HARNBURY LTD
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Cash
£76K
-68.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£666K
+20.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
186
-7.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£194K
-16.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,405,762 | £11,562,474 | £11,546,594 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £361,538 | £232,919 | £194,419 | -16.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £250,578 | £361,538 | £232,919 | £194,293 | -16.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £220,649 | £361,538 | £216,819 | £168,853 | -22.1% | |
| Cash | £1,409,392 | £1,635,752 | £1,957,793 | £323,552 | £242,219 | £76,105 | -68.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,212,229 | -£1,610,992 | -£1,385,443 | -£1,023,905 | -£790,986 | -£607,933 | +23.1% | |
| Net assets | -£1,247,129 | -£1,633,592 | -£1,412,943 | -£1,051,405 | -£834,586 | -£665,733 | +20.2% | |
| Equity | -£1,247,129 | -£1,633,592 | -£1,412,943 | -£1,051,405 | -£834,586 | -£665,733 | +20.2% | |
| Average employees | 188 | 153 | 204 | 222 | 201 | 186 | -7.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,805,894 | £3,983,310 | £3,491,237 | £3,733,504 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.9% | 2.0% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 122.0% | 114.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.65x | 0.74x | 0.77x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HARNBURY LTD 1995-10-05 → present
- CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FACILITIES LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1995-10-05
- A.C. PROFESSIONAL & MEDICAL LEASING LIMITED 1978-08-31 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As there are no factors which indicate there is a material uncertainty over the company's ability to remain a going concern during the period covered by the projections, the directors consider it appropriate that the financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company has provided a cross guarantee to one of its fellow subsidiary company's bankers in respect of that company's borrowings. The sum guaranteed as at 27 September 2025 was £7,200,000 (2024 - £6,500,000).”
- “Certain group companies are party to a group VAT registration. As parties to this registration and jointly liable, the company guarantees the VAT liabilities of other group undertakings at any given time. At the balance sheet date the company had guaranteed amounts of £2,375,139 (2024 - £1,303,814) related to other group companies, however this balance was settled in full by the relevant group undertakings subsequent to the period end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISTEFANO, Marcello Guiseppe | Director | 2010-08-30 | Dec 1978 | Italian |
| DISTEFANO, Remigio | Director | 1995-12-29 | Jan 1944 | Italian |
| DISTEFANO, Sacha | Director | 2024-06-03 | May 1980 | Italian |
| GORDON, Steven Morris | Director | 2026-06-11 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JARVIS, Jenny | Director | 2023-11-07 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REYNARD, Mary Saroja | Secretary | 2002-01-20 | 2015-12-04 |
| ROBERTSON, Michael Peter | Secretary | — | 2001-11-15 |
| ALLSOP, Roger | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
| BILLINGS, Kevin Leonard | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
| RUBINS, Jeffrey | Director | 1995-12-29 | 2003-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harnbury Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-27 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-27 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.