LONESTAR FASTENERS HYDROBOLT LIMITED
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Cash
£809k
+205.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£46m
-3.7% vs 2024
Employees
432
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
-116.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £31,192,000 | £58,122,000 | £50,769,000 | -12.7% | |
| Operating profit | £6,007,000 | £5,130,000 | -£3,496,000 | -168.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,904,000 | £7,741,000 | -£1,252,000 | -116.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,909,000 | £5,624,000 | -£1,762,000 | -131.3% | |
| Cash | £768,000 | £265,000 | £809,000 | +205.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £41,800,000 | £47,760,000 | £46,169,000 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £41,800,000 | £47,442,000 | £45,687,000 | -3.7% | |
| Equity | £41,800,000 | £47,442,000 | £45,687,000 | -3.7% | |
| Average employees | 214 | 404 | 432 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £8,122,000 | £14,959,000 | £17,524,000 | +17.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £919,000 | £157,000 | £40,000 | -74.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,000 | £11,000 | £8,000 | -27.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £711,000 | £157,000 | — | — |
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 | 19.3% | 8.8% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 9.7% | -3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.4% | 10.7% | -7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.5% | 37.6% | 37.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.13x | 2.45x | 2.46x |
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
- LONESTAR FASTENERS HYDROBOLT LIMITED 2024-01-02 → present
- HYDROBOLT LIMITED 2002-02-19 → 2024-01-02
- HYDROBOLT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2001-12-05 → 2002-02-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2024, the Company acquired the trade and assets of LoneStar Fasteners Europe Limited, a fellow subsidiary of Whitworth Midco plc, at net book value for consideration in the form of an intercompany loan.”
- “On 2 January 2024, the Company changed its name from Hydrobolt Limited to LoneStar Fasteners Hydrobolt Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2021-05-07 | Mar 1975 | British |
| SHAW, Natalie Amanda | Director | 2024-04-11 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Richard Daniel | Secretary | 2001-12-05 | 2003-02-11 |
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 2001-12-05 | 2001-12-05 |
| LAWTON, Philip James | Secretary | 2014-03-31 | 2024-04-11 |
| ROBERTSON, Zoe Sheila | Secretary | 2024-04-11 | 2024-08-16 |
| SPRUCE, Michael Frederick | Secretary | 2003-02-11 | 2007-06-06 |
| TABNER, Stephen John | Secretary | 2007-06-06 | 2014-03-31 |
| ANDREWS, Peter Joseph | Director | 2008-04-02 | 2014-03-31 |
| BARNES, Richard Daniel | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 2001-12-05 | 2001-12-05 |
| COATS, James | Director | 2008-10-29 | 2014-03-31 |
| DIAMOND, Steven John | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2023-03-08 |
| HYDE, Mark | Director | 2001-12-05 | 2008-04-02 |
| MARCH, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| MATHILAKATH, Santosh | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2021-04-07 |
| MULLIGAN, Peter | Director | 2008-04-02 | 2014-03-31 |
| PICKLES, Thomas Richard | Director | 2023-03-08 | 2026-09-28 |
| PLANT, Robert James | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2014-03-31 |
| SIMPSON, Jamie Alexander | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2024-04-11 |
| SMITH, Michael James | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| SMITH, Michael James | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2008-04-02 |
| SPRUCE, Michael Frederick | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2005-06-30 |
| TABNER, Stephen John | Director | 2008-04-02 | 2025-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonestar Uk Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.