HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£16M
+5.7% vs 2023
Net assets
-£15M
-47.5% vs 2023
Employees
155
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.3M
-140.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-31.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,873,056 | £49,688,953 | +3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £4,249,319 | -£40,045 | -100.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,277,235 | -£1,335,603 | -140.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £15,010,207 | £15,870,427 | +5.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,262,299 | -£6,533,586 | -100.3% | |
| Net assets | -£10,190,103 | -£15,034,982 | -47.5% | |
| Equity | -£10,190,103 | -£15,034,982 | -47.5% | |
| Average employees | 155 | 155 | 0% | |
| Wages | £29,990,961 | £35,518,739 | +18.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | 2.78x | -0.03x |
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
- HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES (UK) LIMITED 2007-06-26 → present
- EARTHPLATE LIMITED 2007-05-09 → 2007-06-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company is dependent on continuing finance being made available by its ultimate parent company, Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. to enable it to continue operating and meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Consulting, Ltd 100%
- Business 3.0 Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Bruce Havelock | Secretary | 2007-05-10 | — | British |
| BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-05-20 | — | — |
| HEATON, Tracey Lynne | Director | 2022-05-16 | Sep 1969 | American |
| LEFEVRE, Diana Chakkalakal | Director | 2025-05-02 | Sep 1981 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARD, Stephen Wayne | Secretary | 2011-06-14 | 2018-01-31 |
| COAR, Kamau Akili | Secretary | 2018-01-31 | 2021-06-30 |
| CROSIER, Kelly | Secretary | 2021-08-27 | 2022-05-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-05-09 | 2007-05-10 |
| BADERMAN, Catherine Emma | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2021-08-27 |
| BEARD, Stephen Wayne, Mr. | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2018-01-31 |
| BLAKE, Kenneth Steven | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2010-08-31 |
| BONDI, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2021-08-27 | 2025-05-02 |
| COAR, Kamau Akili | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2021-06-30 |
| CULLEN, Michael Martin | Director | 2021-08-27 | 2022-05-13 |
| EDWARDS, Daniel, Director | Director | 2010-05-14 | 2010-10-20 |
| KAMERICK, Eileen Ann | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2008-05-09 |
| KRENZ, Scott | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2011-04-22 |
| PETERS, David Charles | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2010-05-14 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-05-09 | 2007-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.