HOWARD INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£8M
+20% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£140M
-3.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4.7M
-734.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,568,097 | £11,488,846 | £12,719,300 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,611,361 | £4,578,301 | £7,324,789 | +60% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,375,063 | £748,539 | -£4,749,474 | -734.5% | |
| Net profit | -£3,973,585 | £202,818 | -£4,244,063 | -2,192.5% | |
| Cash | £7,245,811 | £6,701,928 | £8,039,035 | +20% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £232,743,434 | £209,283,656 | £214,026,835 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £145,341,307 | £145,102,346 | £140,380,027 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £145,341,307 | £145,102,346 | £140,380,027 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 6 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £605,337 | £640,561 | — | — |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 48.2% | 39.8% | 57.6% | |
| Net margin | -41.5% | 1.8% | -33.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 47.3% | 48.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.29x | 0.13x | 0.16x | |
| Interest cover | 1.33x | 0.92x | 1.52x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing. Therefore, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOWARD INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Howard Commercial Holdings Limited 100%
- Howard Property Limited 100%
- Howard Residential Limited 100%
- Howard Capital Limited 100%
- Airlite Finance Limited 100%
- Howard Cambridge Limited 100%
- Howard Grove Limited 100%
- Howard Crescent Limited 100%
- Howard Bedford Limited 100%
- Howard Langford Limited 100%
- Howard Lewisham Limited 100%
- Howard Regent Limited 100%
- Howard Sawston Ltd 100%
- CAEC Howard Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 October 2025, the Company acquired the entire issued share capital of Howard Ventures Limited, a company that had been under common control.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEWES, Caroline Laura Elizabeth Margaret | Secretary | 2013-09-17 | — | — |
| BEWES, Caroline Laura Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2005-09-08 | May 1967 | British |
| BEWES, Nicholas Cecil John | Director | 2006-10-06 | Apr 1967 | British |
| CREIGHTON, Andrew John | Director | 2026-05-18 | Jun 1968 | British |
| HOWARD, Gavin Edward Oliver | Director | 2006-10-06 | Jul 1969 | British |
| HYNARD, Andrew James | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jan 1960 | British |
| MEAKIN, Richard John | Director | 2021-05-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| STEELE, Sian Louise | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD, Judith | Secretary | 2005-09-08 | 2013-09-17 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-09-08 | 2005-09-08 |
| AMIES, Thomas George Timothy | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| BAUMKER, Werner Manfred, Dr | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2023-02-28 |
| BULLOUGH, William John Ashworth | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2021-11-30 |
| BUSHNELL, Patrick James | Director | 2009-01-20 | 2022-11-30 |
| CODRINGTON, Ian Charles | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2007-12-31 |
| HOWARD, Brian Edward | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2010-01-28 |
| HOWARD, Judith | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2013-06-30 |
| JONES, Alun Huw | Director | 2014-12-31 | 2020-12-31 |
| REILLY, Dominic Gerard Joseph | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2026-02-28 |
| RILEY, Martin Rupert | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2013-06-30 |
| SLIPPER, Andrew Martin | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-09-08 | 2005-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Ralph Riley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-01-21 | Active |
| Mrs Caroline Laura Elizabeth Margaret Bewes | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Gavin Edward Oliver Howard | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-29 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.