate for the following reasons. As the company is reliant on the continued support of the Group... obtained a letter of support from the ultimate parent company”
Significant events
- “In July 2026, the Group refinanced its senior debt, totalling £19.8m, with its long-standing banking partner, HSBC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELL-SMITH, William | Director | 2024-07-26 | Jan 1984 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Lloyd | Director | 2019-02-18 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUCKETT, Pearl Ann | Secretary | — | 2019-02-18 |
| BARNARD, Paul Michael | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2022-02-01 |
| BOLTON, Lucy Caroline | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2024-07-26 |
| DUCKETT, Brian | Director | — | 2021-02-18 |
| DUCKETT, Martin Douglas | Director | — | 2021-02-18 |
| DUCKETT, Pearl Ann | Director | — | 2019-02-18 |
| RUSSELL, Grant Lindon | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2019-11-21 |
| THATCHER, Gavin Charles Howe | Director | 2023-11-20 | 2025-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmfirth Dyers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-02-02 | Active |
| Mr Martin Douglas Duckett | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-11-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-11-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-11-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.