ARCTIC HAYES LIMITED
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Cash
£726k
+217.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£8.8m
+17% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
32
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7m
-5.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,591,426 | £12,414,752 | £12,991,870 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,400,109 | £1,876,700 | £1,914,994 | +2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,310,924 | £1,823,884 | £1,728,160 | -5.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,013,696 | £1,377,422 | £1,278,021 | -7.2% | |
| Cash | £157,126 | £110,884 | £242,763 | £346,932 | £228,746 | £725,782 | +217.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,776,646 | £4,936,349 | £5,752,979 | £6,401,687 | £8,734,047 | £9,702,925 | +11.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,733,727 | £4,909,640 | £5,615,943 | £6,349,639 | £7,508,749 | £8,786,770 | +17% | |
| Equity | £4,733,727 | £4,909,640 | £5,615,943 | £6,349,639 | £7,508,749 | £8,786,770 | +17% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,028,988 | £1,174,011 | £1,510,199 | +28.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £18,000 | £181,820 | £15,167 | -91.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £21,250 | £167,839 | £1,417 | -99.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.1% | 15.1% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.7% | 11.1% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 21.9% | 21.5% | 19.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.6% | 39.5% | 43.4% | 42.3% | 36.2% | 33.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.35x | 3.80x | 3.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 15.65x | 35.53x | 10.28x |
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
- ARCTIC HAYES LIMITED 2014-12-16 → present
- ARCTIC PRODUCTS LIMITED 1995-10-09 → 2014-12-16
- WAVECARE LIMITED 1981-08-26 → 1995-10-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Taylor Dawson Plumb Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “In October 2024 the entire issued share capital of AB Outsourcing Ltd was acquired by Icebox Belgium Holdings Srl.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASS, David Anthony | Director | 2024-09-30 | Mar 1960 | British |
| KELLY, Andrew Clifford | Director | 2024-09-30 | Nov 1985 | American |
| KRONER, Nicole Kristin | Director | 2024-09-30 | Jan 1978 | American |
| PARSONS, Lee | Director | 2025-12-01 | May 1969 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREIMUTH, Felicity Jane | Secretary | — | 1999-04-22 |
| WELHAM, Anthony Frederick | Secretary | 1999-04-22 | 2011-11-04 |
| BELLAMY, Andrea | Director | 1993-09-06 | 1998-04-03 |
| BLUTH, Thomas | Director | 2000-08-17 | 2001-06-21 |
| CARDWELL, Stephen | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-06-11 |
| DALLIMORE, Karl | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2024-09-30 |
| DAVIDSON, Bruce Wood Hardy | Director | 2005-01-05 | 2005-04-18 |
| FREIMUTH, Felicity Jane | Director | — | 1999-04-22 |
| FREIMUTH, Stanley Ernest | Director | — | 1999-04-22 |
| FREIMUTH, Thomas David | Director | — | 2002-05-24 |
| GRAY, Shaun Anthony | Director | 2025-06-23 | 2025-10-01 |
| HALL, John Maddison | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2014-07-22 |
| HAWKINS, Kirstin Nicola | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2014-07-22 |
| HERSH, Robert | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2001-09-05 |
| MARBLE, Stephen Gerald | Director | 2002-12-03 | 2005-04-18 |
| MORRIS, Anthony Edwin | Director | 1999-04-22 | 2002-05-17 |
| PARSONS, Lee | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2024-09-30 |
| POLLITT, Ian Anthony | Director | 2011-11-04 | 2012-06-29 |
| RAPPAPORT, Dean | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2001-09-06 |
| RICHARDSON, Grant Peter | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| RODNEY, Gary | Director | 2005-01-05 | 2005-04-18 |
| SASNETT, David Warren | Director | 2001-06-26 | 2002-02-11 |
| SKILLEN, Robert Lynn | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2002-12-05 |
| SUTHERLAND, Stephen John | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| VARAKIAN, Robert | Director | 2005-01-05 | 2005-04-18 |
| WELHAM, Anthony Frederick | Director | 1999-04-22 | 2011-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Parsons | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-26 |
| Mr Karl Dallimore | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-23 |
| Finance Yorkshire Equity Gp Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-22 |
| A B Outsourcing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.