HALDANE FISHER LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Haldane Group Limited, the business is an independent builders and plumbers merchant that supplies construction materials, machined timber, and home improvement products to trade and public customers.
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Cash
£2.8M
+42.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£44M
-3.5% vs 2023
Employees
694
-4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.6M
-24% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £159,192,000 | £158,859,000 | -0.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,382,000 | £2,579,000 | -23.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,389,000 | £2,575,000 | -24% | |
| Net profit | £2,280,000 | £1,921,000 | -15.7% | |
| Cash | £1,982,000 | £2,827,000 | +42.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,918,000 | £45,242,000 | -3.6% | |
| Net assets | £45,672,000 | £44,093,000 | -3.5% | |
| Equity | £45,672,000 | £44,093,000 | -3.5% | |
| Average employees | 725 | 694 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £22,465,000 | £22,840,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £706,000 | £816,000 | +15.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.6% | 34.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.28x | 2.28x |
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
- HALDANE FISHER LIMITED 1990-04-30 → present
- J.S. FISHER (1990) LIMITED 1990-02-02 → 1990-04-30
- ALPHONSIN LIMITED 1990-01-17 → 1990-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these enquiries and with the letter of support in place, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- HALDANE FISHER LIMITED · parent
- Greengates Builders Merchant Ltd 100%
- Prowood Limited 100%
- Prowood Holdings Limited 100%
- Key Hardware Limited 100%
- G E Robinson & Co Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no other events since the balance sheet date which materially affect the position of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Charles Francis | Director | 2025-04-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CHAMBERS, Alan | Director | 2025-04-10 | Dec 1964 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, Monica Teresa | Director | 2015-07-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| HALDANE, David Owen | Director | 2000-12-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| HALDANE, Robert John | Director | 2024-11-18 | Nov 1994 | British |
| MACGREGOR HALDANE, Ian | Director | 1990-01-17 | Jan 1963 | British |
| STEWART, Christopher John Leslie | Director | 2025-04-10 | Apr 1971 | British |
| WALLING, Simon | Director | 2020-07-01 | May 1978 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, Carol Ann | Secretary | 1990-01-17 | 2020-07-20 |
| BOOMER, Neal | Director | 2019-12-13 | 2025-04-10 |
| CAMPBELL, Kieran | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2002-08-12 |
| CLARKE, Paedar G | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2008-11-30 |
| CULLY, Robert Andrew Glenny | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2021-05-31 |
| FOSTER, Gareth Pinder | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| GRAY, David E T | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2008-12-31 |
| GRAY, William Thomas | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2015-01-23 |
| HALDANE, Florence Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2012-03-03 |
| JOHNSTON, Mark | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2011-08-09 |
| KERR, Robert D | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2007-11-28 |
| MC KILLEN, Thomas Brian | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2008-03-31 |
| MCAULEY, Brian | Director | 2023-01-02 | 2026-03-31 |
| MURPHY, Carol Ann | Director | 1990-01-17 | 2020-07-20 |
| SHIELLS, Alan John | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| SIDLOW, Craig Anthony | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| WHITE, Oliver John Greer | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2010-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haldane Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-09 | Active |
| Ian Macgregor Haldane | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-03-09 |
| Mr David Owen Haldane | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.