HALCYON FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£70m
-15.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23m
-54.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.9m
-153.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £735,000 | £2,625,000 | -£7,514,000 | -386.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £174,000 | £5,427,000 | -£2,917,000 | -153.7% | |
| Net profit | £132,000 | £4,070,000 | -£2,188,000 | -153.8% | |
| Cash | £99,844,000 | £82,680,000 | £69,873,000 | -15.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £52,119,000 | £24,242,000 | -53.5% | |
| Net assets | £46,013,000 | £50,083,000 | £22,895,000 | -54.3% | |
| Equity | £46,013,000 | £50,083,000 | £22,895,000 | -54.3% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.0% | -31.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.2% | 92.2% | 95.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.19x | 0.24x | |
| Interest cover | 0.02x | 0.06x | -0.23x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HALCYON FINANCE LIMITED 1989-05-02 → present
- JUPITER FINANCE LIMITED 1988-06-30 → 1989-05-02
- JUPITER HOLDINGS LIMITED 1984-07-18 → 1988-06-30
- LEGIBUS 427 LIMITED 1984-04-13 → 1984-07-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 January 2026, the current liabilities of the Company exceed its current assets by £372,663,000 (2024/25: £477,271,000). The Company has limited activity and benefits from continued financial support from the Group headed by Kingfisher plc to support its continued operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE, Daniel | Director | 2025-11-03 | Apr 1984 | British |
| SCHEUBER, Bridget Anna | Director | 2024-03-04 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Martin Bertram | Secretary | 2003-10-31 | 2010-09-17 |
| CLEMENT-JONES CBE, Timothy Francis, Lord | Secretary | 1994-01-14 | 1994-05-23 |
| CORDESCHI, Richard | Secretary | 2015-08-07 | 2016-09-15 |
| DAVIES, Nigel James Maxwell | Secretary | 1998-07-31 | 1999-08-19 |
| GUY, Estelle Una | Secretary | 1995-03-27 | 1996-07-11 |
| HUDSON, Kathryn Barbara | Secretary | 2013-06-14 | 2015-02-27 |
| HUDSON, Kathryn Barbara | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2012-09-07 |
| HUNTER, Rebecca Jane | Secretary | 1994-05-23 | 1995-03-27 |
| JONES, Helen Mary | Secretary | 1996-07-11 | 1997-01-20 |
| MOORE, Paul | Secretary | 2016-09-15 | 2021-06-01 |
| MOORE, Paul | Secretary | 2012-09-07 | 2013-06-14 |
| MORRIS, David | Secretary | 2015-02-27 | 2015-08-07 |
| ROBERTS THOMAS, Caroline Emma | Secretary | 1997-01-20 | 1998-07-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Andrew Bruce | Secretary | — | 1994-01-14 |
| STOKES, Martin Howard | Secretary | 1999-08-19 | 2003-10-31 |
| WARDLE, Rosemary Clare Francesca | Secretary | 2010-09-17 | 2012-06-01 |
| BARRY, Chloe Silvana | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| CHESHIRE, Ian Michael, Sir | Director | 2002-04-16 | 2002-09-16 |
| CLEMENT-JONES CBE, Timothy Francis, Lord | Director | 1994-08-19 | 1995-06-19 |
| CORNER, Christopher James | Director | 2023-09-30 | 2024-03-04 |
| FOLLAND, Nicholas James | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2012-06-01 |
| GROLEAU, Jean-Noel Hughes Roger | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2019-07-19 |
| JONES, Helen Mary | Director | 1995-06-19 | 2007-07-26 |
| KENDALL, Gaylene Jennefer | Director | 2019-07-19 | 2020-03-06 |
| KERR-MUIR, James Rodier | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| MOORE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2016-07-04 | 2021-12-01 |
| MULCAHY, Geoffrey John, Sir | Director | — | 1994-08-19 |
| PARAMOR, David Richard | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2015-09-07 |
| PERCIVAL, Anthony Henry | Director | 1995-05-05 | 1999-08-10 |
| ROWLEY, Philip Edward | Director | 1999-06-10 | 2001-01-29 |
| SKELTON, James Alan | Director | 2008-10-27 | 2008-12-22 |
| SMITH, Julian James Lawrence | Director | 2020-03-06 | 2023-09-30 |
| TATTON BROWN, Duncan Eden | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2008-10-13 |
| WARDLE, Rosemary Clare Francesca | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2016-07-04 |
| WEIR, Helen Alison | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2004-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.