SPICERHAART GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£23M
+14.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£21M
-4% vs 2023
Employees
1,566
-0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£968K
+128.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £126,010,000 | £136,119,000 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,783,000 | -£1,613,000 | +72.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,430,000 | £968,000 | +128.2% | |
| Net profit | -£3,414,000 | £1,113,000 | +132.6% | |
| Cash | £19,857,000 | £22,751,000 | +14.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,680,000 | £23,347,000 | -5.4% | |
| Net assets | £21,903,000 | £21,016,000 | -4% | |
| Equity | £21,903,000 | £21,016,000 | -4% | |
| Average employees | 1,580 | 1,566 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £65,562,000 | £66,747,000 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,628,000 | £1,516,000 | -6.9% |
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.6% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | -2.7% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -23.4% | -6.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | -20.16x |
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
- SPICERHAART GROUP LIMITED 2004-07-14 → present
- TMX CORPORATION LIMITED 2001-01-22 → 2004-07-14
- MINMAR (535) LIMITED 2000-10-02 → 2001-01-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the wider group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SPICERHAART GROUP LIMITED · parent
- B.C. Holt Limited 100%
- Butters John Bee Limited 100%
- BJB (Lettings) Limited 100%
- BJB Professional Services Limited 100%
- Central Surveyors Limited 100%
- Chewton Rose Limited 100%
- haart Limited 100%
- Haybrook Holdings Limited 100%
- Howards (Estate Agents) Limited 100%
- Just Mortgages Direct Limited 100%
- Mortgages Direct Limited 100%
- Okotoks Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Corporate Sales Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Estate Agents Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Financial Services Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Group Services Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Land & New Homes Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Professional Services Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Property Services Limited 100%
- Spicerhaart Residential Lettings Limited 100%
- Valunation Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Paul Alick | Secretary | 2000-12-18 | — | British |
| HURDLE, Mark Edward | Director | 2018-06-12 | Aug 1966 | British |
| LAMB, Steven Richard | Director | 2021-01-01 | May 1970 | British |
| LARK, Antony Tobias | Director | 2020-12-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Samantha Kathleen | Director | 2023-07-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Matthew John | Director | 2018-06-12 | Nov 1963 | British |
| SMITH, Paul Alick | Director | 2000-12-18 | Oct 1960 | British |
| WARDLEY, Timothy Owen | Director | 2022-07-01 | Jan 1963 | English |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLLINGTON, Lucian Frank Erich | Secretary | 2007-11-29 | 2018-05-25 |
| CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2000-12-18 |
| BAGIOTTI, Giovanni Mario | Director | 2001-02-20 | 2002-07-02 |
| BENN, Andrew Robert | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| BROEK, Debra Kay | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2003-10-08 |
| BUDD, Gerald Victor Albert | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2002-09-01 |
| DOOLEY, Matthew James | Director | 2003-08-26 | 2006-04-26 |
| DUFFY, Christopher William | Nominee Director | 2000-10-02 | 2000-12-18 |
| FINAN, John Charles | Director | 2001-02-20 | 2001-12-12 |
| JERVIS, Russell | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2020-03-21 |
| MELVIN, Clifton Adrian | Director | 2002-01-17 | 2003-07-10 |
| PAGE, David William | Nominee Director | 2000-10-02 | 2000-12-18 |
| POLLINGTON, Lucian Frank Erich | Director | 2008-02-20 | 2018-05-25 |
| POLLINGTON, Lucian Frank Erich | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2002-09-01 |
| ROUILLER, Anne Claude | Director | 2002-05-07 | 2003-09-05 |
| SAMI, Peter | Director | 2001-02-20 | 2002-03-14 |
| SMITH, Walter Alick | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2007-09-30 |
| SPENCE, John Andrew, Cllr | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2023-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vrs Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-06-26 | Active |
| Mr Paul Alick Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with made up date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-06-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.