HL DISPLAY HARLOW LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
-11.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£10m
+0.1% vs 2024
Employees
109
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.3m
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,830,000 | £21,452,000 | £22,172,000 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,520,000 | £4,806,000 | £5,312,000 | +10.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,511,000 | £4,819,000 | £5,334,000 | +10.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,774,000 | £3,750,000 | £4,113,000 | +9.7% | |
| Cash | — | £3,252,000 | £2,883,000 | -11.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,660,000 | £10,427,000 | £10,819,000 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £8,553,000 | £10,255,000 | £10,264,000 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £8,553,000 | £10,255,000 | £10,264,000 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 97 | 102 | 109 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £4,033,000 | £4,607,000 | £4,953,000 | +7.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £156,000 | £157,000 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £11,000 | £12,000 | +9.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £11,000 | £11,000 | £12,000 | +9.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 22.4% | 24.0% | |
| Net margin | 14.7% | 17.5% | 18.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.6% | 46.1% | 49.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.7% | 18.0% | 23.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.93x | 3.27x | 2.33x |
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
- HL DISPLAY HARLOW LIMITED 2013-04-22 → present
- PPE LIMITED 1989-04-25 → 2013-04-22
- E.M.PARKER(HERTS.)LIMITED 1971-06-04 → 1989-04-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries and including the considerations of the current economic climate, future economic forecasts and the additional support available from the parent company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the going concern period up to the 12 months up until 31 July 2027.”
Group structure
- HL DISPLAY HARLOW LIMITED · parent
- Point of Sale Centre Limited
- POS Centre Limited
Significant events
- “The directors declared and paid a dividend in the month of June 2026 for the year ended 31 December 2025 of £1,500,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKINGER BLACKADDER, Claire Ruth | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1968 | Swedish |
| GATT, Stephen | Director | 2024-03-12 | Jun 1971 | Maltese |
| JOHANSSON, Ove Lennart | Director | 2024-03-12 | Jan 1974 | Swedish |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Duncan | Secretary | 2011-08-19 | 2023-04-30 |
| PARKER, Nigel Ian | Secretary | — | 2011-08-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Howard Martin | Secretary | 2023-05-01 | 2024-03-12 |
| BERGENDORFF, Magnus Carl Gunnar | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2016-11-30 |
| BORGMAN, Bjorn Jan | Director | 2020-05-26 | 2024-03-12 |
| BRACEWELL, Lily | Director | 1993-02-18 | 2008-04-10 |
| CLARK, Peter Rowland | Director | 1993-02-18 | 2010-09-17 |
| DUBUY, Gerard | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2015-09-29 |
| ELIASSON, Benno | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-04-14 |
| HILL, Duncan William | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| JONSSON, Nina Katriina | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2020-05-26 |
| MAGNUSSON, Torbjorn Ulf Erik | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2024-03-12 |
| MAILER, Roy John | Director | 2002-05-27 | 2013-09-10 |
| MORLEY, Colin Andrew, Mr. | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-08-19 |
| PARKER, Neil Anthony | Director | — | 2011-06-30 |
| PARKER, Nigel Ian | Director | — | 2011-08-19 |
| SUNDQVIST, Per, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2011-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Howard Martin | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2024-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hl Display Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-31 | Active |
| Ratos Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-31 |
| Hl Display Uk Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.