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HOLDSWORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED

#01280605 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1976-10-07 (50y) · Last filing 2026-09-30 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 82990 · N Administrative & Support Service Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-11-30 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-10-13 (in 12 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£24m

+32.4% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£33m

+6.1% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

433

-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£4m

-39% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28

Metric Trend 2024-02-292025-02-282026-02-28 Δ vs prior
Turnover £143,813,831£132,555,735£135,990,530 +2.6%
Operating profit £9,790,348£5,760,364£3,329,278 -42.2%
Profit before tax £10,644,352£6,527,794£3,983,561 -39%
Net profit £7,956,985£4,818,471£2,928,308 -39.2%
Cash £17,001,182£18,289,266£24,218,982 +32.4%
Total assets less current liabilities £29,210,717£34,342,239£36,247,397 +5.5%
Net assets £27,751,374£31,187,790£33,105,713 +6.1%
Equity £27,751,374£31,187,790£33,105,713 +6.1%
Average employees 456441433 -1.8%
Wages £15,449,902£15,184,025£15,479,140 +1.9%
Directors' remuneration £154,121£163,721£599,211 +266%
Directors' pension contributions ——£440,000 —

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 2024-02-292025-02-282026-02-28
Operating margin 6.8%4.3%2.4%
Net margin 5.5%3.6%2.2%
Return on capital employed 33.5%16.8%9.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 37.4%34.5%40.6%
Current ratio 2.44x2.85x2.27x
Interest cover —41.64x20.81x

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 1 time since incorporation

  1. HOLDSWORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-04-27 → present
  2. MICHAEL I. HOLDSWORTH LIMITED 1976-10-07 → 1999-04-27

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Hawsons Chartered Accountants
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After due consideration of all relevant factors, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

  1. HOLDSWORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
    1. Michael I Holdsworth Limited 100% · England, UK · food distribution

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 6 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HOLDSWORTH, Millicent Leonora Director 2023-12-01 May 1980 British
HOLDSWORTH, Rupert Michael Ellis Director 2009-01-30 Nov 1978 British
Show 6 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MARRIOTT, John Andrew Secretary — 1999-07-01
TREVETHICK, Esther Victoria Secretary 1999-07-01 2023-11-22
HOLDSWORTH, Michael Ian Director — 2011-04-04
MARRIOTT, John Andrew Director — 2023-01-20
TREVETHICK, Esther Victoria Director 2009-01-30 2023-11-22
WOOD, Janet Louise Director 1993-06-01 1995-06-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Michael Ian Holdsworth Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 145 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-07-04 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-07-04 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-07-04 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-07-04 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-11-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-11-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-09 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2024-10-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-08-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-01-10 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2024-01-10 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2023-12-01 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-12-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-12-01 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-11-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-10-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-02-24 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2023-02-15 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2023-01-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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