HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-18 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£24M
+243.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£39M
+32.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
299
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9M
-2% first positive since 2023
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £125,285,000 | — | — | — | — | £178,160,000 | £286,960,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £356,000 | — | -£4,549,000 | — | -£16,258,000 | £7,375,000 | £7,485,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £207,000 | — | -£4,612,000 | — | -£11,853,000 | £9,119,000 | £8,936,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £227,000 | — | -£4,612,000 | — | -£11,853,000 | £9,171,000 | £9,411,000 | |
| Cash | — | £36,128,000 | — | £21,065,000 | — | £6,970,000 | £6,950,000 | £23,848,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £41,047,000 | — | £34,616,000 | — | £41,101,000 | £44,080,000 | £41,280,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £34,139,000 | — | £29,527,000 | — | £20,072,000 | £29,243,000 | £38,654,000 | |
| Equity | £33,912,000 | £34,139,000 | £34,139,000 | £29,527,000 | £29,527,000 | £20,072,000 | £29,243,000 | £38,654,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 212 | — | 297 | — | 328 | 301 | 299 | |
| Wages | — | £15,959,000 | — | £18,314,000 | — | £21,379,000 | £20,030,000 | £20,301,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £2,042,000 | — | £1,631,000 | — | £1,667,000 | £1,214,000 | £1,832,000 |
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+61.1%
£178,160,000 £286,960,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+243.1%
£6,950,000 £23,848,000
-
Net assets
+32.2%
£29,243,000 £38,654,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-0.7%
301 299
-
Operating profit
+1.5%
£7,375,000 £7,485,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-2%
£9,119,000 £8,936,000
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+1.4%
£20,030,000 £20,301,000
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 | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | 4.1% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | 5.1% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.9% | — | -13.1% | — | -39.6% | 16.7% | 18.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78.4% | 78.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.10x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.22x | — | -15.06x | — | -32.39x | 14.75x | 11.75x |
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
- HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC 2020-09-29 → present
- HIGGINS CONSTRUCTION PLC 1999-10-25 → 2020-09-29
- D.J.HIGGINS & SONS LIMITED 1961-02-27 → 1999-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Haslers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a conclusion of this assessment along with the continuing support of the directors and shareholders, there is no material uncertainty in the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC · parent
- DJ Higgins Construction Ltd 100%
- DJ Higgins Building Works Ltd 100%
- Station Garage (Loughton) Ltd 100%
- Higgins Partnerships 1LRH Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the company refinanced its existing borrowing facilities. A new loan facility was entered into and the proceeds of which were used to settle the previous loan. The refinancing has no impact on the amounts recognised in these financial statements as at 31 July 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Mark Kevin | Secretary | 2013-09-17 | — | — |
| BAILESS, Stephen | Director | 2010-08-01 | May 1969 | English |
| FRANCIS, Mark Kevin | Director | 2018-12-03 | Mar 1980 | British |
| HIGGINS, Declan Graham | Director | 2018-08-01 | Apr 1992 | British |
| HIGGINS, Dominic Fraser | Director | 2021-08-09 | Feb 1995 | British |
| HIGGINS, William Michael | Director | 2020-08-01 | Dec 1986 | English |
| LEAKEY, Stephen John | Director | 2007-07-01 | Aug 1969 | English |
| PARKAR, Yaseen | Director | 2019-08-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| ROBINSON, Sean David | Director | 2014-08-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BODNAR-HORVATH, Robert Edmund Paul | Secretary | — | 1994-07-31 |
| HIGGINS, Stephen Peter | Secretary | 1994-07-31 | 1994-11-29 |
| LEWELLEN, Paul Hald | Secretary | 1994-11-29 | 2013-09-17 |
| BENT, Gordon Hector | Director | — | 1992-02-27 |
| BOARD, Andrew Martin | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| BODNAR-HORVATH, Robert Edmund Paul | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| BOREHAM, Stephen | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| BRADBURY, Mark William | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-06-07 |
| BRIGGS, Keith Darren | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2018-05-11 |
| BURROWS, Philip David | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2022-07-31 |
| COOKE, Paul | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| HAMILTON, Brian Alexander Malcolm | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
| HIGGINS, Derek John | Director | — | 2004-12-19 |
| HIGGINS, Richard Graham | Director | — | 2024-07-31 |
| HIGGINS, Stephen Peter | Director | 1993-02-23 | 2018-10-06 |
| KING, Benny | Director | — | 2010-07-31 |
| LAMBOURNE, Simon Alan | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2014-07-31 |
| LEWELLEN, Paul Hald | Director | 1994-11-18 | 2018-11-30 |
| MARTIN, Anthony Edward | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2005-11-11 |
| MASON, Brian Norman | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| MILLIDGE, Antony | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| MORAN, Alan John | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| MUTTER, James David | Director | — | 2009-02-27 |
| ROBERTS, Glen Phillip | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2012-11-14 |
| ROBINS, Gary | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2009-10-16 |
| SABIN, Bryan Thomas | Director | — | 2015-06-30 |
| SIDEY, Michael Arthur | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1994-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higgins Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.