HALLIWELL JONES LIMITED
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Cash
£277k
-64.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£14m
-0.2% vs 2024
Employees
99
-4.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£111k
-89.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,280,342 | £60,998,780 | £62,998,703 | £63,405,474 | £58,053,336 | -8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,198,280 | £2,332,665 | £1,867,024 | £1,251,925 | £259,159 | -79.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,058,660 | £2,258,231 | £1,749,336 | £1,063,388 | £110,637 | -89.6% | |
| Net profit | £820,110 | £1,777,854 | £1,310,018 | £778,078 | -£22,719 | -102.9% | |
| Cash | £1,843,798 | £955,903 | £2,384,983 | £773,975 | £277,323 | -64.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,223,805 | £10,020,101 | £13,327,485 | £14,160,309 | £14,270,946 | +0.8% | |
| Net assets | £8,142,980 | £9,920,834 | £13,200,599 | £13,978,677 | £13,955,958 | -0.2% | |
| Equity | £8,142,980 | £9,920,834 | £13,200,599 | £13,978,677 | £13,955,958 | -0.2% | |
| Average employees | 80 | 71 | 75 | 104 | 99 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £2,229,125 | £2,106,974 | £2,417,590 | £2,655,947 | £3,092,170 | +16.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £22,571 | £35,250 | £24,000 | £6,591 | £30,000 | +355.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.6% | 23.3% | 14.0% | 8.8% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.5% | 44.1% | 40.6% | 41.1% | 38.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.00x | 2.00x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 8.54x | 29.42x | 9.54x | 4.27x | 0.89x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HALLIWELL JONES LIMITED 1988-10-28 → present
- HALLIWELL - JONES LIMITED 1986-08-05 → 1988-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “After the reporting date, as part of a wider group reconstruction under common control, the ultimate parent undertaking of the Company changed and group holding arrangements were restructured, including the incorporation of Halliwell Jones Group Limited (a Company incorporated in England) as the new holding company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOUGH, Margaret Louise | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | — | British |
| HANKEY, Nicholas William | Director | 2026-03-02 | Oct 1982 | British |
| JONES, Phillip Harold | Director | 2025-01-16 | Nov 1990 | British |
| JONES, Phillip | Director | — | Aug 1950 | British |
| METCALFE, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2025-05-19 | May 1978 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROST, Susan Ann | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2006-04-03 |
| HALLIWELL, David | Secretary | — | 1993-08-20 |
| HALLIWELL, Richard Edward | Secretary | 1993-08-20 | 2000-04-05 |
| HALLIWELL, David | Director | — | 1993-08-20 |
| HALLIWELL, Richard Edward | Director | — | 2000-04-05 |
| HOUGHTON, James Mark Charles | Director | 2013-02-21 | 2026-03-31 |
| HOWES, Glyn Anthony | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2025-06-30 |
| REID, Phillip Dingwall | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2010-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliwell Jones Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-11 | 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.