HEATHPATCH LIMITED
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Cash
£453k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£80m
Equity attributable
Employees
432
Average over period
Profit before tax
£14m
Period ending 2023-10-31
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
1-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,195,245 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,689,001 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £13,766,362 | — | |
| Net profit | £12,756,474 | — | |
| Cash | £452,529 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £93,727,805 | — | |
| Net assets | £79,539,647 | — | |
| Equity | £79,539,647 | — | |
| Average employees | 432 | — | |
| Wages | £14,260,156 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £303,516 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | 2.77x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hardcastle Burton LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HEATHPATCH LIMITED · parent
- KW Holdings Limited 100%
- Camden Boss Limited 100%
- I4Innovation Limited 100%
- Rimer-Alco Limited 100%
- Nuwco Limited 100%
- Boss Enclosures Limited 100%
- Camden Electronics (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Global Machinery Solutions Limited 100%
- GRS Recycling Machinery Limited 100%
- Brett Vale Farming Company Limited 50%
Significant events
- “The acquisition of a controlling stake in Shredding Machinery Solutions Limited (SMS) strengthens the group's position in this sector.”
- “A new executive management team was established across the combined Camden Boss Ltd and Cogent Technology Ltd businesses in May 2025.”
- “From 31 October 2025, a strategic decision was made to transition The Brewery Tap from an in-house operating model to a leased model, expected to enhance returns.”
- “After the year end, in January 2026, the company acquired The Angel, Lavenham, with significant renovation works planned for reopening in 2027.”
- “On 3 February 2025, the group acquired 84.75% of the issued share capital of Shredding Machinery Solutions Limited for a total cost of £30,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER-CRESSWELL, John Addison | Director | 1997-08-28 | May 1965 | British |
| BUCKLE, Charles Kennedy | Director | 2020-07-23 | May 1994 | British |
| BUCKLE, James Kennedy | Director | 2002-01-14 | Nov 1964 | British, |
| COURSE, Charles Paul | Director | 2006-04-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, James Martin | Director | 2013-11-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| WESTWOOD, George David | Director | 2022-11-01 | Mar 1994 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Penelope Anne | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| READ, John Brooke | Secretary | 2006-06-19 | 2007-10-01 |
| STEWART, Gavin William Nicol | Secretary | 1997-06-25 | 2006-06-19 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-06-05 | 1997-06-25 |
| BUCKLE, James Kennedy | Director | 1997-08-28 | 1998-04-06 |
| PENFOLD, Charles Geoffrey | Director | 1997-06-25 | 1997-08-20 |
| STEWART, Gavin William Nicol | Director | 1997-06-25 | 1997-08-20 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-06-05 | 1997-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Paul Course | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
| Mrs Gillian Margaret Lecky Buckle | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-08 |
| Mr James Kennedy Buckle | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2024-07-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2024-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.