EXENTEC U.K. HARGREAVES LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.2m
+20.6% vs 2024
Employees
233
+12% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£720k
-45% first positive since 2022
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,475,000 | £29,946,000 | £34,139,000 | £34,728,000 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £892,000 | -£2,375,000 | £1,401,000 | £768,000 | -45.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £821,000 | -£2,430,000 | £1,308,000 | £720,000 | -45% | |
| Net profit | £674,000 | -£3,549,000 | £1,308,000 | £720,000 | -45% | |
| Cash | £1,154,000 | £3,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,879,000 | £1,307,000 | £3,660,000 | £4,335,000 | +18.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,856,000 | £1,307,000 | £3,489,000 | £4,209,000 | +20.6% | |
| Equity | — | £1,307,000 | £3,489,000 | £4,209,000 | +20.6% | |
| Average employees | 239 | 203 | 208 | 233 | +12% | |
| Wages | — | — | £10,600,000 | £12,229,000 | +15.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £280,064 | £565,173 | £464,685 | £695,446 | +49.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £48,930 | £52,484 | +7.3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £288,425 | £269,064 | -6.7% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | -7.9% | 4.1% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | -11.9% | 3.8% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.3% | -181.7% | 38.3% | 17.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 79.2% | 70.6% | 67.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.20x | 3.33x | |
| Interest cover | 12.56x | -43.18x | 15.06x | 16.00x |
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 6 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-12-16
- EXENTEC U.K. HARGREAVES LTD 2024-12-16 → present
- EXYTE HARGREAVES LIMITED 2018-10-23 → 2024-12-16
- MW HARGREAVES LIMITED 2017-11-30 → 2018-10-23
- HARGREAVES DUCTWORK LIMITED 2012-10-30 → 2017-11-30
- SENIOR HARGREAVES LIMITED 2001-12-17 → 2012-10-30
- SENIOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 1991-10-28 → 2001-12-17
- HENRY HARGREAVES & SONS,LIMITED 1934-06-07 → 1991-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- EXENTEC U.K. HARGREAVES LTD · parent
- Delicatessen Engineering Services Private Limited 100%
- Exyte Engineering India Private Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEVIS, James Philip | Director | 2022-10-01 | Aug 1979 | British |
| GORMAN, Ryan Oliver | Director | 2025-03-01 | May 1987 | British |
| GORMAN, Steven | Director | 2025-10-28 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALE-MORGAN, David Philip | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 1995-10-12 |
| DYER, Kenneth Eric | Secretary | 1995-10-12 | 1998-09-17 |
| DYER, Kenneth Eric | Secretary | — | 1993-09-30 |
| JACKSON, Felicity Elaine | Secretary | 2018-02-21 | 2019-06-26 |
| LAKE, Emily | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2018-02-21 |
| LUTKEVITCH, David Joseph | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2012-10-16 |
| TAYLOR, Derek | Secretary | 1999-10-27 | 2001-06-18 |
| WARD, Brian Geoffrey | Secretary | 2001-06-18 | 2003-07-01 |
| WARD, Brian Geoffrey | Secretary | 1998-09-17 | 1999-10-27 |
| BARRETT, Andrew John | Director | 2016-07-25 | 2016-11-29 |
| BASS, Keith William | Director | — | 1991-06-09 |
| BELL, Terence | Director | 1991-10-28 | 1992-10-02 |
| CALE-MORGAN, David Philip | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-09-25 |
| CAMERON, Ian Thomas | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| COTTERILL, David | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| CRANE, Keith | Director | — | 1995-06-26 |
| DECKER, Edmund | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-06-30 |
| DIGOIN-DANZIN, Renaud Florent | Director | 2016-11-29 | 2017-08-17 |
| DYER, Kenneth Eric | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| FAREY, Ernest Ken | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2018-02-24 |
| FOWLER, Jane | Director | 2016-11-29 | 2021-04-12 |
| FRANCIS, Carl Douglas | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2000-08-31 |
| GAGG, Jonathan Woodley | Director | 1993-05-24 | 1995-09-25 |
| GAMBLE, Kevin George Alfred | Director | 1992-12-12 | 1995-09-25 |
| GREENHAIGH, Peter Gerard | Director | 2012-10-16 | 2016-11-29 |
| HARRISON, Neil Timothy | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| HOPKINSON, Timothy | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2017-01-31 |
| HUNT-TAYLOR, Barry Charles | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Andrew Philip | Director | 2012-10-16 | 2013-05-31 |
| LEIGHTON, Denis John | Director | 1991-10-28 | 2000-06-30 |
| LOWE, David William | Director | — | 1991-10-28 |
| MENZIES, Graham Reid | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2008-04-25 |
| NICHOLLS, Simon James | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2012-10-16 |
| RODD, Michael Arthur | Director | 2021-04-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| ROLLINS, Mark | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2012-10-16 |
| SNEYD, Andy Mark | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2022-08-01 |
| TAYLOR, Derek | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2001-06-18 |
| TAYLOR, John James | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| TURNBULL, Nicholas Vincent | Director | 1995-09-25 | 1998-03-31 |
| WARD, Brian Geoffrey | Director | 1993-09-20 | 2004-02-11 |
| WARD, Brian Geoffrey | Director | — | 1991-10-28 |
| WHARTON, Richard Barrington | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1999-10-27 |
| WHITE, Kevin | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2011-08-31 |
| WHITE, Kevin | Director | — | 1991-10-28 |
| WILKES, Roderick Edward | Director | 1991-10-28 | 1994-06-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Byron David Trott | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-12-31 | Active |
| Georg Stumpf | Legal person | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
| Mag. Georg Stumpf | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Active |
| Mw High Tech Projects Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-16 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-16 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.