NORTH HIGHLAND UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
-31.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£23m
+79% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
273
-16.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£14m
+134% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £80,378,242 | £69,924,835 | £57,112,679 | -18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £27,526,056 | £5,706,833 | £13,517,105 | +136.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,524,582 | £5,792,202 | £13,554,176 | +134% | |
| Net profit | £20,818,670 | £4,366,312 | £10,155,763 | +132.6% | |
| Cash | £1,190,984 | £2,381,275 | £1,631,264 | -31.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,963,104 | £41,188,793 | £41,148,690 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £8,488,249 | £12,854,574 | £23,011,495 | +79% | |
| Equity | £8,488,249 | £12,854,574 | £23,011,495 | +79% | |
| Average employees | 382 | 328 | 273 | -16.8% | |
| Wages | £33,653,558 | £31,290,502 | £26,358,257 | -15.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 34.2% | 8.2% | 23.7% | |
| Net margin | 25.9% | 6.2% | 17.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 81.0% | 13.9% | 32.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.6% | 73.4% | 52.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.44x | 6.78x | 6.57x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- NORTH HIGHLAND UK LIMITED 2013-04-12 → present
- QED IS CONSULTING LIMITED 2003-08-11 → 2013-04-12
- ABBOTS 310 LIMITED 2003-06-17 → 2003-08-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the financial year ended 31 December 2025, a prior period error was identified at the The North Highland Holding Company LLC group level in relation to the valuation of contingent consideration recognised on an acquisition completed in December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAY, Patrick Ryal | Secretary | 2017-02-27 | — | — |
| MILLER, Matthew Joel, Mr. | Director | 2025-08-04 | Sep 1968 | American |
| SHAW, Anthony James, Mr. | Director | 2026-06-01 | Nov 1979 | English |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLIDAY, Hunter | Secretary | 2016-07-07 | 2017-02-27 |
| KOETSIER, Craig Pieter | Secretary | 2006-07-19 | 2015-11-05 |
| UPPAL, Paramjit | Secretary | 2003-08-06 | 2004-12-02 |
| BOYES TURNER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-12-02 | 2006-07-19 |
| BOYES TURNER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-06-17 | 2003-08-06 |
| BOMBECK, Alexander Gabriel | Director | 2022-10-18 | 2026-05-31 |
| CATHCART, David Dale | Director | 2014-11-25 | 2016-07-07 |
| CHILDERS, Lauren Mcdaniel | Director | 2018-06-04 | 2024-10-01 |
| HANCOCK, Kirk | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2014-11-25 |
| PATEL, Ajita Shirish | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2004-12-02 |
| REARDON, Daniel Dexter | Director | 2009-02-13 | 2022-10-18 |
| REILING, David Joseph | Director | 2012-06-13 | 2013-12-31 |
| SATISKY, Mark Todd, Mr. | Director | 2024-10-30 | 2025-07-31 |
| SCHIAVO, Beth | Director | 2016-07-07 | 2018-05-21 |
| UPPAL, Paramjit Singh | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| BOYES TURNER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-06-17 | 2003-08-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Highland Uk (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.