HARLEQUIN DESIGN (LONDON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-20 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-12.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-13.9% vs 2023
Employees
139
-7.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£853K
-219.1% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £26,606,401 | £25,864,014 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £733,102 | -£807,493 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £716,556 | -£853,336 | |
| Net profit | £1,887,282 | £294,118 | — | £702,954 | -£889,435 | |
| Cash | £1,097,331 | £1,744,487 | — | £1,695,254 | £1,490,192 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,870,554 | £3,201,040 | — | £7,041,778 | £6,012,705 | |
| Net assets | £3,570,965 | £2,965,083 | — | £6,540,578 | £5,629,037 | |
| Equity | £3,570,965 | £2,965,083 | £5,767,487 | £6,540,578 | £5,629,037 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 34 | — | 150 | 139 | |
| Wages | £1,895,482 | £1,844,184 | — | £7,803,593 | £8,506,914 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £971,451 | £1,086,995 |
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
-2.8%
£26,606,401 £25,864,014
-
Cash
-12.1%
£1,695,254 £1,490,192
-
Net assets
-13.9%
£6,540,578 £5,629,037
-
Employees
-7.3%
150 139
-
Operating profit
-210.1%
£733,102 -£807,493
-
Profit before tax
-219.1%
£716,556 -£853,336
-
Wages
+9%
£7,803,593 £8,506,914
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.8% | -3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.6% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 10.4% | -13.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.57x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 44.31x | -17.52x |
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
- Rayner Essex LLP
- 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 group's and parent 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
- HARLEQUIN DESIGN (LONDON) LIMITED · parent
- Harlequin Global Logistics Ltd 100%
- Harlequin Workshops Ltd 70%
- Harlequin Ink Ltd 100%
- Blooq Technology Ltd (UK) 90%
- Harlequin Open System Tools Ltd (UK) 100%
- Worldfloor Retail Ltd 100%
- Harlequin Shanghai Co Ltd 100%
- Harlequin Design New York Inc. 100%
- Harlequin Design Milan SRL 100%
Significant events
- “The most significant factor affecting performance was the £2m investment in the group's Long Island facility in the prior year. The extensive refurbishment and reorganisation required significant management focus and led to periods of operational downtime, temporarily reducing capacity and contributing to the loss of several contracts. The majority of the group's loss for the year arose within the New York operation as a result of these transitional works and the associated impairment charges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALLIS, Shamien Romeka | Secretary | 2022-12-25 | — | — |
| BROWN, Andrew Philip | Director | 2009-03-09 | May 1974 | British |
| KAJITANI, Noriko | Director | 2017-02-01 | Mar 1976 | Japanese |
| SIMMONS, Nicholas Roger | Director | 2020-07-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Rachel Katherine | Director | 2014-11-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| WALLIS, Derek John | Director | 2005-01-10 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODLEY, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 2005-01-10 | 2011-09-29 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-12-06 | 2004-12-06 |
| ATKINS, Calum John | Director | 2023-05-20 | 2024-10-10 |
| CHATWIN, Roseanna Alice | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2018-06-01 |
| ESPINER, Holly Louise | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2021-05-17 |
| PUGH, Ashley Lawrence | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-12-05 |
| TREE, Roberta Elizabeth | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-03-22 |
| WOODLEY, Stephen Paul | Director | 2005-01-10 | 2011-09-29 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-12-06 | 2004-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Derek John Wallis | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Philip Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-02-27 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-09 | 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
- 6
- 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.