HARLOW GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£28K
-40.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6.2M
+6.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
109
+13.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£367K
+42% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,358,363 | £6,280,006 | — | — | £8,678,939 | £10,189,920 | +17.4% | |
| Operating profit | £205,157 | £439,611 | — | — | £546,313 | £821,849 | +50.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £153,069 | -£120,701 | £477,108 | £448,754 | £258,333 | £366,751 | +42% | |
| Net profit | £280,099 | -£20,727 | £535,606 | £428,987 | £242,923 | £404,903 | +66.7% | |
| Cash | £453,461 | £194,539 | £91,679 | £66,489 | £47,723 | £28,490 | -40.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,987,600 | £5,987,197 | £6,235,614 | £7,687,435 | £7,801,525 | £7,817,136 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,650,196 | £4,629,469 | £5,165,075 | £5,594,062 | £5,836,985 | £6,241,888 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £4,650,196 | £4,629,469 | £5,165,075 | £5,594,062 | £5,836,985 | £6,241,888 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 83 | 91 | 93 | 96 | 109 | +13.5% | |
| Wages | £2,479,908 | £1,902,755 | £1,881,557 | £2,084,154 | £2,538,806 | £2,783,190 | +9.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £27,275 | £0 | £120,000 | £140,000 | +16.7% |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 7.0% | — | — | 6.3% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | -0.3% | — | — | 2.8% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | 7.3% | — | — | 7.0% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.01x | 1.86x | |
| Interest cover | 3.94x | 3.81x | — | — | 1.90x | 1.81x |
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
- HARLOW GROUP LIMITED 2006-05-11 → present
- TBH ENGINEERING LIMITED 2005-05-26 → 2006-05-11
- DUN01 LIMITED 2005-04-21 → 2005-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- 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 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. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company has subsequently post year end invested a further £710k in a second front line punch laser machine increasing capacity, speed, repeatability and reducing energy consumption.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERBERT, Carol | Secretary | 2021-10-20 | — | — |
| GORDON-SMITH, David Robyn | Director | 2015-03-27 | Jun 1967 | British |
| HERBERT, Ian James | Director | 2019-09-01 | Aug 1948 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMPSON, William | Secretary | 2006-07-31 | 2017-01-25 |
| DUNHAM COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-21 | 2006-07-31 |
| BOULDEN, Jeanette Anne | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-03-27 |
| BOULDEN, Marc | Director | 2005-05-27 | 2015-03-27 |
| DUNHAM, Dean Peter | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2005-05-27 |
| FOX, Julian Paul | Director | 2017-06-19 | 2017-10-31 |
| GORDON-SMITH, Jonathan Anthony | Director | 2015-03-27 | 2019-02-28 |
| HOGAN, James Reginald | Director | 2020-07-16 | 2023-06-13 |
| HOLLISTER, Gary | Director | 2005-05-27 | 2009-10-01 |
| HOLLISTER, Gary Donald | Director | 2005-05-27 | 2017-05-26 |
| HOLLISTER, Sally Ann | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-03-27 |
| MILLER, Susan Lesley | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2005-05-27 |
| PEARCE, Alan Glen | Director | 2017-11-08 | 2020-03-31 |
| REID, Daniel Charles William | Director | 2015-03-27 | 2017-12-19 |
| RISLEY, Peter Darren | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-07-16 |
| SIMMONS, Leonard Leslie | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2010-02-24 |
| TIMPSON, Shelly Tina Louisa | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-03-27 |
| TIMPSON, William | Director | 2005-05-27 | 2017-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlow Manufacturing Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.