HEDLEY'S GROUP LTD
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Cash
£156K
-48.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3.5M
+31.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
70
-6.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£123K
-43.9% first positive since 2021
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,856,373 | £11,428,629 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £272,462 | £165,419 | -39.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£701,552 | £31,231 | £219,502 | £123,115 | -43.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £152,370 | £17,039 | -88.8% | |
| Cash | £466,869 | £624,905 | £302,178 | £155,576 | -48.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,516,390 | £3,288,639 | £3,539,158 | £4,726,473 | +33.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,443,424 | £2,465,280 | £2,645,144 | £3,488,011 | +31.9% | |
| Equity | £2,443,424 | £2,465,280 | £2,645,144 | £3,488,011 | +31.9% | |
| Average employees | 93 | 93 | 75 | 70 | -6.7% | |
| Wages | £4,137,832 | £4,981,022 | £3,910,306 | £4,117,735 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £433,480 | £377,399 | £411,648 | £428,123 | +4% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.3% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.3% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 7.7% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 51.8% | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.19x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 4.93x | 3.72x |
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
- HEDLEY'S GROUP LTD 2018-11-13 → present
- HEDLEYS HUMPERS LIMITED 1978-03-31 → 2018-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nunn Hayward LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HEDLEY'S GROUP LTD · parent
- Hedley's Group SAS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN, Brent | Secretary | 2018-01-25 | — | — |
| HEDLEY, Stephen Charlton | Director | — | Nov 1951 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEDLEY, Douglas Charlton | Secretary | — | 2018-01-25 |
| HEDLEY, Christopher John, Dr | Director | — | 2003-02-26 |
| SUN HEDLEY, Rosario Cristina Aldeguer | Director | — | 2011-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rosario Cristina Aldeguer Sun Hedley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-04-20 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Charlton Hedley | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.