ABLE HR LIMITED
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Cash
£237k
-24.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£668k
-19.1% vs 2024
Employees
39
-63.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£173k
-86.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £31,037,346 | £22,694,432 | £21,575,821 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £678,857 | £1,319,853 | £114,551 | -91.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £590,451 | £1,278,297 | £173,057 | -86.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £433,455 | £1,230,751 | £115,820 | -90.6% | |
| Cash | £32,812 | £19,138 | £77,157 | £313,622 | £237,045 | -24.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £587,761 | £826,322 | £677,689 | -18% | |
| Net assets | — | £50,438 | £539,839 | £825,122 | £667,789 | -19.1% | |
| Equity | — | — | £539,839 | £825,122 | £667,789 | -19.1% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 149 | 108 | 39 | -63.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,255,116 | £783,260 | £248,533 | -68.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £49,557 | £39,742 | £65,217 | +64.1% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.2% | 5.8% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.4% | 5.4% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 115.5% | 159.7% | 16.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 33.8% | 89.6% | 79.4% | 75.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.05x | 1.18x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.70x | 11.27x | — |
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
- Sexty & Co
- 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.”
Group structure
- ABLE HR LIMITED · parent
- Additions Contractors Limited 90%
Significant events
- “Post year end, the purchaser of the company's former subsidiary, ARC (Norwich) Limited, defaulted on the payment terms. Under the terms of the sale agreement, the company exercised its security rights and repossessed the shares. As a result of this transaction, the company's holding increased to 57% and ARC (Norwich) Limited became a partially owned subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Brenda Rosina Helen | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | — | — |
| FORD, Brenda Rosina Helen | Director | 2014-09-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| FORD, Chris | Director | 2012-02-29 | Oct 1971 | British |
| FORD, Essie Mae | Director | 2024-08-21 | Aug 2008 | British |
| FORD, Libby Caitlin Esse | Director | 2023-07-01 | Jul 2005 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Brenda | Secretary | 2012-02-29 | 2014-09-01 |
| FORD, Mary Hardman | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2014-09-01 |
| FORD, Mary | Secretary | 2009-08-12 | 2012-02-29 |
| FORD, James | Director | 2009-08-12 | 2012-02-29 |
| FORD, Mary | Director | 2009-08-12 | 2012-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Brenda Rosina Helen Ford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-10-25 | Active |
| Mr Chris Ford | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-08-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.