G L HEARN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+5.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+95.6% vs 2023
Employees
159
-15.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
+50.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £20,121,479 | £20,301,833 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,942,890 | £7,525,399 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £5,465,140 | £8,244,539 | |
| Net profit | -£912,409 | -£176,120 | £999,691 | £4,164,953 | £6,163,877 | |
| Cash | — | £1,510,080 | £2,825,818 | £1,294,576 | £1,366,739 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,772,760 | £12,613,176 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £6,446,712 | £12,610,589 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £6,446,712 | £12,610,589 | |
| Average employees | 252 | 255 | 231 | 188 | 159 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £10,236,273 | £9,138,306 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £171,505 | £564,960 | £462,146 | £268,420 | £250,713 |
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
+0.9%
£20,121,479 £20,301,833
-
Cash
+5.6%
£1,294,576 £1,366,739
-
Net assets
+95.6%
£6,446,712 £12,610,589
-
Employees
-15.4%
188 159
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+52.2%
£4,942,890 £7,525,399
-
Profit before tax
+50.9%
£5,465,140 £8,244,539
-
Wages
-10.7%
£10,236,273 £9,138,306
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 24.6% | 37.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 20.7% | 30.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 63.6% | 59.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 38.2% | 40.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.76x | 2.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1301.45x | 1472.68x |
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
- G L HEARN LIMITED 2000-05-23 → present
- G L HEARN HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-06-30 → 2000-05-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- G L HEARN LIMITED · parent
- G L Hearn Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In the prior year, the Company transferred the trade and assets of the Planning and Development business to WSP UK Limited, its immediate parent entity. Consideration was £3,259,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PILSWORTH, Hannah Frances | Secretary | 2025-03-06 | — | — |
| REILLY, Paul | Director | 2024-12-16 | Oct 1965 | British |
| SHARP, Jamie John | Director | 2026-04-27 | Nov 1975 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Richard | Director | 2023-09-27 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAMAL, Arif | Secretary | 1999-07-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| SEWELL, Karen | Secretary | 2022-09-22 | 2025-03-06 |
| SLOGGETT, Brian Ronald | Secretary | 2013-12-31 | 2015-07-07 |
| CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-07-07 | 2022-09-22 |
| CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-06-30 | 1999-07-30 |
| ALLATT, Mark Colin | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-07-07 |
| ANDREWS, Shaun | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2015-07-07 |
| BAKER, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2007-07-17 |
| BARNARD, Miles Lawrence | Director | 2022-09-22 | 2026-04-27 |
| BARNARD, Simon | Director | 2020-01-14 | 2020-08-31 |
| BEARDMORE, David Norman | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2002-05-24 |
| BUNTING, Gilulia | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2014-05-31 |
| BUTLER, Timothy John | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2013-05-31 |
| COBB, Richard William | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2011-06-01 |
| CROWDY, Alastair James | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2018-10-31 |
| CROWDY, Alastair James | Director | 2006-07-18 | 2015-07-07 |
| DAVIES, Thomas Young | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| DORNFORD, Alan Craig | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2016-07-31 |
| DUNN, Kerry | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2019-03-31 |
| DUNN, Kerry | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2015-07-07 |
| FOGG, Jane | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2004-04-29 |
| FRANKS, Nigel Alan | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2009-07-14 |
| GREENSPAN, Daniel James | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2015-07-28 |
| HAGGER, Jonathan Osborne | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2014-05-31 |
| HEARN, James Robert | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2012-06-01 |
| HEARN, James Robert | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2003-05-30 |
| HETHERTON, Andrew | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2015-07-07 |
| HINGSTON, Mark | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2016-09-09 |
| HOWARD, Andrew David | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2015-07-28 |
| KAMAL, Arif | Director | 2003-05-23 | 2013-12-31 |
| LATTIMER, Alan | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2015-07-07 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Deborah Ann | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2019-04-24 |
| NAPIER, David Iain | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2006-07-12 |
| NAPIER, David Iain | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2002-05-24 |
| NAYSMITH, Mark William | Director | 2022-09-22 | 2024-12-16 |
| NICHOLS, Nigel Stuart, Mr. | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2003-05-30 |
| PENFOLD, Blake John | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2013-05-31 |
| SLOGGETT, Brian Ronald | Director | 2015-11-11 | 2018-10-31 |
| SLOGGETT, Brian Ronald | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2015-07-07 |
| SMITH, Paul | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2015-07-07 |
| TREVORROW, Tom Luke Groat | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2020-01-14 |
| WILDGOOSE, Oliver Leonard | Director | 2016-07-31 | 2017-04-11 |
| WILLIAMSON, Richard | Director | 2020-01-14 | 2022-09-22 |
| WILSON, Bruce | Director | 2019-04-15 | 2023-09-27 |
| WOOLLARD, Grant Adam Jeffrey | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2015-07-07 |
| YATES-KNEEN, Geoffrey Christopher | Director | 2016-07-31 | 2017-04-07 |
| C.H.H. FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-06-30 | 1999-07-30 |
| CAPITA CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2019-06-14 | 2022-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsp Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-22 | Active |
| Capita Property And Infrastructure Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 254 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-11-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-11-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-29 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.