H J L RESTAURANTS LTD
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Cash
£3.3m
+0.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3m
+5.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
309
-18.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£309k
-64.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,066,151 | £15,398,758 | £19,214,686 | £18,396,537 | £15,564,256 | -15.4% | |
| Operating profit | £56,804 | £1,391,106 | £443,477 | £852,108 | £256,593 | -69.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £44,526 | £1,383,811 | £444,317 | £875,182 | £309,437 | -64.6% | |
| Net profit | £25,002 | £1,124,302 | £333,867 | £699,982 | £222,049 | -68.3% | |
| Cash | £1,047,835 | £1,713,015 | £2,418,534 | £3,264,114 | £3,279,649 | +0.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,514,811 | £2,258,520 | £2,527,043 | £3,101,025 | £3,218,074 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £901,284 | £1,928,586 | £2,246,043 | £2,866,025 | £3,026,074 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £901,284 | £1,928,586 | £2,246,043 | £2,866,025 | £3,026,074 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 331 | 305 | 369 | 380 | 309 | -18.7% | |
| Wages | £3,424,612 | £3,803,211 | £5,051,753 | £5,269,849 | £4,339,499 | -17.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £18,035 | £19,385 | £20,959 | £25,377 | £26,010 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £812 | £945 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 9.0% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 61.6% | 17.5% | 27.5% | 8.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.9% | 43.8% | 47.9% | 38.8% | 32.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.44x | 2.14x | 2.72x | |
| Interest cover | 4.63x | — | — | — | — |
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
- JW Hinks LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “sale of one of the restaurants in the final quarter of 2024”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Charlotte Emma Victoria | Secretary | 2007-11-12 | — | British |
| SMITH, Trevor | Director | 2007-11-12 | Nov 1959 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-11-12 | 2007-11-13 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-11-12 | 2007-11-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Trevor Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-09-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2019-09-20 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-09-20 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2018-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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.