HIRSCH SECURE UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-03 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-20
Watchouts
Cash
£123K
+26% vs 2023
Net assets
£709K
+59.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
9
-25% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£264K
+4.4% vs 2023
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
7-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £1,602,332 | £1,776,393 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £265,412 | £272,139 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £252,881 | £263,927 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £42,631 | £5,778 | £252,881 | £263,927 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £231,641 | £246,287 | £97,508 | £122,823 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £379,157 | £309,031 | £515,472 | £733,591 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £236,318 | £192,096 | £444,977 | £708,904 | |
| Equity | £177,108 | £163,291 | £338,498 | £236,318 | £192,096 | £444,977 | £708,904 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £368,337 | £422,042 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £144,000 |
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
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Turnover
+10.9%
£1,602,332 £1,776,393
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Cash
+26%
£97,508 £122,823
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Net assets
+59.3%
£444,977 £708,904
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-25%
12 9
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+2.5%
£265,412 £272,139
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Profit before tax
+4.4%
£252,881 £263,927
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Wages
+14.6%
£368,337 £422,042
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 16.6% | 15.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.8% | 14.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 51.5% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.86x | 2.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 20.51x | 30.42x |
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
- HIRSCH SECURE UK LTD 2025-04-03 → present
- HARPER CHALICE GROUP LIMITED 1998-08-20 → 2025-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Riches & Company
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOURGEOIS, Thierry | Director | 2023-05-05 | Jun 1977 | French |
| GALLAND, Thibaut | Director | 2023-12-08 | Jul 1987 | French |
| LAVRIC, Ionatan | Director | 2022-09-30 | Dec 1994 | British |
| O'REILLY, Adam Michael John | Director | 2021-08-01 | Jun 1984 | British |
| THORD, Eric | Director | 2023-05-05 | Sep 1965 | French |
| VALETTE, Christian | Director | 2023-05-05 | Oct 1960 | French |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEILBY, Ann | Secretary | 2004-12-07 | 2005-09-19 |
| HARPER, Ann Mary | Secretary | 2008-10-09 | 2016-07-18 |
| HARPER, Graham David | Secretary | 2005-09-19 | 2008-10-08 |
| HARPER, Penelope Marie | Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 2002-02-01 |
| RANDALL, Derek | Secretary | 2002-11-05 | 2004-12-07 |
| WOODROW, Jeanette Agnes | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | 2002-11-05 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 1998-08-20 |
| FRANCOME, Martin | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2016-01-12 |
| HACKETT, Christopher James | Director | 2011-04-13 | 2021-09-24 |
| HARPER, Ann Mary | Director | 2008-10-09 | 2016-07-18 |
| HARPER, Graham David | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2021-06-22 |
| HARPER, Penelope Marie | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2002-02-01 |
| HOYLE, Roger William Leslie | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2004-05-06 |
| MCNEELEY, Andrew Patrick | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2010-11-19 |
| PHEASEY, Stuart | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| SIMMONDS, Stephen Robert | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2013-07-22 |
| SUCKLING, Geoffrey James | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2003-12-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-08-20 | 1998-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Group | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-05-05 | Active |
| Harper Chalice Eot Trustee 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 | 2023-04-27 | Ceased 2023-05-05 |
| Harper Chalice Employee Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.