HOLDFAST TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
Holdfast Training Services Limited is a defence contractor providing military training services from the Royal School of Military Engineering, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Infrastructure Investments (Defence) Limited.
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Cash
£17m
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.7m
-47.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£9.9m
-1.4% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £96,514,000 | £102,078,000 | £103,615,000 | +1.5% | |
| Operating profit | £8,617,000 | £9,167,000 | £9,207,000 | +0.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,382,000 | £10,062,000 | £9,919,000 | -1.4% | |
| Net profit | £7,311,000 | £7,569,000 | £7,417,000 | -2% | |
| Cash | £15,825,000 | £16,546,000 | £16,900,000 | +2.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,965,000 | £14,634,000 | £7,711,000 | -47.3% | |
| Net assets | £20,965,000 | £14,634,000 | £7,711,000 | -47.3% | |
| Equity | £20,965,000 | £14,634,000 | £7,711,000 | -47.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 9.0% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.1% | 62.6% | 119.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.7% | 55.5% | 79.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.58x | 1.99x | 1.37x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATH, James Christopher | Director | 2025-09-23 | Dec 1975 | British |
| THORNE, Alexander | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1989 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILLIALD, Stanley Alan Royall | Secretary | 2008-07-21 | 2009-07-01 |
| BORRETT, Nicholas James William | Secretary | 2012-07-27 | 2020-06-10 |
| TELLER, Valerie Francine Anne | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2012-07-27 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-23 | 2008-07-21 |
| ANDERSON, Nicolas Charles | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2018-04-30 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2020-02-04 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | Director | 2011-04-19 | 2015-12-01 |
| DEACON, Andrew Brian | Director | 2020-06-24 | 2025-09-16 |
| DIXON, James Mark | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-06-10 |
| DRIVER, Ross William | Director | 2018-11-15 | 2021-06-15 |
| EDWARDS, Elise | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2026-03-31 |
| FARLEY, Graham | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2009-06-18 |
| HARDY, Roger Andrew | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| HAYZEN-SMITH, Karen Veronica | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2017-04-01 |
| HERZBERG, Francis Robin | Director | 2009-06-18 | 2013-12-24 |
| LAWTON, Mark David | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| LAWTON, Mark David | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2020-06-10 |
| LUMBY, Richard Gregg | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2014-05-18 |
| MARCHBANK, Heather Margaret | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2020-06-10 |
| MARSH, Alexander James | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2010-04-22 |
| MARTINELLI, Franco | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2012-04-19 |
| O'HALLORAN, James Anthony | Director | 2014-05-18 | 2018-11-15 |
| PLESTER, David Frank | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2020-06-10 |
| RUFF, David Brian | Director | 2009-01-19 | 2010-10-12 |
| RUSSELL, Nigel John | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2009-01-19 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Hewitt | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2020-02-04 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Hewitt | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2016-07-13 |
| THOMAS, Kevin Richard | Director | 2010-04-22 | 2011-04-19 |
| WADHAM, John | Director | 2016-06-09 | 2017-04-01 |
| WARNER, William | Nominee Director | 2000-10-23 | 2001-11-15 |
| WAYMENT, Mark Christopher | Director | 2013-12-24 | 2020-03-16 |
| WHITE, Samuel Michael | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2016-06-09 |
| WILLIAMS, David Anthony | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2022-11-02 |
| CMS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-11-15 | 2006-01-20 |
| MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-01-20 | 2008-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Defence And Security Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-10 |
| Infrastructure Investments (Defence) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-14 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.