A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£441k
-49.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-3% vs 2024
Employees
178
-12.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £21,984,451 | £23,195,149 | £18,847,188 | -18.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,388,867 | £1,134,193 | -£766,727 | -167.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,293,201 | £1,050,512 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £905,217 | £784,126 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,080,845 | £869,265 | £440,667 | -49.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,434,873 | £13,584,084 | £13,501,323 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £12,318,176 | £12,754,302 | £12,377,371 | -3% | |
| Equity | £12,318,176 | £12,754,302 | £12,377,371 | -3% | |
| Average employees | 207 | 204 | 178 | -12.7% | |
| Wages | £6,497,708 | £6,794,259 | £6,057,478 | -10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,415 | £345,602 | £270,325 | -21.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,006 | £23,882 | £30,130 | +26.2% |
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 | 6.3% | 4.9% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 3.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | 8.3% | -5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.4% | 36.1% | 34.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.42x | 2.56x | 2.67x | |
| Interest cover | 14.52x | 13.55x | -12.58x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Spring Valley Trading Limited 100%
- The Atkinson Dyeing Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “two high specification Dornier looms were commissioned in Spring 2025”
- “commissioned its first automated cutting table and installed a brand-new jigger into its wet processing plant”
- “During 2025, the business successfully invested in three new and highly experienced international sales managers”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHERTON, Philip Edward | Director | 2026-09-01 | May 1966 | British |
| MARTIN, Lee Stephen | Director | 2022-08-31 | Sep 1977 | British |
| TAYLOR, Robert James | Director | 2026-08-12 | May 1989 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOK, Kevin Thurwell | Secretary | 2003-07-15 | 2008-01-01 |
| COOP, Gerard | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2010-05-25 |
| LAURENSON, Stephen Mountfort | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2003-07-15 |
| PAWSON, Trevor | Secretary | — | 2002-04-01 |
| ARCHER, Derrick | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BROOK, Kevin Thurwell | Director | 2004-03-16 | 2008-01-01 |
| COOP, Gerard | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2010-05-25 |
| FINNIGAN, John Howard | Director | 1998-01-15 | 2000-04-04 |
| GRAY, Michele Foreman | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1999-08-06 |
| HAINSWORTH, Adam Wilson | Director | 1999-01-11 | 2020-11-30 |
| HAINSWORTH, David | Director | — | 2004-10-05 |
| HAINSWORTH, Paul Reuben | Director | 2012-01-11 | 2019-04-26 |
| HAINSWORTH, Roger Charles | Director | 1999-01-11 | 2011-04-06 |
| HAINSWORTH, Thomas Christian | Director | 1999-01-11 | 2021-07-30 |
| HEMMING, Stephen | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| HUTTON, Graham Paul | Director | 2010-05-31 | 2015-09-01 |
| MCDOUGALL, Ian | Director | — | 1999-08-06 |
| MCLAREN, Amanda Louise | Director | 2021-04-27 | 2026-08-31 |
| PATTISON, Kate | Director | 2021-07-30 | 2022-08-31 |
| PAWSON, Trevor | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| ROBINSON, Brian | Director | 1999-01-11 | 1999-10-18 |
| SIDDALL, Andrew John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-01-09 |
| SIMPSON, Diane Leigh | Director | 2010-05-31 | 2015-09-01 |
| TAYLOR, Rachel Clare | Director | 2000-08-30 | 2015-09-01 |
| WALKER, Derek | Director | 2000-04-04 | 2004-09-30 |
| WIGHTMAN, Gerald | Director | 1999-01-11 | 2007-03-31 |
| WRIGHT, Andrew Edward Blayney | Director | 2019-04-26 | 2025-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.W. Hainsworth Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-22 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.