JAMES HARGREAVES PM LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
-54.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£38m
-19% vs 2024
Employees
387
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8.4m
-15.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £131,183,616 | £140,873,156 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £9,881,952 | £8,275,664 | -16.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,000,449 | £9,964,715 | £8,434,363 | -15.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,000,449 | £7,369,155 | £6,064,440 | -17.7% | |
| Cash | — | £6,592,441 | £3,007,278 | -54.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,738,351 | £46,863,280 | £38,146,393 | -18.6% | |
| Net assets | £5,083,844 | £46,408,280 | £37,611,393 | -19% | |
| Equity | £5,083,844 | £46,408,280 | £37,611,393 | -19% | |
| Average employees | — | 376 | 387 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | — | £15,335,573 | £17,162,028 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,443,050 | £2,414,460 | +67.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £85,147 | £149,952 | +76.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £286,815 | £608,457 | +112.1% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.5% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.6% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 21.1% | 21.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.8% | 27.9% | 34.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.14x | 2.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | 64.38x | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- JAMES HARGREAVES PM LIMITED · parent
- James Hargreaves (Plumbers' Merchants) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMA, Chander Mohan | Secretary | 2023-02-28 | — | — |
| BEAUMONT, Gary David | Director | 2019-07-31 | Jun 1977 | British |
| BRIDGE, Carl Andrew | Director | 2008-03-04 | Jan 1969 | British |
| DAVIES, William | Director | 2010-03-22 | Feb 1958 | British |
| EDDISON, David | Director | 2008-03-04 | Jun 1966 | British |
| HEALY, Martin | Director | 2019-07-31 | Jun 1972 | British |
| JACKSON, Simon Craig | Director | 2019-07-31 | May 1968 | British |
| ROTHWELL, Jack Daniel | Director | 2022-05-19 | Jun 1992 | English |
| SHARMA, Chander Mohan | Director | 2016-09-10 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROTHWELL, Gordon John | Secretary | 2008-03-04 | 2023-02-28 |
| DENT, Alan | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-05-01 |
| ROTHWELL, Gordon John | Director | 2008-03-04 | 2023-02-28 |
| WESTBURY, Carrolle Ann Ruth | Director | 2008-03-04 | 2010-03-22 |
| WHITTAKER, Colin | Director | 2008-03-04 | 2015-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gordon John Rothwell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-19 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.