HAMILTON BARNES ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£979K
+29.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1M
-52.5% vs 2024
Employees
67
-42.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£178K
+126.9% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £20,572,558 | £17,324,380 | £17,616,648 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £444,477 | -£1,076,901 | £189,062 | +117.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £444,478 | -£662,030 | £177,870 | +126.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £406,131 | -£629,722 | £341,134 | +154.2% | |
| Cash | £252,937 | £512,106 | £1,539,901 | £1,837,290 | £753,804 | £979,008 | +29.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £200,976 | £803,814 | £2,996,400 | £3,522,087 | £2,474,857 | £1,125,552 | -54.5% | |
| Net assets | £199,226 | £793,016 | £2,947,405 | £3,356,534 | £2,371,613 | £1,125,552 | -52.5% | |
| Equity | £199,226 | £793,016 | £2,947,405 | £3,356,534 | £2,371,613 | £1,125,552 | -52.5% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 31 | 55 | 98 | 117 | 67 | -42.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,407,663 | £6,296,003 | £3,265,360 | -48.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £313,065 | £217,127 | £216,453 | -0.3% |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.2% | -6.2% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.0% | -3.6% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.6% | -43.5% | 16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 77.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.34x | 1.62x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 16.49x | — | 16.89x |
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
- TC 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.”
Group structure
- HAMILTON BARNES ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Hamilton Barnes Europe Limited 100%
- Hamilton Barnes Gmbh 100%
Significant events
- “In response to market conditions, management introduced efficiency and cost-saving measures during the year, including headcount reductions and tighter control of discretionary spending, to better align the Company's cost base with current trading conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, George | Director | 2014-05-06 | Dec 1990 | British |
| ELLIS-BARKER, Nicholas Simon | Director | 2014-05-06 | Oct 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Barnes Associates Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-13 | Active |
| Nicholas Simon Ellis-Barker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-13 |
| George Leo Barnes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.