HARVEY & THOMPSON LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
-17.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£202m
+14.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,642
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£36m
+19.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £219,351,000 | £264,029,000 | £311,217,000 | +17.9% | |
| Operating profit | £30,559,000 | £36,500,000 | £43,275,000 | +18.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £27,434,000 | £30,078,000 | £35,819,000 | +19.1% | |
| Net profit | £21,916,000 | £22,996,000 | £27,478,000 | +19.5% | |
| Cash | £11,110,000 | £14,302,000 | £11,770,000 | -17.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £218,224,000 | £260,342,000 | £304,835,000 | +17.1% | |
| Net assets | £157,574,000 | £176,142,000 | £202,022,000 | +14.7% | |
| Equity | £157,574,000 | £176,142,000 | £202,022,000 | +14.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,581 | 1,608 | 1,642 | +2.1% | |
| Wages | £41,712,000 | £45,515,000 | £50,115,000 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,504,000 | £1,893,000 | £3,506,000 | +85.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.9% | 13.8% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 8.7% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.7% | 37.2% | 38.5% | |
| Current ratio | 8.11x | 11.02x | 11.27x | |
| Interest cover | 9.54x | 5.62x | 5.75x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HARVEY & THOMPSON LIMITED 1992-02-11 → present
- CASH AMERICA UK LIMITED 1991-10-17 → 1992-02-11
- ALNERY NO. 1113 LIMITED 1991-08-09 → 1991-10-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have formed the view that the Company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months and has prepared the financial statements on this basis.”
Group structure
- HARVEY & THOMPSON LIMITED · parent
- Swiss Time Services Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During 2026, the proprietary point-of-sale and pawn management system of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. will be adopted by the Company, which involves migrating from the existing EVO bespoke technology platform and writing off the assets.”
- “In May 2026, the Company repaid all funding facilities detailed in note 26.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOLFE, Fiona Olivia | Secretary | 2021-11-17 | — | — |
| GIDDY, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-24 | Dec 1973 | British |
| GILLESPIE, Christopher Donald | Director | 2021-01-08 | Mar 1963 | British |
| ORR, JR., Robert Douglas | Director | 2025-08-14 | Jan 1961 | American |
| STUART, Thomas Brent | Director | 2025-08-14 | Oct 1969 | American |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENERTY, Stephen Anthony | Secretary | 2013-12-02 | 2019-07-19 |
| GENTHIALON, Laurent Philippe | Secretary | 2005-06-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| HUGHES, John | Secretary | 2004-09-08 | 2005-03-31 |
| MABY, Alexander Miles | Secretary | 2009-03-20 | 2013-11-29 |
| SIMPSON, Hugh | Secretary | — | 2004-09-08 |
| BERRYMAN, Malcolm Leonard | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2018-08-14 |
| BLEVINS, Donald | Director | — | 1997-08-26 |
| BROWN, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2012-11-30 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Paul Ian | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2006-04-25 |
| COOK, Elizabeth Hannah | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2012-12-17 |
| DAUGHERTY, Jack Randolph | Director | — | 2004-09-08 |
| DRAPER, Elaine Frances | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2022-05-12 |
| FEEHAN, Daniel Ray | Director | — | 2004-09-08 |
| FENERTY, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2019-07-19 |
| GENTHIALON, Laurent Philippe | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| HARROLD, Mark Peter | Director | 2019-01-24 | 2025-08-14 |
| HUGHES, John | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| HURRELL, David John | Director | 1998-10-26 | 2004-09-08 |
| KELLY, Peter James | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2018-03-31 |
| LILLEY, Alan John | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| LONGMAN, Wendy Elaine | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| LOVE, Debbie | Director | 1997-10-06 | 1998-11-01 |
| MABY, Alexander Miles | Director | 2009-03-20 | 2013-11-29 |
| MCNAMARA, Peter Denis | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2023-04-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter James | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2008-09-30 |
| NICHOLS, John Graham | Director | 1997-08-26 | 2020-12-31 |
| PUGH, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2019-11-27 | 2020-01-14 |
| SLATTER, Benjamin St Pierre | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2006-04-25 |
| SMITH, Mark Joseph | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2022-05-12 |
| THORNTON, James Fitzgerald | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2024-05-16 |
| WESTERFELD, Dale R | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| WITHERS, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2019-08-20 | 2021-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H & T Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.