HARLAXTON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Get an alert when HARLAXTON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£7.3M
+77.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.5M
+19.5% vs 2024
Employees
81
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.5M
+274% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,163,434 | £11,831,986 | — | £18,453,184 | £12,512,791 | £17,603,787 | +40.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,171,905 | £1,748,320 | — | £1,545,274 | -£1,543,136 | £2,251,529 | +245.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,186,682 | £1,748,885 | £1,856,397 | £1,574,603 | -£1,416,136 | £2,464,298 | +274% | |
| Net profit | £1,109,979 | £1,658,700 | £1,646,834 | £1,443,349 | -£1,440,211 | £1,905,276 | +232.3% | |
| Cash | £11,043,170 | £9,782,173 | £8,669,304 | £4,928,457 | £4,109,982 | £7,292,929 | +77.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £273,605 | — | — | £4,022,488 | £2,082,277 | £2,487,553 | +19.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,022,488 | £2,082,277 | £2,487,553 | +19.5% | |
| Equity | £273,605 | £1,932,305 | £3,579,139 | £4,022,488 | £2,082,277 | £2,487,553 | +19.5% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 76 | 91 | 82 | 84 | 81 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | — | £2,642,445 | £2,843,388 | £3,174,529 | £3,025,423 | £3,254,183 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £82,061 | £82,361 | £87,010 | £83,482 | £89,612 | £85,951 | -4.1% |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.5% | 14.8% | — | 8.4% | -12.3% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 14.0% | — | 7.8% | -11.5% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 428.3% | — | — | 38.4% | -74.1% | 90.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 74.3% | 87.5% | 85.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.35x | 1.01x | 1.17x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mayfield & Co.
- 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.”
Significant events
- “2025 has been a challenging year for the company. The company continues to remain successful within a competitive market and continues to build on customer relationships and efficient operational delivery of its contracts.”
- “The annual turnover has increased by 40.37% in the year to £26.26m (2024: £18.70m). This has been driven by an increase in the volume of smaller developments of which are delivered and profits realised quick y.”
- “Administrative expenses have decreased by 9.47% in 2025. A drop in one-off expenditure with the development of our ste at our Head Office have decreased the repair costs in the year at our Head Office by 97% with total repair costs of £15k compared to £568k in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIBBERT, Joanne Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-01-13 | — | British |
| HIBBERT, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 1998-01-13 | Jul 1963 | British |
| HIBBERT, Richard Charles | Director | 1998-01-13 | Jan 1960 | British |
| MAIR, Lucy Joanne | Director | 2013-08-06 | May 1982 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WING, Clifford Donald | Secretary | 1998-01-13 | 1998-01-13 |
| CATLIN, Geoffrey David | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2016-05-27 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-01-13 | 1998-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlaxton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-12-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2018-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.