FOX BROTHERS (LEYLAND) LTD
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Cash
£510k
+1,114.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.6m
+54.2% vs 2024
Employees
265
-8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£165k
-135.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,595,727 | £33,802,792 | £51,008,536 | £54,685,952 | £53,390,000 | £45,645,000 | -14.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,911,565 | £4,022,703 | £4,464,654 | £3,605,276 | £6,230,000 | £3,380,000 | -45.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,884,088 | £3,003,189 | £3,097,113 | £1,536,629 | £467,000 | -£165,000 | -135.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,436,141 | £2,761,462 | £2,829,647 | £1,172,584 | £479,000 | £3,869,000 | +707.7% | |
| Cash | £3,204,141 | £1,337,286 | £511,082 | £442,260 | £42,000 | £510,000 | +1,114.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,322,483 | £46,379,538 | £50,894,786 | £48,263,512 | £38,052,000 | £25,640,000 | -32.6% | |
| Net assets | £24,164,971 | £26,926,433 | £29,756,080 | £30,450,530 | £1,048,000 | £1,616,000 | +54.2% | |
| Equity | £24,164,971 | £26,926,433 | £29,756,080 | £30,450,530 | £1,048,000 | £1,616,000 | +54.2% | |
| Average employees | 210 | 241 | 317 | 331 | 288 | 265 | -8% | |
| Wages | £5,825,235 | £8,669,024 | £11,826,785 | £12,166,820 | £10,654,000 | £10,725,000 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £106,944 | £121,298 | £167,757 | £277,777 | £261,000 | £408,000 | +56.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £4,954 | £4,000 | £15,000 | +275% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £116,064 | £106,000 | £142,000 | +34% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.3% | 11.9% | 8.8% | 6.6% | 11.7% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 7.5% | 16.4% | 13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.7% | 55.7% | 57.4% | 57.6% | 98.0% | 97.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.83x | 1.66x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | 41.94x | 3.94x | 3.26x | 1.73x | 1.89x | 1.03x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-10-30
- FOX BROTHERS (LEYLAND) LTD 2025-10-30 → present
- FOX BROTHERS LEYLAND LTD 2025-10-29 → 2025-10-30
- HURT PLANT HIRE LTD 2022-06-10 → 2025-10-29
- CLIVE HURT (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED 1984-10-05 → 2022-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Champion Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 30 October 2025, the company change its name from Hurt Plant Hire Ltd to Fox Brothers (Leyland) Ltd.”
- “Following the investment in the Fox Group by Stellex Capital Management in September 2024, the business has continued to develop with a net capital spend in the year of over £12m.”
- “During the year, the Company incurred non-recurring restructuring and severance costs following the acquisition of the Company by the wider Group. These costs related to organisational restructuring and operational changes implemented as part of the post-acquisition integration process. In addition, the Company closed a non-core business activity and incurred non-recurring closure and associated restructuring costs.”
- “The company is currently involved in a commercial contract dispute regarding the delivery of some contaminated material in 2022. The claimant is seeking damages of circa £1m against 2 parties, including Fox Brothers (Leyland) Ltd . The claim is being disputed and therefore no provision has been made in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Caroline Elaine | Director | 2016-03-31 | Jun 1976 | British |
| FLOOD, John Joseph | Director | 2021-04-12 | Mar 1965 | British |
| FOX, Paul Robert | Director | 2020-09-24 | May 1984 | British |
| HARDY, Lee John | Director | 2022-03-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| KIRK, Kerry Louise | Director | 2021-10-11 | Oct 1979 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND, Tina Lorraine | Secretary | 2003-03-14 | 2021-05-31 |
| HURT, May | Secretary | — | 2003-03-14 |
| CAHILL, Shaun Patrick | Director | 1994-04-25 | 2014-04-17 |
| COULTON, Ian Thomas | Director | 2022-07-21 | 2026-02-27 |
| FLOOD, John Joseph | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2021-04-12 |
| FOX, Alan Christopher | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2023-12-01 |
| GALE, Mark Peter | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2026-04-13 |
| HIERONS, Mark | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2024-09-26 |
| HURT, Alan Julian | Director | — | 2014-04-17 |
| HURT, Clive Edward | Director | — | 2020-09-24 |
| HURT, Richard | Director | 2008-04-06 | 2020-09-24 |
| LEEMING, George Barron | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2024-10-07 |
| ROBINSON, Ian David | Director | 2024-02-14 | 2024-09-27 |
| STRINGER, Lee | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2021-04-12 |
| SWEET, Stuart | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2023-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurt Plant Hire Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-07-31 | Active |
| C R H Truck Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-07-27 | Ceased 2020-07-31 |
| Hurt Plant Hire Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-07-27 | Ceased 2020-07-27 |
| Clive Hurt Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-10-29 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.