HOULIHAN & CO. (EXCAVATIONS) LIMITED
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Cash
£10M
+1.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
48
-7.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.6M
+13.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £67,674,830 | £83,167,006 | £111,778,630 | +34.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,932,585 | £5,506,605 | £6,472,434 | +17.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,915,422 | £5,792,843 | £6,571,505 | +13.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,988,383 | £4,250,585 | £4,811,272 | +13.2% | |
| Cash | £10,521,740 | £10,039,502 | £10,229,872 | +1.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,948,181 | £16,825,685 | £18,539,790 | +10.2% | |
| Net assets | £16,073,977 | £16,249,560 | £16,694,165 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £16,073,977 | £16,249,560 | £16,694,165 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 52 | 48 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £3,293,793 | £3,282,273 | £3,292,112 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £295,236 | £393,993 | £723,969 | +83.8% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 5.1% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.9% | 32.7% | 34.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.87x | 1.61x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 60.91x |
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
- The MGroup Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Richard Mark | Secretary | 2018-02-09 | — | — |
| CARROLL, Richard Patrick | Director | 2023-03-06 | Jan 1983 | British |
| HUNT, Thomas Christopher | Director | 2018-04-06 | Oct 1985 | British |
| KNIGHT, Richard Mark | Director | 2011-01-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| SMOKER, Darren David | Director | 2024-07-31 | Jun 1987 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOOHAN, Michael Thomas | Secretary | 1993-06-30 | 2017-04-13 |
| HALLSON, Leonie Hilda | Secretary | 2017-04-13 | 2018-02-09 |
| HOULIHAN, John Patrick | Secretary | — | 1993-06-30 |
| BETTS, Stewart William | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-05-04 |
| DOOHAN, Michael Thomas | Director | — | 2014-10-31 |
| HALLSON, Leonie Hilda | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-02-09 |
| HOULIHAN, John Patrick | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| HOULIHAN, Veronica Mary | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Kevin | Director | — | 1997-01-28 |
| PIKE, James Anthony | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| ROOT, Keith John | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2017-02-01 |
| SHINE, David | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2023-03-06 |
| WINNEY, Ken | Director | — | 2017-02-01 |
| WITHERS, Peter Richard | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2017-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Mark Knight | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-05-17 | Active |
| Houlihan And Co (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-09-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.