HARBORO ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
+10.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.9M
-2.8% vs 2024
Employees
87
-19.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£99K
-110.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-14 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,210,912 | £12,415,663 | £9,552,581 | -23.1% | |
| Operating profit | £363,599 | £996,044 | -£142,595 | -114.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £357,214 | £975,822 | -£98,533 | -110.1% | |
| Net profit | £262,155 | £717,537 | -£100,941 | -114.1% | |
| Cash | £1,374,561 | £1,946,635 | £2,159,313 | +10.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,845,811 | £7,673,988 | £7,393,724 | -3.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,459,342 | £7,094,573 | £6,892,708 | -2.8% | |
| Equity | £6,459,342 | £7,094,573 | £6,892,708 | -2.8% | |
| Average employees | 106 | 108 | 87 | -19.4% | |
| Wages | £3,434,357 | £3,860,677 | £3,191,714 | -17.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £40,156 | £5,433 | £17,839 | +228.3% |
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 | 2023-10-14 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 8.0% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 5.8% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | 13.0% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.3% | 23.7% | 17.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.85x | 3.71x | 5.56x | |
| Interest cover | 40.81x | 25.59x | -7.42x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HARBORO ENTERPRISES LIMITED 2010-09-21 → present
- HARBOROUGH ENTERPRISES LIMITED 2010-09-13 → 2010-09-21
- HICORP 91 LIMITED 2010-08-19 → 2010-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- The Rowleys Partnership Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making their assessment, the Directors have considered the Group's forecasts and projections, taking into account reasonably possible changes in trading performance. Having considered the above, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation.”
Group structure
- HARBORO ENTERPRISES LIMITED · parent
- The Harboro' Rubber Company Limited 100%
- Bromley Enterprises (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, the Group was acquired by Harboro Holdings Ltd, which has become the ultimate parent undertaking of the Group. As part of this transaction, new financing arrangements were put in place, resulting in changes to the Group's cash balances and financing structure subsequent to the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALLIS-TAYLOR, Michael | Director | 2026-03-27 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELTON, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2010-10-27 | 2012-04-27 |
| STOCK, Michael Charles | Secretary | 2012-04-28 | 2023-07-28 |
| BOTTERILL, Roy | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2010-10-27 |
| BRIGGS, James Edwin | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2026-03-27 |
| BRIGGS, Pauline | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2026-03-27 |
| BRIGGS, Peter William | Director | 2010-10-27 | 2026-03-24 |
| HARVEY INGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-08-19 | 2010-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harboro Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-27 | Active |
| Mr James Edwin Briggs | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-05-09 | Ceased 2026-03-27 |
| Mrs Pauline Briggs | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-05-09 | Ceased 2026-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.