HANDSFREE GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-23 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-09
Watchouts
Cash
£240K
-90.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£176K
-79.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
97
+22.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£100K
-117.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,604,365 | £12,083,622 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £726,301 | £68,329 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £577,379 | -£99,967 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £211,511 | -£117,633 | |
| Cash | £76,958 | £169,553 | — | £2,481,865 | £239,674 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,521,839 | £2,961,161 | — | £2,642,568 | £2,415,359 | |
| Net assets | £1,056,573 | £1,099,642 | — | £848,430 | £175,797 | |
| Equity | £1,056,573 | £1,099,642 | £1,444,799 | £848,430 | £175,797 | |
| Average employees | 56 | 72 | — | 79 | 97 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,813,413 | £3,861,508 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £23,816 | £25,140 |
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
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Turnover
-11.2%
£13,604,365 £12,083,622
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Cash
-90.3%
£2,481,865 £239,674
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Net assets
-79.3%
£848,430 £175,797
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+22.8%
79 97
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-90.6%
£726,301 £68,329
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Profit before tax
-117.3%
£577,379 -£99,967
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Wages
+37.3%
£2,813,413 £3,861,508
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.6% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 27.5% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 86.4% | 96.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.63x | 0.37x |
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
- HANDSFREE GROUP LTD 2016-01-21 → present
- HFC (UK) LTD 2005-07-27 → 2016-01-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Champion Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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
- HANDSFREE GROUP LTD · parent
- CKO International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The market has shown volatility due to geopolitical risks, with the continuing conflict in Eastern Europe, the very early stages of a cessation of hostilities in the Middle East, along with a new party in UK government. The market conditions have triggered our customers to be cautious with their capital expenditure for new vehicles, having a consequential effect of reducing the demand for new safety and security products and the associated installation services.”
- “The group continues to invest in product development to support substantial future sales opportunities in the UK and abroad.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSELL, Scott | Secretary | 2005-08-03 | — | American |
| CASSELL, Scott | Director | 2005-08-03 | Feb 1971 | American |
| JOHNSON, Matthew | Director | 2005-08-03 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-07-27 | 2005-07-27 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-07-27 | 2005-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott Cassell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Johnson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2020-07-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.