GEO. HOULTON & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-16 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-4.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+16.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
129
+4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£359K
+13.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-29
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-29 | 2021-04-29 | 2024-04-29 | 2025-04-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £25,569,298 | £26,646,344 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £223,299 | £238,038 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£724,297 | £234,191 | £315,576 | £359,042 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£67,907 | £296,808 | £382,024 | |
| Cash | — | £838,345 | £1,234,533 | £2,546,301 | £2,425,535 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £854,087 | £668,280 | £1,533,512 | £1,782,696 | |
| Net assets | — | £369,960 | £302,053 | £2,834,794 | £3,301,873 | |
| Equity | £527,720 | £369,960 | £302,053 | £2,834,794 | £3,301,873 | |
| Average employees | — | 132 | 137 | 124 | 129 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,615,294 | £4,781,406 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £115,645 | £96,472 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-29 vs 2024-04-29
-
Turnover
+4.2%
£25,569,298 £26,646,344
-
Cash
-4.7%
£2,546,301 £2,425,535
-
Net assets
+16.5%
£2,834,794 £3,301,873
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+4%
124 129
-
Operating profit
+6.6%
£223,299 £238,038
-
Profit before tax
+13.8%
£315,576 £359,042
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+3.6%
£4,615,294 £4,781,406
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-29 | 2021-04-29 | 2024-04-29 | 2025-04-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.2% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 14.6% | 13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 64.9% | 58.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.89x | 9.31x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- GEO. HOULTON & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1982-05-01 → present
- GEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITED 1935-05-17 → 1982-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Fawley Judge & Easton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore expect that, the going concern assumption will continue to apply for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- GEO. HOULTON & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Geo Houlton & Sons Limited 100%
- Houlton York Limited 100%
- Drypool Plant Limited 100%
- Geo Houlton & Sons (Developments) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The restructuring of the business in May 2021 has effectively de-risked competition from national Tier 1 contractors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS, Nicolas Bingley | Secretary | 2017-11-03 | — | — |
| DICKERSON, Paul Simon | Director | 1996-08-19 | Dec 1953 | British |
| HOULTON, Richard Gregory | Director | — | Apr 1948 | British |
| HOULTON, Thomas Richard | Director | 2010-08-23 | Nov 1983 | British |
| KNIGHTS, Keith William | Director | 1998-01-01 | Jun 1954 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARLEY, Keith | Secretary | — | 1997-04-23 |
| KNIGHTS, Keith William | Secretary | 1997-04-23 | 2017-11-03 |
| HARLEY, Keith | Director | — | 1997-12-10 |
| HOULTON, Peter Frank | Director | — | 2002-02-01 |
| HOULTON, Richard Edward | Director | — | 2006-05-07 |
| LUNT, Simon William | Director | 2012-08-07 | 2020-03-31 |
| PALMER, Colin Roderick | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2012-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Richard Houlton | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2018-08-17 | Active |
| Mrs Susan Mary Houlton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-08-17 | Active |
| Richard Gregory Houlton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.