HOVAL LIMITED
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Cash
£262K
-24.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
+72.7% vs 2025
Employees
62
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£904K
+152.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,589,181 | £9,025,429 | £11,183,218 | +23.9% | |
| Operating profit | £294,476 | -£1,602,874 | £1,004,750 | +162.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £281,587 | -£1,732,995 | £904,425 | +152.2% | |
| Net profit | £281,587 | -£1,732,995 | £904,425 | +152.2% | |
| Cash | £426,214 | £347,889 | £261,876 | -24.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,273,961 | £5,379,964 | £6,111,989 | +13.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,591,961 | £1,351,964 | £2,335,389 | +72.7% | |
| Equity | £2,591,961 | £1,351,964 | £2,335,389 | +72.7% | |
| Average employees | 85 | 62 | 62 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,505,279 | £3,396,046 | £2,902,438 | -14.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £324,095 | £398,896 | £380,895 | -4.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | -17.8% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | -19.2% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | -29.8% | 16.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.0% | 79.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.37x | 3.58x | 4.27x | |
| Interest cover | 22.62x | -7.00x | 4.31x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HOVAL LIMITED 1990-04-10 → present
- HOVAL FARRAR LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1990-04-10
- HOVAL-FARRAR BOILERS LIMITED 1957-10-31 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which the directors believe is appropriate. The ultimate parent company, Interhoval AG, has undertaken to continue its financial support of the company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial stateınents to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The directors are confident that the company will return to profitability within the coming years based on current plans and projections and continue to receive the full support of the parent company.”
Significant events
- “No subsequent events to report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG, Mandy Marie | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | — | — |
| BRETSCHER, Remo | Director | 2021-06-21 | May 1980 | Swiss |
| DAGLEY, Ian David | Director | 2005-01-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| FRICK, Fabian | Director | 2002-06-28 | Nov 1969 | Liechtenstein Citizen |
| GERNER, Peter | Director | 1997-07-04 | Jul 1967 | Liechtenstein Citizen |
| HALLEY, Kenneth Ross | Director | 2017-09-21 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMINGTON, David | Secretary | — | 2012-06-20 |
| BUCHMANN, Bernhard | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| ENGLISH, John William | Director | — | 1999-04-03 |
| FRICK, Peter | Director | — | 2019-03-31 |
| HEMINGTON, David | Director | — | 2012-06-20 |
| HERZOG, Walter | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| HIBBERD, Keith | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| MARTIN, Roy David | Director | — | 2019-03-31 |
| ROCHE, Anthony James | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| SENTI, Richard Martin, Dr | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2024-10-01 |
| STONES, Kevin | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2026-05-29 |
| WALKER, Adrian Roger | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2014-11-28 |
| WEBER, Rudolf | Director | 1997-07-04 | 2001-06-22 |
| WRIGHT, John Michael | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Gerner | Individual | Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Dr Richard Martin Senti | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
| Mr Peter Frick | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.