HARRIS TOBIAS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+43.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4.5m
+39.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
5
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.3m
+220.9% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-09-30.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,527,199 | £20,219,322 | £20,184,253 | £43,960,071 | £48,637,305 | £56,209,191 | +15.6% | |
| Operating profit | £328,801 | £482,619 | £455,127 | £981,418 | -£1,078,758 | £1,292,243 | +219.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £342,635 | £482,743 | £455,127 | £986,927 | -£1,069,837 | £1,292,965 | +220.9% | |
| Net profit | £254,294 | £379,654 | £382,514 | £813,489 | -£1,139,872 | £1,294,487 | +213.6% | |
| Cash | £605,408 | £487,837 | £713,916 | £1,470,894 | £806,241 | £1,158,064 | +43.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,913,171 | £3,298,025 | £3,680,539 | £4,394,028 | £3,254,156 | £4,548,643 | +39.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,913,171 | £3,298,025 | £3,680,539 | £4,394,028 | £3,254,156 | £4,548,643 | +39.8% | |
| Equity | £2,913,171 | £3,298,025 | £3,680,539 | £4,394,028 | £3,254,156 | £4,548,643 | +39.8% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0% | |
| Wages | £271,380 | £324,807 | £257,262 | £449,599 | £200,081 | £532,799 | +166.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £179,255 | £194,999 | £170,730 | £323,550 | £70,000 | £404,282 | +477.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £10,000 | £10,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £70,000 | £404,282 | +477.5% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | -2.2% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | -2.3% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 14.6% | 12.4% | 22.3% | -33.2% | 28.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.9% | 41.1% | 45.4% | 43.7% | 65.3% | 57.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.49x | 1.69x |
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
- Ryecroft Glenton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HARRIS TOBIAS LIMITED · parent
- Percy Tobias & Company Limited 100%
- Feeding Stuff & Fertilisers (London) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company saw turnover increase. These movements were principally the result of increased commodity and freight prices globally, due to the war between Russia and Ukraine.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADDAN, Ralph Buchanan Alexander | Director | 2025-08-26 | Dec 1964 | British |
| STOTT, Jacqueline Frances | Director | 2013-04-06 | Feb 1982 | British |
| STOYELL, Christer Eric | Director | 2024-11-12 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUGUID, Adam Matthew | Secretary | 2022-03-28 | 2024-09-06 |
| MINOR, Jayne Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2019-03-08 |
| HUNTER, Neil Francis | Director | 2020-03-11 | 2024-09-06 |
| POPE, Rodney Edward Thomas | Director | — | 2020-03-10 |
| POPE, Susan Elizabeth | Director | — | 2020-03-10 |
| SANDERSON, Lee David | Director | 2023-03-20 | 2024-09-06 |
| TURTON, Neil | Director | 2020-03-11 | 2024-09-06 |
| VIERGUTZ, Marina Nitsa | Director | 2024-09-06 | 2024-11-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gvo B-1 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-03-11 | Active |
| Mr Rodney Edward Thomas Pope | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
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