HARTS GROUP LTD
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Cash
£1.6m
+15.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.8m
+25.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
334
-6.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£873k
+114.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1.3 of the financial statements concerning the group's ability to continue as a going concern. The group had net current liabilities of £2,264,244 as at 31 July 2025. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 1.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,727,311 | £23,154,560 | £23,376,714 | +1% | |
| Operating profit | £606,341 | £568,487 | £1,043,702 | +83.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £391,443 | £406,925 | £872,626 | +114.4% | |
| Net profit | £304,320 | £323,282 | £789,107 | +144.1% | |
| Cash | £1,835,730 | £1,395,159 | £1,606,509 | +15.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,393,751 | £4,106,518 | £4,163,461 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,135,363 | £2,258,645 | £2,832,548 | +25.4% | |
| Equity | £2,135,363 | £2,258,645 | £2,832,548 | +25.4% | |
| Average employees | 329 | 356 | 334 | -6.2% | |
| Wages | £8,655,273 | £9,120,073 | £8,784,245 | -3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £193,117 | £188,263 | £209,271 | +11.2% |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 2.5% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 13.8% | 25.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 80.6% | 76.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 0.62x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | 2.82x | 3.52x | 6.10x |
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
- HARTS GROUP LTD 2018-02-12 → present
- HART BROTHERS RESTAURANTS LIMITED 2010-02-26 → 2018-02-12
- QUO VADIS COLLECTIONS LIMITED 2008-02-05 → 2010-02-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Newby Castleman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.3 of the financial statements concerning the group's ability to continue as a going concern. The group had net current liabilities of £2,264,244 as at 31 July 2025. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 1.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- HARTS GROUP LTD · parent
- Barrafina Limited 100%
- Fino Restaurant Limited 100%
- Leoni's Quo Vadis Limited 100%
- Quo Vadis Soho Limited 80%
- Barrafina Outside Catering Ltd 100%
- Barrafina Borough Yards Ltd 100%
- Barrafina International Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGSON, Steven David | Secretary | 2008-02-08 | — | United Kingdom |
| CADOGAN, William John, Honourable | Director | 2010-06-29 | Nov 1973 | British |
| EDGSON, Steven David | Director | 2008-02-08 | Nov 1967 | United Kingdom |
| GABB, Harry Rollo | Director | 2010-06-29 | May 1972 | English |
| HART, James Harry | Director | 2017-02-27 | Mar 1982 | British |
| HART, Samuel Kinsford | Director | 2008-02-08 | Sep 1974 | British |
| HART, Stefa Belitis | Director | 2010-06-29 | Mar 1949 | British |
| HINDMARSH, Caren Ayre | Director | 2018-03-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| SOMERVILLE, Crispin | Director | 2018-03-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| WATKINS, Anna Maria | Director | 2022-07-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-02-05 | 2008-02-05 |
| GABB, Caspar Charles | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2024-06-25 |
| HART, Edward George | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2024-02-09 |
| HART, Timothy Frederick | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2018-09-17 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2008-02-05 | 2008-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Harry Rollo Gabb | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-01-26 | Active |
| Mr Samuel Kinsford Hart | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-09-24 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-04-24 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-04-23 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-08-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.