H.D.SHARMAN LIMITED
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Cash
£971K
+5.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.1M
+7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
57
+1.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4M
+42.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,422,035 | £9,541,317 | £10,870,192 | £12,236,473 | £13,680,022 | +11.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,002,842 | £2,434,981 | £2,664,256 | £2,423,325 | £3,447,583 | +42.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,000,705 | £2,433,439 | £2,662,978 | £2,418,579 | £3,445,234 | +42.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,829,648 | £2,753,906 | +50.5% | |
| Cash | £1,019,092 | £1,357,487 | £1,362,108 | £1,172,495 | £917,570 | £971,230 | +5.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,493,427 | £7,664,694 | £7,710,048 | £8,256,368 | +7.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,952,711 | £4,853,973 | £5,394,665 | £7,568,756 | £7,557,716 | £8,089,003 | +7% | |
| Equity | £3,952,711 | £4,853,973 | £5,394,665 | £7,568,756 | £7,557,716 | £8,089,003 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 57 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | — | £1,667,070 | £2,233,575 | £2,535,175 | £2,558,424 | £2,650,249 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £96,042 | £133,658 | £210,454 | £146,847 | £181,819 | +23.8% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.6% | 25.5% | 24.5% | 19.8% | 25.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 15.0% | 20.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 44.3% | 34.8% | 31.4% | 41.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 39.4% | 51.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.38x | 1.82x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company has provided a cross guarantee on loans of the parent company H.D. Sharman Group Limited totalling £2,750,000 (2023 - £4,250,000). Security is held over all assets of H.D. Sharman Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COATES, Adam | Secretary | 2025-06-25 | — | — |
| COATES, Adam John | Director | 2025-06-25 | Sep 1968 | British |
| DAVERAN, Leigh Garner | Director | 2025-06-25 | Sep 1970 | British |
| DE ROZARIEUX, Mark Ian | Director | 2019-05-24 | Apr 1970 | British |
| IRVINE, John Alexander | Director | 2025-06-25 | Jul 1974 | British |
| TEASDALE, Paul William | Director | 2025-06-25 | Feb 1967 | British |
| WARD, Gregory | Director | 2025-06-25 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE ROZARIEUX, Mark Ian | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | 2025-06-25 |
| HARTLEY, Andrea Lyn | Secretary | — | 2013-12-31 |
| BULLEN, Margaret Jean | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| HARTLEY, Andrea Lyn | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| HORGAN, Barry John | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2025-06-25 |
| MOELLER-JENSEN, Jakob | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2025-06-25 |
| SHARMAN, Harold Darlington | Director | — | 2004-05-11 |
| SHARMAN, Jean | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutterline Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.