JOSEPH HOLT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
+618.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£89m
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
418
-14% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5m
+0.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-12-28.
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,493,000 | £75,947,000 | £78,339,000 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £4,304,000 | £4,583,000 | £5,030,000 | +9.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,345,000 | £4,947,000 | £4,965,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,508,000 | £3,051,000 | £2,809,000 | -7.9% | |
| Cash | £1,361,000 | £268,000 | £1,925,000 | +618.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £90,842,000 | £101,438,000 | £101,855,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £82,625,000 | £86,871,000 | £88,902,000 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £82,625,000 | £86,871,000 | £88,902,000 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 609 | 486 | 418 | -14% | |
| Wages | £12,854,000 | £11,240,000 | £10,686,000 | -4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £844,000 | £781,000 | £1,075,000 | +37.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £44,000 | £48,000 | £58,000 | +20.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £256,000 | £222,000 | £264,000 | +18.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 6.0% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.4% | 22.3% | 21.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.49x | 0.96x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | 6.98x | 31.18x | 27.64x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- JOSEPH HOLT GROUP LIMITED 2003-07-25 → present
- JOSEPH HOLT GROUP PLC 2000-03-30 → 2003-07-25
- INHOCO 1849 PLC 2000-02-25 → 2000-03-30
- INHOCO 1078 LIMITED 2000-01-19 → 2000-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the group's forecasts and projections, under a range of different scenarios of varying severity, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the group and parent company financial statements.”
Group structure
- JOSEPH HOLT GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Joseph Holt Limited 100%
- Joseph Holt Share Scheme Trustees Limited 100%
- Hoi Polloi Pub Co Limited 100%
- The Cove (Stoney Stanton) Limited 100%
- Touchwood Restaurants Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025 we disposed of the Bridgewater in Patricroft. However, I can report that in April of 2026 we acquired the Golden Hind in Offerton as a development opportunity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWAN, Philip Adrian | Secretary | 2003-03-28 | — | British |
| ADAMS, Thomas Kieran | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
| KERSHAW, Andrew James | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1990 | British |
| KERSHAW, Jane Marie | Director | 2021-09-01 | Aug 1986 | British |
| KERSHAW, Richard Peter | Director | 2000-02-29 | Mar 1955 | British |
| LEE, Richard Neil Frederick | Director | 2011-06-29 | Mar 1959 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Frank | Director | 2000-09-01 | Feb 1954 | British |
| NORBURY, Mark John | Director | 2020-01-01 | Jun 1961 | English |
| ROWAN, Philip Adrian | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAGE, Timothy Guy | Secretary | 2001-02-10 | 2003-03-28 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-19 | 2000-02-10 |
| DEMPSEY, Thomas Leo | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2022-11-30 |
| KERSHAW, Peter | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2000-04-10 |
| PAGE, Timothy Guy | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2003-03-28 |
| RUSHBROOKE, Maxwell Mark | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| TULLY, David John | Director | 2000-02-10 | 2014-05-14 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Jane Marie Kershaw | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2019-11-07 | Ceased 2020-02-26 |
| Mr Bernard Lewis Lever | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2019-11-07 | Ceased 2020-02-26 |
| Mrs Margaret Law Rushbrooke | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2019-11-07 | Ceased 2020-02-26 |
| Mr Richard Peter Kershaw | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-26 |
| Mrs Rosemary Sarah Adams | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-26 |
| Mr Timothy Guy Page | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-26 |
| Mr Maxwell Mark Rushbroke | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-07 |
| Mr David John Tully | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.