VIRGINIA HAYWARD LIMITED
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Cash
£269k
-91.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6.7m
+21.3% vs 2025
Employees
112
-11.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+89.6% vs 2025
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,447,068 | £27,780,831 | £18,387,544 | £16,516,688 | £14,640,428 | £15,309,120 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,608,048 | £2,950,100 | £1,484,194 | £567,200 | £602,743 | £1,169,985 | +94.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,569,857 | £2,941,137 | £1,476,392 | £621,650 | £619,021 | £1,173,370 | +89.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,895,902 | £2,430,737 | £1,512,804 | £621,650 | £619,021 | £1,173,370 | +89.6% | |
| Cash | £5,468,113 | £2,010,950 | £2,619,187 | £3,228,541 | £3,135,437 | £269,349 | -91.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,173,638 | £7,441,890 | £4,977,513 | £5,580,424 | £5,499,445 | £6,672,815 | +21.3% | |
| Net assets | £7,173,638 | £7,288,403 | £4,958,773 | £5,580,424 | £5,499,445 | £6,672,815 | +21.3% | |
| Equity | £7,173,638 | £7,288,403 | £4,958,773 | £5,580,424 | £5,499,445 | £6,672,815 | +21.3% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 139 | 79 | 81 | 127 | 112 | -11.8% | |
| Wages | £4,965,858 | £6,035,781 | £4,776,466 | £3,969,255 | £4,103,850 | £3,691,693 | -10% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £372,616 | £348,455 | £217,530 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.6% | 10.6% | 8.1% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 8.7% | 8.2% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.3% | 39.6% | 29.8% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 17.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.8% | 36.2% | 31.9% | 25.1% | 23.1% | 14.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.90x | 4.28x | 6.95x | |
| Interest cover | 94.48x | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The group maintains a strong customer base and has full ongoing support of both the bank and shareholders. On this basis the directors have confidently prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis. The financial statements do not contain any adjustments that would be required should the going concern basis of accounting not be appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYSOM, Daniel John | Secretary | 2019-08-14 | — | — |
| HAYSOM, Alix Virginia | Director | 2019-08-14 | Apr 1979 | British |
| HAYSOM, Daniel John | Director | 2017-06-12 | Jul 1978 | British |
| HAYWARD, Sam Robert | Director | 2003-12-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| HUBBARD, Harriet Lucinda | Director | 2019-08-14 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYWARD, Virginia | Secretary | — | 2019-08-14 |
| HAYWARD, Geoffrey Michael | Director | — | 2019-08-14 |
| HAYWARD, Virginia | Director | — | 2019-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Hayward Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-08-25 | Active |
| Mrs Alix Virginia Haysom | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-14 | Ceased 2020-08-25 |
| Mrs Harriet Lucinda Hubbard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-14 | Ceased 2020-08-25 |
| Mr Sam Robert Hayward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-14 | Ceased 2020-08-25 |
| Mr Geoffrey Michael Hayward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-14 |
| Mrs Virginia Hayward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2020-09-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number |
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.