E.S. HARTLEY LIMITED
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Cash
£216k
+182.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.6m
-0.3% vs 2024
Employees
21
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£238k
+11.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | £15,640,450 | £20,289,788 | £20,437,275 | £21,486,597 | £24,120,027 | +12.3% | |
| Operating profit | £460,585 | £420,752 | £894,111 | £598,111 | £655,698 | £780,208 | +19% | |
| Profit before tax | £389,788 | £401,103 | £800,266 | £335,337 | £212,676 | £237,599 | +11.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £637,195 | £241,440 | £145,835 | £177,370 | +21.6% | |
| Cash | — | -£481,985 | -£119,781 | -£288,435 | -£261,715 | £215,981 | +182.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,160,314 | £1,310,487 | £1,755,616 | £2,070,438 | £1,965,255 | £1,943,099 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | £785,623 | £973,943 | £1,539,138 | £1,708,579 | £1,622,414 | £1,618,028 | -0.3% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,708,579 | £1,622,414 | £1,618,028 | -0.3% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £619,324 | £601,539 | £626,950 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £11,000 | £11,000 | £11,000 | £11,000 | 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.7% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.1% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.7% | 32.1% | 50.9% | 28.9% | 33.4% | 40.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.0% | 73.7% | 71.1% | 79.9% | 84.6% | 85.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.22x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 6.51x | 21.41x | 9.50x | 2.26x | 1.47x | 1.43x |
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
- E.S. HARTLEY LIMITED 1994-03-28 → present
- E.S. HARTLEY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1994-03-16 → 1994-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowley Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis and in accordance with the historical cost convention”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the financial year-end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOLYNEUX, Benjamin | Director | 2018-01-01 | Sep 1969 | Scottish |
| WORRALL, Neil Thomas | Director | 2004-07-14 | May 1964 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Julie | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2002-01-04 |
| CORNEY, Debbie Anne | Secretary | 2002-01-14 | 2004-07-14 |
| HARTLEY, Betty Doreen | Secretary | — | 1995-10-06 |
| MOLYNEUX, James Robert | Secretary | 2004-07-14 | 2018-01-01 |
| WILDE, Gill | Secretary | 1995-10-06 | 2000-12-31 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-16 | 1995-03-08 |
| BRACKENBURY, Edwin | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| COHEN, Violet | Nominee Director | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-16 |
| CORNEY, Andrew | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2004-07-14 |
| ELLIS, Paul Barry | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2004-07-14 |
| HARTLEY, Betty Doreen | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| HARTLEY, Ellwood Simpson | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| MOLYNEUX, James Robert | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2018-01-01 |
| MUSCHAMP, Benjamin | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2001-05-11 |
| WILDE, Gill | Director | 1995-10-06 | 1999-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin Molyneux | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Neil Thomas Worrall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.