HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
-0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£66m
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,302
-8.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.5m
+18.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £148,464,000 | £140,028,000 | £132,455,000 | -5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £7,090,000 | £5,490,000 | £6,483,000 | +18.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,090,000 | £5,490,000 | £6,483,000 | +18.1% | |
| Net profit | £5,340,000 | £3,875,000 | £4,640,000 | +19.7% | |
| Cash | £3,016,000 | £3,172,000 | £3,161,000 | -0.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £57,159,000 | £61,168,000 | £65,661,000 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £57,011,000 | £60,886,000 | £65,526,000 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £57,011,000 | £60,886,000 | £65,526,000 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 2,703 | 2,512 | 2,302 | -8.4% | |
| Wages | £69,449,000 | £69,008,000 | £66,101,000 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £293,000 | £215,000 | £187,000 | -13% |
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 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 3.9% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | 9.0% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 43.6% | 23.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.19x | 2.21x | 4.07x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED 2013-03-22 → present
- HOLROYD HOWE INDEPENDENT LIMITED 2008-04-10 → 2013-03-22
- HOLROYD HOWE LIMITED 1997-07-24 → 2008-04-10
- SPEED 6169 LIMITED 1997-02-17 → 1997-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, the directors have considered the performance of the business through 2025 and ongoing performance and cash flow in 2026. The directors believe these results and resilience in the financial performance of the company, coupled with the positive outlook and the continued support of the parent WSH, reinforce the directors' confidence that the company can meet all its obligations as they fall due through to at least the end of 2027. Accordingly, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Marc | Secretary | 2007-12-14 | — | British |
| BRADLEY, Marc | Director | 2007-12-14 | Apr 1975 | British |
| CRAMPHORN, Andrew Martin | Director | 2024-06-01 | Feb 1981 | British |
| HARTE, Ronan Brian | Director | 2023-01-01 | May 1970 | Irish |
| STOREY, Alastair Dunbar | Director | 2007-12-14 | Jan 1953 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWE, Nicholas Adrian | Secretary | 1997-07-14 | 2007-12-14 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-17 | 1997-07-14 |
| BAXTER, William Robert | Director | 2007-12-14 | 2010-12-31 |
| BENNETT, John David | Director | 2011-03-22 | 2018-12-28 |
| COUBROUGH, David Charles | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2007-12-14 |
| COX, Stephen Charles | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-28 |
| HARTE, Ronan Brian | Director | 2011-08-15 | 2022-02-01 |
| HOLROYD, Richard Proctor | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2012-08-30 |
| HOWE, Nicholas Adrian | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2025-07-31 |
| JOHNSON, Derek Colin | Director | 1997-08-06 | 2007-12-14 |
| KNOWLES, Lucy Virginia | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2022-12-20 |
| MCGREGOR, Roy Ian | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2007-12-14 |
| MCILROY, Mary Victoria | Director | 1997-08-06 | 2003-04-14 |
| MUNDY, Shirley | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2003-10-03 |
| SCHOFIELD, Hannah Jane | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2024-06-01 |
| THOMAS, Ian Lincoln | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-02-17 | 1997-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsh Uk & Ireland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-29 | Active |
| Westbury Street Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.