NICHOLAS & HARRIS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.9M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.2M
Equity attributable
Employees
317
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.9M
Period ending 2025-06-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £45,479,000 | £51,182,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,863,000 | £6,107,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,781,000 | £5,892,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,702,000 | £5,268,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,953,000 | £5,948,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,344,000 | £5,991,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,556,000 | £4,224,000 | — | |
| Equity | £2,556,000 | £4,224,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 294 | 317 | — | |
| Wages | £9,618,000 | £11,520,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £46,000 | £91,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.9% | 101.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.72x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | 9.65x | 19.64x |
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
- NICHOLAS & HARRIS LIMITED 2003-02-25 → present
- TOWERVILLE LIMITED 2003-01-14 → 2003-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £2,569,000 as at 28 June 2025 (2024: net current liabilities £3,216,000) the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which the directors consider appropriate for the following reasons. The Board continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements for both the Group and the Subsidiary Companies.”
Group structure
- NICHOLAS & HARRIS LIMITED · parent
- Goswell Enterprises Limited 100%
- Goswell Marketing Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover has risen by 12.5% to £51,182,000 with growth across both volume and price. Gross margin has increased over the year to 35.2% up from 29.6%, driven by excellent results from the implementation of our Excellence strategy, which has driven significant efficiencies across our operation.”
- “In FY26 Nicholas and Harris Limited (the "Company") remain focused on extending, embedding and sustaining the Operational Brilliance Programme by continuing to make incremental improvements to operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE ADVISORY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-04-02 | — | — |
| BOYD, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2010-01-20 | Mar 1962 | British |
| DUFFY, John Gerald | Director | 2009-10-19 | Jan 1965 | British |
| HILL, Steven Paul | Director | 2023-12-06 | Mar 1983 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Melanie Rachel | Secretary | 2015-12-31 | 2017-06-15 |
| HEENEY, Caroline | Secretary | 2017-09-13 | 2019-03-04 |
| CITY GROUP PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2003-02-13 | 2015-12-31 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2003-02-13 |
| BEALE, Edward John | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2005-09-12 |
| BROOKS, David Gary | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2008-09-29 |
| DEVLIN, Paul John | Director | 2014-12-22 | 2016-03-15 |
| HOLDING, Stephen John | Director | 2014-12-22 | 2016-11-04 |
| LOMER, John Antony | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| MORGAN, Lisa Margaret Wendy | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| OLIVER, Peter | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2003-02-14 |
| STADDON, Simon Charles | Director | 2005-01-26 | 2022-12-05 |
| TURNBULL, Julie | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2019-05-31 |
| WALMSLEY, David Stuart | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2021-08-31 |
| RM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fennel Acquisition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.