HAWKINS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
-39.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+11.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
190
+9.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6M
+1,151.4% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £27,585,605 | £31,349,999 | +13.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £391,064 | £2,813,897 | +619.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £204,970 | £2,564,938 | +1,151.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,662,113 | £747,834 | £117,149 | £1,892,929 | +1,515.8% | |
| Cash | £5,778,660 | £3,861,025 | £2,673,028 | £1,608,495 | -39.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,168,820 | £14,083,744 | £16,525,035 | £19,692,246 | +19.2% | |
| Net assets | £11,647,360 | £11,170,891 | £12,940,116 | £14,424,818 | +11.5% | |
| Equity | £11,647,360 | £11,170,891 | £12,940,116 | £14,424,818 | +11.5% | |
| Average employees | 158 | 0 | 174 | 190 | +9.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | £15,265,132 | £17,054,385 | +11.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,237,348 | £1,201,153 | -2.9% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.4% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.4% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 2.4% | 14.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 42.1% | 46.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.63x | 2.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.10x | 11.30x |
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
- HAWKINS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2000-03-07 → present
- TAYVIN 177 LIMITED 1999-12-13 → 2000-03-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group continued to trade profitably during the year and the directors have prepared forecasts for 2025/26 and the trading period beyond this. Based upon this review, coupled with the comments made in the Strategic Report, the directors believe the Group will continue to trade profitably and generate sufficient cash to meet the Group's liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- HAWKINS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Hawkins Forensics Limited 100%
- Hawkins (International) Limited 100%
- Hawkins & Associates (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Hawkins & Associates (Singapore) Pte Ltd 100%
- Hawkins Forensics (Europe) Limited 100%
- A. Lamb Associates Limited 100%
- Morham & Brotchie Limited 100%
- Hawkins Forensics (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the year-end, the Group incorporated two new subsidiaries: one in the United Arab Emirates and one in South Africa. These entities were established to support the Group's international expansion strategy and were incorporated prior to the signing of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Alexander David | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | — | — |
| BRYCE, Andrew Robert | Director | 2006-04-01 | Apr 1965 | British |
| CHAMBERS, Alexander David | Director | 2009-09-18 | Jan 1975 | British |
| EDWARDS, Robert | Director | 2019-05-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| GIDDINGS, Ian | Director | 2017-06-01 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PRICKETT, Andrew Christopher, Dr | Director | 2013-05-15 | Jul 1975 | British |
| REEVES, Andrew Brian | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARL, Linda Margaret | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2002-10-01 |
| MUSTON, Andrew John Alasdair | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| SHORT, John Richard | Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 2000-04-05 |
| ANDERSON, John Bertram Frank, Dr | Director | 2007-11-22 | 2021-10-01 |
| EARL, Linda Margaret | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2009-09-18 |
| ELLIOTT, Brian Reginald | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2004-04-01 |
| FLETCHER, Richard Graham, Dr | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2013-09-20 |
| HORSFALL, John Albert Charles | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2007-09-21 |
| MONCRIEFF, Andrew Charles Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2022-09-16 |
| MUSTON, Andrew John Alasdair | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2019-05-01 |
| NEWBERY, Roderick Barton | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2006-04-01 |
| SHORT, John Richard | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2000-04-05 |
| WOMACK, Michael Thomas | Nominee Director | 1999-12-13 | 2000-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins & Associates (Trustees) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.