HCL-SAFETY LIMITED
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Cash
£977k
+20.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.3m
+59.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£688k
-27.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,854,000 | £6,074,000 | £7,141,000 | +17.6% | |
| Operating profit | £487,000 | £951,000 | £688,000 | -27.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £487,000 | £951,000 | £688,000 | -27.7% | |
| Net profit | £363,000 | £709,000 | £875,000 | +23.4% | |
| Cash | £1,794,000 | £812,000 | £977,000 | +20.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,337,000 | £1,619,000 | £2,543,000 | +57.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,254,000 | £1,463,000 | £2,338,000 | +59.8% | |
| Equity | £2,254,000 | £1,463,000 | £2,338,000 | +59.8% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 55 | 57 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £1,814,000 | £2,052,000 | £2,263,000 | +10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 15.7% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 11.7% | 12.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.8% | 58.7% | 27.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 43.8% | 33.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.24x | 2.18x | 3.10x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HCL-SAFETY LIMITED 1993-03-18 → present
- VOM 92182 LIMITED 1992-02-26 → 1993-03-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the preparation of the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate. The Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from when the financial statements are authorized for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAUGHERTY, James Michael | Director | 2018-11-30 | Aug 1969 | American |
| KARR, Kimberly | Director | 2024-06-13 | Feb 1987 | American |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUFF, Gavan Charles Michael | Secretary | 2016-04-29 | 2018-11-30 |
| JONES, Robert Ashley | Secretary | 1998-01-19 | 2002-08-07 |
| ORTON, Rex Alastair | Secretary | 2002-08-07 | 2016-04-29 |
| ROBBINS, Lynda | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | 2020-01-31 |
| STEVENSON, Robert Livingston | Secretary | 1995-12-18 | 1998-01-19 |
| WINTERS SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-02-21 | 1995-12-18 |
| BEHLING, Joerdis Jens, Dr | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2020-07-01 |
| BIRGERSSON, Evald Gosta Joakim | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2017-09-15 |
| BROWN, Paul Andrew | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1995-12-18 |
| COLLETT, Sefton | Director | 1992-02-21 | 1992-10-05 |
| DUFF, Gavan Charles Michael | Director | 2015-10-27 | 2018-11-30 |
| GREEN, Barnaby Nicholas James | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1996-10-11 |
| HEARSON, David Norman | Director | 2001-11-28 | 2015-10-27 |
| LE CORNU, Andrew Philip | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| LEENEN, Bob Willem | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2018-11-30 |
| MCKEATING, Gordon Thomas Jack | Director | 1995-12-18 | 2001-11-28 |
| ORTON, Rex Alastair | Director | 2001-11-28 | 2016-04-29 |
| REES, Simon Anthony | Director | 1995-12-18 | 2003-04-04 |
| RODA, Richard William | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2024-06-13 |
| WOOD, Graham John | Director | 1992-02-21 | 1995-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latchways Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-03-22 | Active |
| Hcl Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-23 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.