HALLIWELL JONES (WARRINGTON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-10 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+15.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£36M
+3.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
224
-7.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-49% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £160,434,919 | £170,502,563 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,788,494 | £2,088,439 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,340,492 | £1,702,070 | |
| Net profit | £920,070 | £1,565,998 | £4,251,245 | £3,657,537 | £2,474,242 | £1,213,547 | |
| Cash | £1,265,981 | £3,270,660 | £449,460 | £2,213,589 | £2,602,244 | £3,016,397 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,010,502 | — | — | — | £35,788,253 | £36,031,139 | |
| Net assets | £13,997,362 | £15,563,360 | £18,353,342 | £22,010,879 | £34,379,153 | £35,592,700 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £34,379,153 | £35,592,700 | |
| Average employees | 159 | 140 | 200 | 196 | 243 | 224 | |
| Wages | £6,026,801 | £5,960,172 | £6,071,480 | £6,667,511 | £9,314,899 | £9,792,728 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £561,111 | £776,860 |
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
+6.3%
£160,434,919 £170,502,563
-
Cash
+15.9%
£2,602,244 £3,016,397
-
Net assets
+3.5%
£34,379,153 £35,592,700
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-7.8%
243 224
-
Operating profit
-44.9%
£3,788,494 £2,088,439
-
Profit before tax
-49%
£3,340,492 £1,702,070
-
Wages
+5.1%
£9,314,899 £9,792,728
highest in 6 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.4% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 10.6% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.90x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 6.19x | 2.17x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HALLIWELL JONES (WARRINGTON) LIMITED · parent
- Halliwell Jones (North Wales) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) began an investigation into Discretionary Commission Arrangements (DCAs) in automotive finance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOUGH, Margaret Louise | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | — | British |
| HANKEY, Nicholas William | Director | 2026-03-02 | Oct 1982 | British |
| JONES, Phillip Harold | Director | 2025-01-16 | Nov 1990 | British |
| JONES, Phillip | Director | 1997-02-24 | Aug 1950 | British |
| METCALFE, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2025-05-19 | May 1978 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROST, Susan Ann | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2006-04-03 |
| JONES, Phillip | Secretary | 1997-02-24 | 2000-04-05 |
| NORTH WEST REGISTRATION SERVICES (1994) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-02-24 | 1997-02-24 |
| HALLIWELL, Richard Edward | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2000-04-05 |
| HOUGHTON, James Mark Charles | Director | 2013-02-21 | 2026-03-26 |
| HOWES, Glyn Anthony | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2025-06-30 |
| SINKER, Albert | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2013-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mjq Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2017-05-04 | Active |
| Mr Phillip Jones | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Michael Lowe Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Hill Dickinson Trust Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.