HORIZON PLATFORMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
74
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,319,892 | £22,900,483 | |
| Operating profit | £411,469 | £1,257,312 | |
| Profit before tax | £312,039 | £1,152,796 | |
| Net profit | £211,736 | £848,067 | |
| Cash | £2,452,844 | £2,663,987 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,091,498 | £3,900,463 | |
| Net assets | £889,407 | £1,480,474 | |
| Equity | £889,407 | £1,480,474 | |
| Average employees | 86 | 74 | |
| Wages | £3,984,008 | £3,566,489 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £820,161 | £322,208 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | 32.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.9% | 88.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 4.14x | 12.03x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reviewed the Company's forecasts and cash flow requirements, taking into account the net current liability position at year end and reasonable possible changes in trading performance, and are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The improved performance reflects the benefits of the strategic actions taken in late 2024, including organisational restructuring and changes to the senior leadership team. These actions have strengthened operational discipline, improved cost control, and enhanced accountability across the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLETON, Kevin | Director | 2014-04-09 | Dec 1960 | British |
| DUGGAN, Ruairi Sean Michael | Director | 2009-09-21 | Jul 1975 | British |
| HIRST, Benjamin John | Director | 2007-09-28 | Mar 1978 | British |
| MACCIO, Marco | Director | 2020-05-12 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIRST, Benjamin John | Secretary | 2008-02-25 | 2012-07-30 |
| HIRST, Jean Westwood | Secretary | 2007-09-28 | 2008-02-25 |
| ASTLEY, Philip | Director | 2016-08-31 | 2017-08-31 |
| BLEASDALE, Adrian | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2024-09-30 |
| FRAY, Matthew | Director | 2008-02-25 | 2009-07-17 |
| HODGES, Andrew James | Director | 2020-02-26 | 2024-10-31 |
| LAWRIE, Bryan James Ian | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2020-02-05 |
| MATTHEWS, Thomas | Director | 2021-01-26 | 2024-10-31 |
| NORMANTON, Lucy Marie | Director | 2021-03-24 | 2024-09-30 |
| TARRANT, Lindsay Esmond | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2017-06-02 |
| WEBSTER, David Mark | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2023-11-30 |
| WILLIS, Tanja | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2021-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Are Horizon Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-02-24 | Active |
| Mr Ruairi Sean Michael Duggan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-24 |
| Mr Ben Hirst | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.