HOWARD TENENS LIMITED
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Cash
£13M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£148M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
783
Average over period
Profit before tax
£13M
Period ending 2025-09-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £129,382,000 | £128,757,000 | £133,212,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £15,567,000 | £27,172,000 | £16,343,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £13,247,000 | £24,316,000 | £12,938,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £9,743,000 | £17,232,000 | £9,990,000 | — | |
| Cash | £12,707,000 | £12,877,000 | £12,710,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £169,457,000 | £210,227,000 | £224,205,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £124,783,000 | £140,157,000 | £147,890,000 | — | |
| Equity | £124,783,000 | £140,157,000 | £147,890,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 769 | 793 | 783 | — | |
| Wages | £30,499,000 | £33,551,000 | £33,854,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,165,000 | £3,176,000 | £4,100,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 21.1% | 12.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 13.4% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.2% | 12.9% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 46.5% | 46.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 5.27x | 7.92x | 4.29x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HOWARD TENENS LIMITED 2009-05-07 → present
- BCOMP 367 LIMITED 2008-09-05 → 2009-05-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors remain confident that the business has the ability to continue operating profitably and meet funding covenants for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties. Business plans looking ahead for three years are regularly reviewed and updated and confirm this position. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOWARD TENENS LIMITED · parent
- Howard Tenens (North West) Limited 100%
- Howard Tenens Logistics Limited 100%
- Howard Tenens Development Limited 100%
- Tenens Sharpness LLP 100%
- Howard Tenens Power (HTP) Limited 100%
- Howard Tenens Power (Project A) Limited 100%
- Howard Tenens Guernsey Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2025, the group acquired a further property for the sum of £9.5m. In January 2026, the Group amended and restated their funding arrangement, increasing the revolving credit facility to £75 million. This lending is no longer sustainability linked. In March 2026, the Group terminated the existing hedging instrument and simultaneously entered into a new hedging instrument. This now covers £50 million of the facility, with a cap of 4.0% and a collar of 3.25%, terminating in line with the funding arrangement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Benjamin John | Secretary | 2016-02-02 | — | — |
| BEECHAM, Julian Mark | Director | 2009-04-16 | Jun 1951 | British |
| EMMS, Simon John | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
| HARTLES, James | Director | 2019-02-01 | Mar 1984 | British |
| HODGSON, Andrew Jackson | Director | 2026-03-23 | Jan 1969 | British |
| MORRIS, Benjamin John | Director | 2009-04-16 | May 1972 | British |
| MORRIS, Peter Ewan | Director | 2009-04-16 | Jun 1944 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher Winston | Director | 2009-07-01 | Apr 1944 | British |
| WATERER, Carl David Mark | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Robert Conquer Arbuckle | Secretary | 2009-04-16 | 2016-02-02 |
| BPE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-05 | 2009-04-16 |
| BAIN, Thomas Fraser, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-03-28 |
| CHARLTON, Keith Pearson | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2019-01-31 |
| EDE, Jonathan | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2025-07-15 |
| GARNETT, Margaret Anne | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2009-04-16 |
| MORRIS, Daniel Peter | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2026-05-18 |
| SMITH, William Arthur, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenens Ptc Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-10 | Active |
| Mr Peter Ewan Morris | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | MR02 | mortgage | Mortgage acquire with deed with charge number charge acquisition date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.