KNIGHT HARWOOD LIMITED
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Cash
£34M
+9.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£28M
+31.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
144
+2.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.1M
+5.7% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £116,438,683 | £82,210,590 | £156,876,722 | £140,200,134 | £146,458,336 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,674,156 | £5,457,781 | £5,011,392 | £6,810,269 | £7,600,595 | +11.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,869,589 | £6,357,678 | £6,889,970 | £8,571,893 | £9,059,495 | +5.7% | |
| Net profit | £4,850,714 | £5,397,472 | £5,497,941 | £6,483,215 | £6,861,942 | +5.8% | |
| Cash | £30,154,282 | £16,625,628 | £29,502,373 | £30,899,500 | £33,859,758 | +9.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £16,706,458 | £21,589,673 | £28,451,615 | +31.8% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £16,706,458 | £21,589,673 | £28,451,615 | +31.8% | |
| Equity | — | — | £16,706,458 | £21,589,673 | £28,451,615 | +31.8% | |
| Average employees | 135 | 120 | 142 | 140 | 144 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £12,479,581 | £12,925,523 | £15,345,185 | +18.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,476,583 | £1,594,342 | £1,807,114 | £1,893,967 | £3,555,489 | +87.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 30.0% | 31.5% | 26.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 69.1% | 66.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.44x | 1.49x | 1.59x |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Knight Harwood enjoyed another successful year in 2025, delivering a wide range of projects, alongside securing a strong pipeline of work for future years.”
- “The order book is strong, with over £180m of secured turnover for the year, providing a solid foundation.”
- “The Company commenced works for Dream Games Publishing on the delivery of their new London headquarters.”
- “The Company completed an eight-floor office development in Soho at the end of 2025 with Hines.”
- “The Company was appointed at the renowned Chiltern Firehouse Hotel to restore the boutique hotel following extensive damage caused by a fire in 2025.”
- “During 2025, three longstanding senior figures, Peter Howe, Daniel Miller, and Martin Cooke, were promoted to the Board.”
- “Co-founding directors, John Knight and Ian Harwood, transitioned into new roles as non-executive advisors.”
- “Four new recruits joined the apprenticeship and graduate training programmes in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVERETT, Charlie | Secretary | 2025-08-22 | — | — |
| COOKE, Martin | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| DRISCOLL, Oliver James | Director | 2017-01-23 | May 1984 | British |
| EVERETT, Charlie | Director | 2024-07-01 | Sep 1990 | British |
| HOWE, Peter James | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| MILLER, Daniel Mark | Director | 2025-02-01 | Nov 1985 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Timothy | Director | 2007-12-18 | Apr 1969 | British |
| WRIDGWAY, Daniel | Director | 2023-06-06 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARWOOD, Ian David | Secretary | 2006-04-18 | 2025-08-22 |
| GD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-23 | 2006-04-18 |
| HARVELL, Richard Charles | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2021-10-28 |
| HARWOOD, Ian David | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2025-08-22 |
| KNIGHT, John Philip | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2025-08-22 |
| ROE, Christopher John | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2018-06-27 |
| GD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-11-23 | 2005-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khg Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-01 | Active |
| Knight Harwood Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-28 | Ceased 2025-07-01 |
| Mr Ian David Harwood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-28 |
| Mr John Philip Knight | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | 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
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.