KNIGHT HARWOOD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-07 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-23
Watchouts
Cash
£31M
+4.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£22M
+29.2% vs 2023
Employees
140
-1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
+24.4% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £116,438,683 | £82,210,590 | — | £156,876,722 | £140,200,134 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,674,156 | £5,457,781 | — | £5,011,392 | £6,810,269 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £5,869,589 | £6,357,678 | — | £6,889,970 | £8,571,893 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,850,714 | £5,397,472 | — | £5,497,941 | £6,483,215 | |
| Cash | £17,524,021 | £30,154,282 | £16,625,628 | £30,795,209 | £29,502,373 | £30,899,500 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £16,706,458 | £21,589,673 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £16,706,458 | £21,589,673 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £16,706,458 | £21,589,673 | |
| Average employees | — | 135 | 120 | — | 142 | 140 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £12,479,581 | £12,925,523 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £2,476,583 | £1,594,342 | — | £1,807,114 | £1,893,967 |
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
-10.6%
£156,876,722 £140,200,134
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Cash
+4.7%
£29,502,373 £30,899,500
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+29.2%
£16,706,458 £21,589,673
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Employees
-1.4%
142 140
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Operating profit
+35.9%
£5,011,392 £6,810,269
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+24.4%
£6,889,970 £8,571,893
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+3.6%
£12,479,581 £12,925,523
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.9% | 6.6% | — | 3.2% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.2% | 6.6% | — | 3.5% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 30.0% | 31.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 69.1% | 66.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.44x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 167046.40x | 136205.38x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “During the course of 2024 we have welcomed a new director to the board, with Charlie Everett being promoted to the position of Finance Director. John Knight has also moved into the position of Chairman and our long-standing director Oliver Driscoll is working closely with him leading the operations of the business as Managing Director.”
- “We are proud of the growing success of our apprenticeship and graduate training programmes, which have seen four new young adults join us in 2024 to commence their training.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVERETT, Charlie | Secretary | 2025-08-22 | — | — |
| COOKE, Martin | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| DRISCOLL, Oliver James | Director | 2017-01-23 | May 1984 | British |
| EVERETT, Charlie | Director | 2024-07-01 | Sep 1990 | British |
| HOWE, Peter James | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| MILLER, Daniel Mark | Director | 2025-02-01 | Nov 1985 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Timothy | Director | 2007-12-18 | Apr 1969 | British |
| WRIDGWAY, Daniel | Director | 2023-06-06 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARWOOD, Ian David | Secretary | 2006-04-18 | 2025-08-22 |
| GD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-23 | 2006-04-18 |
| HARVELL, Richard Charles | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2021-10-28 |
| HARWOOD, Ian David | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2025-08-22 |
| KNIGHT, John Philip | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2025-08-22 |
| ROE, Christopher John | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2018-06-27 |
| GD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-11-23 | 2005-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khg Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-01 | Active |
| Knight Harwood Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-28 | Ceased 2025-07-01 |
| Mr Ian David Harwood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-28 |
| Mr John Philip Knight | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.