HALLIWELL JONES (CHESTER) LIMITED
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Cash
£855k
-48.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£31m
+5.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
178
+2.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+15.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £88,368,870 | £106,964,301 | £118,632,216 | £140,065,128 | £148,572,415 | +6.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,182,548 | £4,475,780 | £3,439,185 | £2,491,149 | £2,704,028 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,997,226 | £4,386,734 | £3,165,900 | £2,045,564 | £2,359,071 | +15.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,553,877 | £3,441,167 | £2,370,099 | £1,490,980 | £1,693,339 | +13.6% | |
| Cash | £5,425,366 | £3,486,939 | £598,412 | £1,649,668 | £854,799 | -48.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,637,215 | £22,077,366 | £27,772,274 | £29,325,787 | £31,031,981 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £17,932,524 | £21,373,691 | £27,390,046 | £28,881,026 | £30,574,365 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £17,932,524 | £21,373,691 | £27,390,046 | £28,881,026 | £30,574,365 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 128 | 118 | 167 | 174 | 178 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £4,110,075 | £4,362,364 | £5,965,088 | £6,663,602 | £6,808,991 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £353,532 | £395,727 | £301,746 | £387,474 | £335,182 | -13.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £59,879 | £13,333 | -77.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £279,347 | £387,474 | £335,182 | -13.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.7% | 20.3% | 12.4% | 8.5% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.8% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 48.7% | 39.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.91x | 1.69x | 2.05x | |
| Interest cover | 7.99x | 29.25x | 7.95x | 3.70x | 4.34x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared an assessment of the Company's performance, position, available facilities and ability to continue to trade for a period of more than 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “After the reporting date, as part of a wider group reconstruction under common control, the ultimate parent undertaking of the Company changed and group holding arrangements were restructured, including the incorporation of a new holding company, Halliwell Jones Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOUGH, Margaret Louise | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | — | British |
| HANKEY, Nicholas William | Director | 2026-03-02 | Oct 1982 | British |
| JONES, Phillip Harold | Director | 2025-01-16 | Nov 1990 | British |
| JONES, Phillip | Director | 1991-11-25 | Aug 1950 | British |
| METCALFE, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2025-05-19 | May 1978 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROST, Susan Ann | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2006-04-03 |
| HALLIWELL, Richard Edward | Secretary | 1991-11-25 | 2000-04-05 |
| HALLIWELL, Richard Edward | Director | 1991-11-25 | 2000-04-05 |
| HOUGHTON, James Mark Charles | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2026-03-31 |
| HOWES, Glyn Anthony | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliwell Jones Holdings (Chester) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-03 | 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
- 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.