HARPER GROUP PLC
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Cash
£241K
+815% vs 2024
Net assets
£692K
-1.3% vs 2024
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£141K
-6.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £90,000 | £52,000 | £32,000 | £36,000 | £15,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £64,536 | £43,952 | £9,761 | £31,591 | £109 | -£9,071 | -8,422% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,153,957 | £685,563 | £219,956 | £201,284 | £150,109 | £140,929 | -6.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,143,960 | £678,206 | £219,956 | £201,284 | £147,735 | £140,929 | -4.6% | |
| Cash | £244,932 | £35,390 | £3,539 | £16,421 | £26,299 | £240,647 | +815% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,398,839 | £1,329,545 | £1,227,001 | £1,130,785 | £1,721,263 | £1,892,392 | +9.9% | |
| Net assets | £679,282 | £707,488 | £702,444 | £703,728 | £701,463 | £692,392 | -1.3% | |
| Equity | £679,282 | £707,488 | £702,444 | £703,728 | £701,463 | £692,392 | -1.3% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | £13,049 | £152 | £6,019 | -£7,490 | £7 | £299 | +4,171.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £13,049 | £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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 71.7% | 84.5% | 30.5% | 87.8% | 0.7% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.6% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | -0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 64.5% | 68.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.02x | 0.17x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | 6.10x | 5.24x | 0.66x | 1.04x | — | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HARPER GROUP PLC 1984-12-19 → present
- ELVATON LIMITED 1984-10-12 → 1984-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CK Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Group structure
- HARPER GROUP PLC · parent
- Harper Group Construction Limited 100%
- J Harper & Sons (Leominster) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERTON, Victoria Jane | Secretary | 2007-01-29 | — | British |
| HARVEY, Michael | Director | 2007-12-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| OVERTON, Victoria Jane | Director | 2009-05-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| REES, Antony Paul | Director | 2007-03-19 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENNOCK, Mark William | Secretary | 1994-10-04 | 2004-03-31 |
| MONDON, Peter Nigel | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2020-02-28 |
| ROBINSON, Michael Albert | Secretary | — | 1994-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Kevin Trevor | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | 2002-02-28 |
| AMOS, Raymond Leslie | Director | 1998-12-31 | 2000-12-31 |
| HARPER, Joseph Donald | Director | — | 1999-02-02 |
| HARPER, Joseph Stuart | Director | — | 2001-06-28 |
| HARPER, Leonard Frank | Director | — | 1994-08-23 |
| LENNOCK, Mark William | Director | 1994-08-23 | 2004-03-31 |
| MONDON, Peter Nigel | Director | 1998-12-31 | 2020-02-28 |
| MONDON, Peter Nigel | Director | 1997-06-17 | 1997-06-17 |
| REES, Walter Paul | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Michael Albert | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| UNDERHILL, Peter John | Director | 1994-08-23 | 2007-01-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Group Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-02-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.