HARTSHORNE GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.9m
+15.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £115,212,000 | £122,007,000 | £135,254,000 | +10.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,644,000 | £5,560,000 | £6,438,000 | +15.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,098,000 | £5,100,000 | £5,893,000 | +15.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,265,000 | £3,791,000 | £4,216,000 | +11.2% | |
| Cash | £8,173,000 | £9,566,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,150,000 | £21,894,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £13,618,000 | £17,409,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £13,618,000 | £17,409,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 218 | 246 | — | — | |
| Wages | £9,731,000 | £10,626,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £646,000 | £628,000 | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.1% | 25.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.71x | — | |
| Interest cover | 10.47x | 8.58x | 9.32x |
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
- HARTSHORNE GROUP LIMITED 2010-07-20 → present
- LUPFAW 293 LIMITED 2010-05-26 → 2010-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, after making appropriate enquiries, and taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that would cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- HARTSHORNE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Hartshorne Motor Services Limited 100%
- Penn Commercials Limited 100%
- HY Parts Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULPITT, Jayne Michelle | Secretary | 2019-06-01 | — | — |
| BULPITT, Jayne Michelle | Director | 2017-06-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| COWEN, James Andrew | Director | 2017-06-01 | May 1986 | British |
| CRONIN, Martin James | Director | 2010-07-23 | Apr 1965 | British |
| CROWLEY, David | Director | 2019-06-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2010-07-23 | 2018-05-03 |
| BROOKFIELD, Phillip David | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2019-06-01 |
| CRONIN, Brian | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2019-06-01 |
| EMSLEY, Kevin Harry | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2010-07-23 |
| FLETCHER, Andrew Richard | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2018-05-03 |
| LUPFAW FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-05-26 | 2010-07-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cronin Family Investment Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2021-03-08 |
| Mr Andrew Richard Fletcher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-05-02 |
| Martin James Cronin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-01 | Active |
| Hartshorne Crossroads Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-20 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.