ISON HARRISON LIMITED
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Cash
£8.6M
+17.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+19.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
326
+29.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.8M
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,322,881 | £19,995,937 | £24,732,182 | +23.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,788,422 | £2,833,252 | £2,556,086 | -9.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,434,760 | £4,721,071 | £4,793,929 | +1.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,536,067 | £3,554,643 | £3,624,496 | +2% | |
| Cash | £4,688,345 | £7,295,738 | £8,560,049 | +17.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,883,364 | £9,098,007 | £10,789,503 | +18.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,833,364 | £9,038,007 | £10,762,503 | +19.1% | |
| Equity | £6,833,364 | £9,038,007 | £10,762,503 | +19.1% | |
| Average employees | 248 | 251 | 326 | +29.9% | |
| Wages | £9,425,276 | £10,690,211 | £13,829,517 | +29.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,090,225 | £1,736,681 | £2,020,278 | +16.3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.6% | 14.2% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 17.8% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 55.0% | 31.1% | 23.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.05x | 2.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 76.11x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company forecasts to have sufficient cash flows to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of approval of the accounts. The directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ISON HARRISON LIMITED · parent
- Cohen Cramer Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2024 the Group opened its nineteenth branch office in Queensbury, closely followed in June 2024 by branch number twenty in Selby. Both offices have quickly become established in their local markets.”
- “In July 2024 the Group took on a bigger challenge and completed the acquisition of Cohen Cramer Solicitors, adding over 30 new employees and additional specialisms in personal injury, criminal, and law cost drafting work to the Group's offering.”
- “By the end of 2024 the employee headcount had increased from 273 to 355.”
- “The Group secured the legal industry's Cyber Essentials accreditation in 2024.”
- “a dedicated compliance team was established in 2024 to monitor and respond to regulatory developments promptly.”
- “The Group now ranks amongst the top 150 law firms nationally and continues its strategy of organic growth with new offices planned for 2025 in Skipton and Brighouse, alongside further acquisitions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEARING, Jonathan Leslie Mark | Secretary | 2008-02-04 | — | British |
| BLAND, Jennifer | Director | 2022-04-11 | Apr 1984 | English |
| COULTHARD, Richard David | Director | 2022-04-14 | May 1985 | British |
| LAUGHEY, Sarah Mary | Director | 2022-02-25 | Mar 1980 | English |
| MACKENZIE, Dominic Peter Stewart | Director | 2008-05-22 | Dec 1974 | British |
| NAYLOR, Gareth | Director | 2022-04-11 | Dec 1980 | English |
| THOMPSON, James Jolyon Leslie | Director | 2022-02-25 | Aug 1980 | British |
| WEARING, Jonathan Leslie Mark | Director | 2008-01-24 | Jun 1970 | British |
| WHITE, Natalie Elizabeth | Director | 2024-11-07 | Mar 1981 | English |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMPERLEY, Richard John | Secretary | 2008-01-24 | 2008-02-04 |
| COATES, Beverley | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2008-05-22 |
| HARRISON, Stephen Charles | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2010-08-31 |
| NEALE, Stephen Mark | Director | 2014-07-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| TIMPERLEY, Richard John | Director | 2008-01-24 | 2023-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Star Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2022-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Dominic Peter Stewart Mackenzie | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-01 |
| Mr Jonathan Leslie Mark Wearing | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-01 |
| Mr Richard John Timperley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.