HARRISON THOMPSON AND COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
+6.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£5.5M
+2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
72
-4% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£495K
-21% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,436,303 | £7,657,783 | £9,592,923 | £10,110,005 | £9,563,081 | £9,280,696 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £165,062 | £311,613 | £289,739 | £694,963 | £467,965 | £367,035 | -21.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £206,787 | £385,658 | £370,908 | £760,851 | £626,003 | £494,655 | -21% | |
| Net profit | £170,632 | £288,823 | £321,016 | £587,244 | £479,968 | £376,817 | -21.5% | |
| Cash | £1,841,907 | £2,025,288 | £1,067,255 | £1,084,678 | £1,116,709 | £1,184,431 | +6.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,548,778 | £4,707,308 | £5,260,509 | £5,383,926 | £5,597,330 | £5,695,786 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,543,182 | £4,674,130 | £5,121,552 | £5,225,921 | £5,435,929 | £5,542,786 | +2% | |
| Equity | £4,543,182 | £4,674,130 | £5,121,552 | £5,225,921 | £5,435,929 | £5,542,786 | +2% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 75 | 72 | -4% | |
| Wages | £3,024,829 | £3,019,160 | £3,820,288 | £3,962,156 | £3,682,290 | £3,525,951 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £643,929 | £723,619 | £826,392 | £833,833 | £712,036 | £753,891 | +5.9% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.6% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 12.9% | 8.4% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 22.2% | 21.4% | 20.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.08x | 3.37x | 3.63x |
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
- HARRISON THOMPSON AND COMPANY LIMITED 1992-02-03 → present
- EXPECTDIGIT LIMITED 1991-12-09 → 1992-02-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Watson Buckle Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors of the Company continue to adopt the Going Concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Market conditions have slowed down and Turnover has decreased by 2.79% (2025: 5.5%). This is 1.94% under Budget as our expectations were that we would achieve approx. £9.5 Million. However, Budget was adjusted half way through the year to £9 million when Market Conditions became apparent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREER, Alison Lorraine | Secretary | 2001-05-01 | — | British |
| BRUMWELL, Antony Clive | Director | 2008-12-05 | Oct 1964 | British |
| BRUMWELL, Graeme Clive | Director | 2006-07-05 | Sep 1962 | British |
| CHRISTOPHER, Phillip | Director | 2006-07-05 | Sep 1963 | British |
| GOOD, Richard Leslie | Director | 2011-04-07 | Jul 1968 | New Zealander |
| GREER, Alison Lorraine | Director | 2022-04-06 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFFORD, Brian | Secretary | 1992-01-08 | 2001-05-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-12-09 | 1992-01-08 |
| BRUMWELL, Peter Clive | Director | 1992-01-08 | 2017-03-17 |
| CROUT, Alan George | Director | 1992-01-03 | 2004-08-09 |
| JAMES, Richard | Director | 2002-04-08 | 2013-11-30 |
| MCHUGH, Andrew Kevin | Director | 1992-02-03 | 1997-09-30 |
| RUSSELL, Stuart Lindsay | Director | 1998-05-22 | 2023-11-30 |
| SAPERIA, Raymond Harry | Director | 1992-01-08 | 2015-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-12-09 | 1992-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Raymond Harry Saperia | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-09 | Active |
| Mr Graeme Clive Brumwell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-09 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Clive Brumwell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-12-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
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.