H.TEMPEST LIMITED

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

• Turnover

  -0.2%

  £39,297,959 → £39,220,093

• Cash

  -3%

  £23,170,619 → £22,482,039

• Net assets

  +1.5%

  £26,164,840 → £26,567,898

• Employees

  -5.3%

  604 → 572

• Operating profit

  -107.3%

  £1,001,947 → -£72,829

• Profit before tax

  -57.9%

  £1,719,588 → £724,258

• Wages

  -0.8%

  £14,468,559 → £14,358,749

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Old Mill Audit Limited

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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. H.TEMPEST LIMITED · parent
   1. Allyearbooks Limited 100% · UK · Year books in education
   2. Tempest Photography Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   3. The Graduation Gowning Company Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   4. Jolt Media Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   5. Tempest Travel Photography Limited 100% · UK · Cruise ship photography

Significant events

• “2024 saw our sales drop in the School Photography market but we did see some further growth from our cruise ship photography business. Overall turnover across the group was £39.5M.”
• “Profits have reduced from £1.9M in 2023 to £800K in 2024. The drop in turnover within our school photography division can be attributed to a drop in the number of accounts photographed.”
• “We continued to try and control costs as much as possible in 2024, however there is still much work to do particularly with our vehicle fleet and transport costs.”
• “Tempest Travel Photography saw a good increase in turnover with more ships using our service although profit margin was reduced due to increases in commission payments.”
• “Allyearbooks Limited, our yearbook business, saw a small increase in profit and this is another area of the business where we have plans for expansion within our existing school photography work.”
• “Supplier prices will see some increases in 2025, but we will continue to seek the best value wherever possible to mitigate these increases.”
• “The large increase in employer National Insurance contributions from April 2025 will lead to increased employment costs.”
• “We continue to invest across the business to ensure that we remain at the forefront of the industry. We have recently undertaken some restructuring that has led to some key changes in how we operate the business.”
• “We have introduced a new service for customers in the school market which enables customization of images which we hope will increase our market share and revenue.”
• “New cameras that were rolled out in 2024 have improved the quality of our image capture and with further enhancements for our customers' online experience we hope to see an increase in participation.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.