HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£22K
-0.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-45.5% vs 2023
Employees
246
-0.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4M
-1,132.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,279,584 | £34,819,170 | £39,997,653 | £41,885,342 | £48,347,725 | £47,318,599 | |
| Operating profit | £3,040,726 | £3,848,243 | £640,885 | -£2,613,606 | £63,895 | -£1,207,182 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,918,712 | £3,837,754 | £742,236 | -£2,430,671 | -£288,196 | -£3,551,497 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£185,802 | -£2,701,731 | |
| Cash | £873,906 | £1,241,509 | £176,764 | £54,832 | £21,918 | £21,888 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,394,842 | £10,912,037 | £9,423,449 | £6,631,937 | £6,438,110 | £38,137,390 | |
| Net assets | £2,878,864 | £6,486,805 | £8,420,299 | £6,124,135 | £5,938,333 | £3,236,602 | |
| Equity | £2,878,864 | £6,486,805 | £8,420,299 | £6,124,135 | £5,938,333 | £3,236,602 | |
| Average employees | 236 | 240 | 245 | 251 | 248 | 246 | |
| Wages | £8,853,942 | £7,285,843 | £7,094,731 | £8,406,218 | £8,866,350 | £9,007,383 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £947,083 | £377,144 | £191,356 | £185,767 | £185,299 | £196,041 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.1%
£48,347,725 £47,318,599
-
Cash
-0.1%
£21,918 £21,888
-
Net assets
-45.5%
£5,938,333 £3,236,602
-
Employees
-0.8%
248 246
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Operating profit
-1,989.3%
£63,895 -£1,207,182
-
Profit before tax
-1,132.3%
-£288,196 -£3,551,497
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+1.6%
£8,866,350 £9,007,383
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 11.1% | 1.6% | -6.2% | 0.1% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -0.4% | -5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.4% | 35.3% | 6.8% | -39.4% | 1.0% | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 78.6% | 95.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.58x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 9.86x | 20.20x | 6.28x | -13.41x | 0.13x | -0.75x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED 2009-11-10 → present
- HARVEY SOFTENERS LIMITED 2001-03-22 → 2009-11-10
- KINETICO LIMITED 1987-11-24 → 2001-03-22
- HARVEY SOFTENERS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1987-11-24
- SURREY SOFTENERS LIMITED 1978-04-12 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has ongoing support from the parent company Osmosis Buyer Limited, who have pledged to support the company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. As a result of this, the directors are confident that the business can continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED · parent
- Harvey's Finance Limited 100%
- Heat-a-Home Limited 100%
- North East Water Softeners Limited 100%
- Tide Brazil Holdings LLC 100%
Significant events
- “During the year Harvey Water Softeners continued and expanded on the policy of the acquisition of water softener dealers.”
- “On 31 July 2021 the company became a guarantor, alongside group companies, of a credit agreement dated 30 July 2021 entered into by Al Aqua Merger Sub, Inc and Osmosis Holdings Australia II Pty Ltd, both of these entities being fellow wholly owned subsidiaries of Osmosis Holdings LP.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, Simon John | Director | 2019-10-10 | Jan 1960 | British |
| JONES, Anthony David | Director | 2019-10-10 | Apr 1976 | British |
| KNIGHT, Julienne | Director | 2025-03-07 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Ann Patricia | Secretary | — | 1993-07-07 |
| BROMWICH, Cynthia Mary | Secretary | 1993-07-07 | 2010-05-31 |
| BAMBER, Tracey Ann | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2022-11-01 |
| BOWDEN, Ann Patricia | Director | — | 2018-12-13 |
| BOWDEN, Casey | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2018-12-13 |
| BOWDEN, Harvey William | Director | — | 2018-12-13 |
| BOWER, Laurence | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-11-08 |
| BROMWICH, Cynthia Mary | Director | — | 2010-05-31 |
| CIBAS-SINIAKOVAS, Ramune Maria | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-11-08 |
| HOWSE, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2013-09-13 |
| HURWORTH, Martin Neil | Director | 2013-09-13 | 2019-09-30 |
| KENT, Jamie Christian | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2025-03-14 |
| MORENO, Roberto | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2020-06-30 |
| PATTERSON, David | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2019-05-10 |
| REGAN, Caroline Jane | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2000-01-28 |
| STUMPO, Pierpaolo | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2021-03-22 |
| TAYLOR, Mark | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| WHITE, Richard Steven Paul | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-05-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Sarah Anne | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hws Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-07 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation 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.