PORTABLE OFFICES (HIRE) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3M
-12.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+13.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
79
+1.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.9M
+4.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,699,608 | £14,756,963 | — | — | £20,901,709 | £19,640,871 | -6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,064,084 | £2,735,701 | — | — | £4,671,096 | £4,821,193 | +3.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,011,807 | £2,665,456 | £5,447,724 | £5,074,245 | £4,732,623 | £4,926,472 | +4.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,577,760 | £2,179,375 | £4,056,015 | £4,070,442 | £3,518,912 | £3,633,011 | +3.2% | |
| Cash | £1,697,010 | £1,542,965 | £4,422,534 | £3,265,403 | £4,914,161 | £4,302,348 | -12.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,459,550 | £11,344,540 | £14,577,368 | £16,263,672 | £17,911,131 | £20,295,122 | +13.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,814,062 | £8,193,437 | £11,009,452 | £13,839,894 | £16,118,806 | £18,311,817 | +13.6% | |
| Equity | £6,814,062 | £8,193,437 | £11,009,452 | £13,839,894 | £16,118,806 | £18,311,817 | +13.6% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | +1.3% | |
| Wages | £2,640,244 | £3,009,982 | £3,074,438 | £3,284,768 | £3,513,023 | £3,714,622 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £268,414 | £272,000 | £296,254 | £297,969 | £298,879 | £227,809 | -23.8% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 18.5% | — | — | 22.3% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 14.8% | — | — | 16.8% | 18.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.4% | 24.1% | — | — | 26.1% | 23.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | 39.47x | 38.95x | — | — | 68.47x | — |
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
- PORTABLE OFFICES (HIRE) LIMITED 2001-07-02 → present
- JOMISE LIMITED 2001-04-19 → 2001-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DSG Audit
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In the opinion of the directors there were no post balance sheet events.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Simon David | Secretary | 2001-05-18 | — | British |
| KENYON-SLANEY, Harry James Rodolph | Director | 2024-10-14 | Feb 1961 | British |
| KIRK, Charles Reggie | Director | 2023-11-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| SCOTT, Barney Archer | Director | 2022-01-18 | Mar 1992 | British |
| SCOTT, Justin De Berkeley | Director | 2001-05-18 | May 1960 | British |
| SCOTT, Simon David | Director | 2001-05-18 | Apr 1958 | British |
| WARD, Stephen Brian | Director | 2005-03-10 | May 1978 | British |
| WOOLLARD, Christopher Paul | Director | 2026-02-02 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-19 | 2001-05-16 |
| BALL, Glynn Charles | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2005-10-03 |
| FIGG, Roger | Director | 2005-03-10 | 2006-11-30 |
| HUGHES, Carole Angela Margaret | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2016-06-16 |
| SAYER, Andrew John Rattray | Director | 2005-02-16 | 2023-11-01 |
| SCOTT, David Langton Upton | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2012-09-10 |
| TRANTER, Nigel Gregory | Director | 2002-02-21 | 2005-04-04 |
| WITTY, Adrian Richard | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2026-04-24 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-19 | 2001-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harnage Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2023-03-31 | Active |
| Harnage Estates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.