HUNTERS CONTRACTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-20 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+56.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+7.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
49
+2.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£701K
-36.6% vs 2023
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £18,817,853 | — | £25,627,541 | — | £23,466,129 | — | £26,074,482 | £24,006,272 | |
| Operating profit | — | £413,093 | — | £1,211,630 | — | £1,071,409 | — | £1,129,257 | £716,913 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £414,042 | — | £1,211,700 | — | £1,054,494 | — | £1,105,589 | £700,890 | |
| Net profit | — | £347,706 | — | £975,322 | — | £855,204 | — | £822,615 | £494,522 | |
| Cash | £145,167 | £1,758,865 | — | £1,300,017 | — | £2,114,055 | — | £1,562,599 | £2,451,794 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,943,515 | — | £3,650,898 | — | £4,359,281 | — | £5,168,998 | £5,546,523 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,939,325 | — | £3,643,911 | — | £4,311,694 | — | £5,117,675 | £5,512,009 | |
| Equity | — | £2,939,325 | £2,939,325 | £3,643,911 | £3,643,911 | £4,311,694 | £4,311,694 | £5,117,675 | £5,512,009 | |
| Average employees | — | 47 | — | 41 | — | 47 | — | 48 | 49 | |
| Wages | — | £1,769,029 | — | £1,934,364 | — | £2,429,552 | — | £2,651,259 | £2,775,322 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £597,317 | — | £678,260 | — | £874,793 | — | £930,039 | £937,949 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-7.9%
£26,074,482 £24,006,272
-
Cash
+56.9%
£1,562,599 £2,451,794
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.7%
£5,117,675 £5,512,009
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+2.1%
48 49
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-36.5%
£1,129,257 £716,913
-
Profit before tax
-36.6%
£1,105,589 £700,890
-
Wages
+4.7%
£2,651,259 £2,775,322
highest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.2% | — | 4.7% | — | 4.6% | — | 4.3% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.8% | — | 3.8% | — | 3.6% | — | 3.2% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.0% | — | 33.2% | — | 24.6% | — | 21.8% | 12.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.2% | 53.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.12x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2162.79x | — | — | — | 54.29x | — | 27.71x | 21.08x |
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
- HUNTERS CONTRACTS LIMITED 1990-09-18 → present
- SURETERM LIMITED 1990-08-13 → 1990-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In January 2025, Gary Thomas and Martin Playell resigned as directors of the company.”
- “After the year end Barnes Roffe LLP resigned as auditors due to the transfer of its audit business and its successor Barnes Roffe Audit Limited was appointed by the directors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Norman | Secretary | 2018-08-09 | — | — |
| BRENNAN, Stefan John | Director | 2016-08-06 | Dec 1979 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Norman | Director | 2006-11-20 | Sep 1970 | British |
| CANNON, Robert David | Director | 2019-08-23 | May 1981 | British |
| HARMAN, Lewis Mathew | Director | 2016-08-06 | Jun 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYELL, Martin | Secretary | — | 2018-08-09 |
| CROCKETT, Stephen | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2008-08-29 |
| GOODMAN, David Paul | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| PLAYELL, Martin | Director | — | 2025-01-30 |
| THOMAS, Gary Mark | Director | — | 2025-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Contracts (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-23 | Active |
| Mr Martin Playell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-06 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
| Mr Gary Mark Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-06 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.