HIGHFIELD AWARDING BODY FOR COMPLIANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£8.4M
+68.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.2M
+15.4% vs 2024
Employees
223
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
-4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,871,851 | £22,897,581 | +15.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,262,902 | £1,195,855 | -5.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,379,276 | £1,316,043 | -4.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,031,767 | £959,742 | -7% | |
| Cash | £5,004,824 | £8,438,392 | +68.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,860,847 | £12,496,955 | +26.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,212,885 | £7,172,627 | +15.4% | |
| Equity | £6,212,885 | £7,172,627 | +15.4% | |
| Average employees | 225 | 223 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £11,167,371 | £12,262,165 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,468,572 | £3,859,948 | +11.3% |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.4% | 54.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.98x | 4.40x |
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
- Xeinadin 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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Highfield were the winner of Chamber Large Business of the Year Award along with being awarded the very prestigious Kings Award for International Trade.”
- “The directors look forward to building on the historic growth and profitability that the Company has achieved and continue to seek new opportunities to benefit the business. We will continue to support digital solutions and are very well placed to embrace the opportunities arising online. We see significant growth opportunities in engineering and international sales. The International expansion is expected to escalate as we develop more LinkedIn Forums, a Highfield Membership Organisation, a 'Gold Standard Training' Strategy (supported by international regulatory bodies and corporate clients), together with a new international website to promote global E-learning.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRENGER, Jason | Secretary | 2008-01-21 | — | British |
| SPRENGER, Christian Marc | Director | 2010-09-17 | Jun 1976 | British |
| SPRENGER, Jason Antony Lee | Director | 2008-11-14 | May 1973 | British |
| SPRENGER, Richard | Director | 2010-09-17 | Jan 1950 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-01-21 | 2008-01-21 |
| ASHLEY, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2008-11-14 | 2010-09-17 |
| SPRENGER, Richard | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2008-05-10 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-01-21 | 2008-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Antony Lee Sprenger | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Christian Marc Sprenger | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-01 | 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.