POPLAR HARCA PROJECTS LIMITED
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Cash
£110k
+159.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£3.8m
+18.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£866k
+26.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,383,207 | £6,737,386 | £7,205,742 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £683,603 | £866,438 | +26.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £200,729 | £683,603 | £866,438 | +26.7% | |
| Net profit | £22,931 | £552,411 | £866,438 | +56.8% | |
| Cash | £58,455 | £42,170 | £109,603 | +159.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,605,590 | £11,600,276 | £13,410,790 | +15.6% | |
| Net assets | -£5,221,820 | -£4,669,409 | -£3,802,971 | +18.6% | |
| Equity | -£5,221,820 | -£4,669,409 | -£3,802,971 | +18.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.1% | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 8.2% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.9% | 6.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 150.1% | 134.3% | 126.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.19x | 0.18x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.59x | 2.92x |
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
- POPLAR HARCA PROJECTS LIMITED 2013-08-16 → present
- POPLAR HARCA (REFURBISHMENT) LIMITED 1998-05-27 → 2013-08-16
- AZTECDANCE LIMITED 1997-11-13 → 1998-05-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have received confirmation that Poplar HARCA Limited intends to support the Company for at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “A joint venture, Balfron Tower Developments LLP (BTD), between Poplar HARCA Projects Limited (PHP) and St Leonard's Developments Ltd (SLD) was formed on 25 September 2014... The Company has lent £8.9m to BTD as at 31 March 2026.”
- “A second joint venture, Teviot Estate Developments LLP (TED), between Poplar HARCA Projects Limited and Hill Residential Limited was formed on 11 December 2020... The Company has lent £5.2m to TED as at 31 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMED, Runa | Secretary | 2025-10-01 | — | — |
| DOOLEY, Paul George William | Director | 2021-03-23 | Jun 1967 | British |
| LORD, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2025-06-24 | Aug 1963 | British |
| MENVILLE, Gelina Claudine | Director | 2025-09-16 | Feb 1983 | British |
| STRIDE, Stephen Edwin Arthur | Director | 2003-05-21 | Feb 1958 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LALLOO, Aisha Kimberley | Secretary | 2023-08-22 | 2025-05-30 |
| LALLOO, Aisha Kimberley | Secretary | 2023-01-31 | 2023-08-16 |
| SOIN, Simran Bir Singh | Secretary | 2025-06-24 | 2025-10-01 |
| SPEARING, Jonathan Christopher | Secretary | 2021-03-23 | 2023-01-31 |
| STRIDE, Stephen Edwin Arthur | Secretary | 1998-05-21 | 2021-03-23 |
| SWEENY, Mark Robert | Secretary | 2023-08-16 | 2023-08-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-13 | 1998-05-21 |
| BIRD, Steven Charles | Director | 1998-05-21 | 2004-09-14 |
| BRICKELL, Paul Martin, Dr | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2025-06-24 |
| CONROY, Bernadette Sarah | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2015-11-24 |
| EDGAR, David John | Director | 1998-05-21 | 2003-05-21 |
| HUNT, Neal Finbar | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2021-03-23 |
| SEARLE, Christine Mary | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2009-11-16 |
| WOOLARD, Colin Thomas | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2016-02-19 |
| WOOLMORE, Alexandra Louise | Director | 2017-09-26 | 2024-11-26 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-13 | 1998-05-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Housing And Regeneration Community Association Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-09-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.