HOULDER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-04 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£253K
-64.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-6.8% vs 2023
Employees
70
-4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£563K
-242.9% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,669,923 | — | £16,423,135 | — | £14,074,799 | £9,420,897 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £603,581 | — | £5,931,673 | — | £216,369 | -£559,605 | |
| Profit before tax | -£881,506 | — | -£197,717 | — | £33,265 | — | £6,790,295 | — | £393,944 | -£562,766 | |
| Net profit | -£881,506 | — | -£126,277 | — | £117,196 | — | £5,888,928 | — | £667,202 | -£562,766 | |
| Cash | £560,804 | — | £359,134 | — | £989,663 | — | £5,727,387 | — | £718,939 | £252,962 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,808,363 | — | — | — | £1,749,282 | — | £7,638,210 | — | £8,305,412 | £7,742,646 | |
| Net assets | £1,758,363 | — | £1,632,086 | — | £1,749,282 | — | £7,638,210 | — | £8,305,412 | £7,742,646 | |
| Equity | £1,758,363 | £1,758,363 | £1,632,086 | £1,632,086 | £1,749,282 | £1,749,282 | £7,638,210 | £7,638,210 | £8,305,412 | £7,742,646 | |
| Average employees | 84 | — | 71 | — | 65 | — | 73 | — | 73 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4,493,574 | £4,498,835 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £450,607 | — | — | — | £570,324 | — | £524,732 | — | £617,348 | £492,105 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-33.1%
£14,074,799 £9,420,897
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-64.8%
£718,939 £252,962
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-6.8%
£8,305,412 £7,742,646
-
Employees
-4.1%
73 70
-
Operating profit
-358.6%
£216,369 -£559,605
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-242.9%
£393,944 -£562,766
-
Wages
+0.1%
£4,493,574 £4,498,835
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | — | 36.1% | — | 1.5% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | — | 35.9% | — | 4.7% | -6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 34.5% | — | 77.7% | — | 2.6% | -7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.3% | 13.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.40x | 7.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 84.37x | — | — | — | — | -177.03x |
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
- HOULDER LIMITED 2002-05-31 → present
- NOTSALLOW 162 LIMITED 2002-03-21 → 2002-05-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- HOULDER LIMITED · parent
- Hart Fenton & Co Limited 100%
- Seaspeed Marine Consultancy Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALEN, Mark Eric Vincent | Director | 2023-04-20 | Feb 1982 | British |
| HARE, Rupert William Aubone | Director | 2004-06-18 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HILL, Simon John | Director | 2013-10-10 | Jan 1965 | British |
| STRACHAN, Jonathan David | Director | 2023-04-20 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIASSON, Anna-Malin | Secretary | 2006-01-20 | 2009-03-09 |
| FARRELLY, Barry Brenden | Secretary | 2009-03-09 | 2012-03-31 |
| HAYWARD, Christopher Michael | Secretary | 2012-03-31 | 2017-02-08 |
| LONG, Richard Edward | Secretary | 2002-06-21 | 2006-01-20 |
| WOLLASTONS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-03-21 | 2002-06-21 |
| CHEW, Michael John | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2014-03-11 |
| FARRELLY, Barry Brenden | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2012-03-31 |
| HARRIS, Simon Allan | Director | 2015-07-03 | 2023-04-20 |
| HARRIS, Simon Allan | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2004-01-16 |
| HARRISON, John Maurice Frank | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2008-04-01 |
| HICKSON, Peter Hanam | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2019-07-19 |
| HOOKER, David Symonds | Director | 2008-06-27 | 2015-12-31 |
| HOULDER, John Maurice | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2002-08-31 |
| HUTTON, Malcolm John | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2023-04-20 |
| KELLY, Peter | Director | 2002-08-31 | 2006-10-13 |
| MEADOWS, Eric Linsley | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2008-04-01 |
| PERDRIX, Frederic Vincent | Director | 2003-06-13 | 2018-09-03 |
| SAUNDERS, Jane Ann | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2002-06-21 |
| WOLLASTON, Richard Hugh | Nominee Director | 2002-03-21 | 2002-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houlder Engineering Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-03-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-03-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-03-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.