P.J.H. GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£75k
+97.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
-3.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
582
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.2m
-151% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £176,442,000 | £172,057,000 | £179,875,000 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £7,062,000 | £3,126,000 | -£48,000 | -101.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,384,000 | £2,418,000 | -£1,234,000 | -151% | |
| Net profit | £4,832,000 | £1,853,000 | -£1,071,000 | -157.8% | |
| Cash | £31,000 | £38,000 | £75,000 | +97.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,672,000 | £24,010,000 | £24,534,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net assets | £23,166,000 | £22,566,000 | £21,762,000 | -3.6% | |
| Equity | £23,166,000 | £22,566,000 | £21,762,000 | -3.6% | |
| Average employees | 606 | 592 | 582 | -1.7% | |
| Wages | £20,185,000 | £21,070,000 | £22,275,000 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £714,000 | £701,000 | £619,000 | -11.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £52,000 | £60,000 | £64,000 | +6.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £388,000 | £430,000 | £388,000 | -9.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 1.8% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 1.1% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.8% | 13.0% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.9% | 62.4% | 64.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.49x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 10.42x | 4.26x | -0.04x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- P.J.H. GROUP LIMITED 1986-09-12 → present
- PETER J. HOPKINSON LIMITED 1984-07-24 → 1986-09-12
- PETER J. HOPKINSON (PLUMBING FACTORS) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1984-07-24
- PETER J. HOPKINSON (PLUMBERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED 1972-05-26 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they expect the company to have sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Trustees and the Company agreed terms with Utmost Life and Pensions to convert the existing buy-in policy covering all current members of the Scheme into a buy-out of all Scheme liabilities of current members.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Jason David, Mr. | Secretary | 2012-08-29 | — | — |
| GEORGE, Richard Ian | Director | 2016-04-27 | Apr 1970 | British |
| SHAW, Jason David | Director | 2012-08-29 | Mar 1971 | British |
| GLOBE UNION (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2019-05-01 | — | — |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERRINGTON, Mark, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-04-04 | 2012-08-29 |
| GODLINGTON, Gerard David | Secretary | — | 2003-03-24 |
| PARKES, Edward Patrick | Secretary | 2003-03-24 | 2007-04-04 |
| ANDERSON, Philip Richard | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2012-04-30 |
| AXELSSON, Goran Gunnar | Director | — | 1993-12-07 |
| BARROWCLOUGH, David John | Director | — | 1995-04-24 |
| CHEN, Chung-Fang | Director | 2008-04-21 | 2013-10-30 |
| CHOU, Horng Yih | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2013-10-30 |
| CHOU, Yu-Li | Director | 2013-10-30 | 2018-10-15 |
| CLARK, Miles Andrew | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2004-05-28 |
| ERRINGTON, Mark, Mr. | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2012-08-29 |
| GODLINGTON, Gerard David | Director | 1993-12-22 | 2005-04-21 |
| HOLDEN, Ronald | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Paul | Director | — | 2005-04-21 |
| JOHNSTONE, Stephen | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2012-10-05 |
| LEE, Lee-Hui | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2018-10-15 |
| OUYOUNG, Scott | Director | 2007-04-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| POWELL, Kevin John | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2016-09-16 |
| RILEY, David | Director | 1993-12-22 | 2005-04-21 |
| SCHEFER, Bruno | Director | — | 1990-12-20 |
| SPARKES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2007-04-04 | 2008-05-05 |
| STEWART, Robert William | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| SWABY, Martin John | Director | — | 2005-04-21 |
| TOLHURST, Stephen | Director | — | 1993-12-16 |
| WHIGHAM, Steven George | Director | 1997-02-20 | 2001-01-31 |
| YATES, Andrew | Director | 1995-06-23 | 2019-12-31 |
| YEN, Kuo-Chi | Director | 2013-12-27 | 2018-10-15 |
| YOUNG, Robert Derhan | Director | 2007-04-04 | 2007-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Ian George | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-27 | Active |
| Globe Union Industrial Corp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Jason David Shaw | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Globe Union (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-16 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.