ANDREWS SYKES HIRE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3M
+107.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
270
-4.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.6M
-34.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £44,606,000 | £43,134,000 | £39,459,000 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £14,028,000 | £14,390,000 | £9,472,000 | -34.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,591,000 | £14,674,000 | £9,631,000 | -34.4% | |
| Net profit | £11,182,000 | £11,094,000 | £7,199,000 | -35.1% | |
| Cash | £1,925,000 | £2,048,000 | £4,255,000 | +107.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,047,000 | £13,792,000 | £15,114,000 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,583,000 | £12,641,000 | £13,458,000 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £10,583,000 | £12,641,000 | £13,458,000 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 285 | 282 | 270 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £12,040,000 | £12,044,000 | £11,213,000 | -6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £747,000 | £823,000 | £868,000 | +5.5% |
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 | 31.4% | 33.4% | 24.0% | |
| Net margin | 25.1% | 25.7% | 18.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 107.5% | 104.3% | 62.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.6% | 49.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.19x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | 84.65x | 60.72x |
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
- ANDREWS SYKES HIRE LIMITED 1995-04-03 → present
- INGLEBY (782) LIMITED 1994-11-01 → 1995-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the strength of both the group and the company's current assets and profitability, the directors of this company have continued to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of this company's annual report and financial statements. Explicit support from the group has not been requested in order to support this going concern assessment.”
Significant events
- “2025 was not without its challenges, with revenue opportunities constrained by the local macroeconomic environment and, in particular impacting demand for pumps, by summer drought conditions in many areas as England experienced its driest spring in 130 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POOLE, Ian Stuart | Secretary | 2021-06-25 | — | — |
| POOLE, Ian Stuart | Director | 2023-03-07 | Jul 1983 | British |
| WEBB, Carl David | Director | 2020-01-09 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALDERBANK, Mark James | Secretary | 1999-10-13 | 2021-06-24 |
| HARBRIDGE, Simon Richard | Secretary | 1995-03-24 | 1999-10-05 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-11-01 | 1995-03-24 |
| FORD, Kevin Edward James | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2014-12-28 |
| HALL, John Richard | Director | 1995-07-21 | 2002-02-28 |
| HARBRIDGE, Simon Richard | Director | 1995-03-24 | 1999-10-05 |
| HIMSWORTH, David | Director | 2015-01-07 | 2018-12-31 |
| HOOK, Eric Ward | Director | 1995-03-24 | 1999-07-09 |
| PHILLIPS, Andrew William | Director | 2015-05-05 | 2020-01-13 |
| PRICE, Keith David | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2023-03-07 |
| PRICE, Keith | Director | 1999-07-21 | 2001-12-31 |
| STEVENS, Robert John | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2006-03-01 |
| WOOD, Paul Thomas | Director | 2006-03-02 | 2021-01-27 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-11-01 | 1995-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Sykes Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.