HAWKSWORTH SECURITIES PLC
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Cash
£852
-99.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.2m
-31.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£593k
-636.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-02.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £252,359 | £284,546 | £342,712 | £400,577 | £384,771 | £330,324 | -14.2% | |
| Operating profit | £179,804 | £139,786 | £242,606 | £272,939 | £215,805 | -£493,455 | -328.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £122,890 | £79,949 | £135,110 | £163,107 | £110,517 | -£593,282 | -636.8% | |
| Net profit | £99,541 | £64,759 | £109,439 | £122,330 | £81,794 | -£564,972 | -790.7% | |
| Cash | £377,166 | £447,002 | £391,375 | £268,988 | £108,892 | £852 | -99.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,745,057 | £1,499,248 | £1,891,952 | £2,000,631 | £2,067,517 | £1,488,893 | -28% | |
| Net assets | £1,434,489 | £1,499,248 | £1,608,687 | £1,731,017 | £1,812,811 | £1,247,839 | -31.2% | |
| Equity | £1,434,489 | £1,499,248 | £1,608,687 | £1,731,017 | £1,812,811 | £1,247,839 | -31.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £2,160 | £2,083 | £421 | -79.8% |
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 | 71.2% | 49.1% | 70.8% | 68.1% | 56.1% | -149.4% | |
| Net margin | 39.4% | 22.8% | 31.9% | 30.5% | 21.3% | -171.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 10.4% | -33.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.3% | 77.9% | 76.4% | 74.3% | 72.7% | 79.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 3.07x | 2.30x | 2.26x | 2.49x | 2.05x | -4.94x |
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
- HAWKSWORTH SECURITIES PLC 1988-05-06 → present
- QUAYSHELFCO 212 LIMITED 1988-03-24 → 1988-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Burnside
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 March 2026, the company had net current assets of £1,464,696 and net assets of £1,247,839. ... Principality Holdings Limited has confirmed that it will not seek repayment of the amount owed to it where doing so would prejudice the company's ability to meet its liabilities”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 March 2026, the company obtained an updated valuation of the development property. This valuation resulted in the net realisable value of the property being lower than its carrying amount by £645,791. The resulting impairment has been recognised as an expense”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREACH, Joan | Secretary | 1992-02-13 | — | British |
| BREACH, Alexander Robin Livesey | Director | 2015-12-08 | Jun 1989 | British |
| BREACH, Christopher Andrew Talbot | Director | 2015-12-08 | Jul 1974 | British |
| BREACH, Harry William Freeman | Director | 2015-12-08 | Jul 1972 | British |
| BREACH, Joan | Director | — | Nov 1944 | British |
| BREACH, Peter John Freeman | Director | — | Jan 1942 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANTON, Christopher George | Secretary | — | 1992-02-13 |
| BAKER, Patricia St Clair | Director | — | 1992-03-20 |
| BLAKE, James Samuel | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1997-03-03 |
| BREACH, Douglas Andrew | Director | — | 1992-09-03 |
| BUTTON, Geoffrey Allan | Director | — | 1992-12-17 |
| CLEMENTS, Nigel Charles Rossitter | Director | 2015-12-08 | 2018-03-29 |
| DOUGLAS, Philippa Jane | Director | 2015-12-08 | 2018-03-29 |
| DOUGLAS, Philippa Jane | Director | 1999-05-07 | 1999-08-27 |
| MCWATTERS, George Edward | Director | — | 1991-12-16 |
| SONING, Harvey Murray | Director | — | 1991-12-17 |
| SPRACKMAN, Andrew William | Director | 1992-02-13 | 2011-01-28 |
| SPRACKMAN, Joanna Mary | Director | 1992-02-13 | 1999-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksworth Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-29 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Freeman Breach | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2026-03-20 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.