HIGHAM AND HIGHAM LTD
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Cash
£1.1m
+12.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.9m
+15.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
143
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+49.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,866,762 | £49,691,355 | £50,524,222 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,706,459 | £1,986,317 | £2,909,832 | +46.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,653,740 | £1,944,038 | £2,911,803 | +49.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,172,046 | £1,448,862 | £2,172,682 | +50% | |
| Cash | £1,829,619 | £958,512 | £1,077,135 | +12.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,121,587 | £6,636,465 | £7,039,961 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,365,485 | £5,979,347 | £6,902,029 | +15.4% | |
| Equity | £5,365,485 | £5,979,347 | £6,902,029 | +15.4% | |
| Average employees | 141 | 147 | 143 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £4,171,927 | £4,514,333 | £4,532,013 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £311,574 | £428,944 | £243,183 | -43.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £41,030 | £93,174 | £41,973 | -55% | |
| Highest paid director | £127,252 | £211,351 | £136,866 | -35.2% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.0% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.9% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.9% | 29.9% | 41.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.6% | 42.1% | 41.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 2.26x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | 30.62x | 34.80x | 79.34x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that the Group will be able to continue to trade for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HIGHAM AND HIGHAM LTD · parent
- Empties Please Ltd 100%
- The Cartridge People Ltd 100%
- Cartridge Shop (UK) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 March 2026 the Company acquired a minority shareholding of 83,333 shares in an office supplies retailer for cash consideration of £24,999.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLANAGAN, John-Mark | Director | 2017-09-19 | Aug 1987 | British |
| FREEMAN, Max Louis | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHAM, Mark Roger | Secretary | 2001-03-23 | 2019-11-30 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-23 | 2001-03-23 |
| CARTMAN, David Andrew | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| DEN BROEDER, Arthur Pete | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2022-03-23 |
| EIGENFELD, Frits | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2022-03-23 |
| HIGHAM, Mark Roger | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2019-11-30 |
| JENKINS, Stuart Edward | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2020-02-07 |
| KREUNING, Christian | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2022-03-23 |
| KREUNING, Gijsbertus Anthonius Johannes | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2022-03-23 |
| TAMMADGE, Lynn Janet | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2016-05-26 |
| WHIPP, Kenneth Douglas | Director | 2007-04-10 | 2008-10-17 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-23 | 2001-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gijsbertus Kreuning | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2021-03-04 | Active |
| Mintje Holding B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2017-12-08 | Ceased 2021-03-04 |
| Mr Mark Roger Higham | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.