HARNBURY HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
£3.1M
-5.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.7M
-26.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
869
-7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.7M
-210.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,467,322 | £21,661,745 | £52,564,194 | £59,816,138 | £62,082,875 | £61,167,511 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£641,076 | -£413,804 | £2,021,913 | £625,696 | -£133,110 | -£1,044,166 | -684.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£218,275 | -£530,830 | £1,895,204 | £409,440 | -£535,944 | -£1,662,008 | -210.1% | |
| Net profit | -£117,782 | -£728,428 | £1,343,204 | -£129,560 | -£1,160,944 | -£2,066,008 | -78% | |
| Cash | £6,216,035 | £4,662,153 | £5,098,605 | £2,580,871 | £3,287,379 | £3,102,575 | -5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,277,658 | £12,132,569 | £12,434,052 | £11,773,216 | £11,366,297 | £10,117,382 | -11% | |
| Net assets | £8,438,241 | £7,709,813 | £9,053,017 | £8,923,457 | £7,762,513 | £5,696,505 | -26.6% | |
| Equity | £8,438,241 | £7,709,813 | £9,053,017 | £8,923,457 | £7,762,513 | £5,696,505 | -26.6% | |
| Average employees | 630 | 588 | 801 | 906 | 934 | 869 | -7% | |
| Wages | £11,316,920 | £10,197,500 | £16,818,738 | £18,226,277 | £17,784,736 | £18,443,703 | +3.7% | |
| 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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.3% | -1.9% | 3.8% | 1.0% | -0.2% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -3.4% | 2.6% | -0.2% | -1.9% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.8% | -3.4% | 16.3% | 5.3% | -1.2% | -10.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.66x | 0.63x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | -8.30x | -3.54x | 15.96x | 2.89x | -0.33x | -1.69x |
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
- HARNBURY HOLDINGS LTD 1995-10-05 → present
- HARNBURY LIMITED 1992-03-31 → 1995-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As there are no factors which indicate there is a material uncertainty over the company's ability to remain a going concern during the period covered by its projections, the directors consider it appropriate that the financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HARNBURY HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- Harnbury Limited 100%
- Signor Sassi Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company opened a new restaurant in Piccadilly, London, which has been a quality addition to the portfolio.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISTEFANO, Marcello Guiseppe | Director | 2006-05-02 | Dec 1978 | Italian |
| DISTEFANO, Remigio | Director | 1992-07-02 | Jan 1944 | Italian |
| DISTEFANO, Sacha | Director | 2024-06-03 | May 1980 | Italian |
| GORDON, Steven Morris | Director | 2026-06-11 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JARVIS, Jenny | Director | 2023-11-07 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REYNARD, Mary Saroja | Secretary | 2001-09-06 | 2015-12-04 |
| ROBERTSON, Michael Peter | Secretary | 1992-07-02 | 2001-09-05 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-31 | 1992-07-02 |
| RUBINS, Jeffrey | Director | 1992-07-02 | 2003-04-01 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-31 | 1992-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-27 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-27 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.