HARTSHEAD MEATS (2011) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+18.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.3M
+30.9% vs 2024
Employees
62
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.4M
+46.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,349,469 | £75,209,296 | +38.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,651,200 | £2,426,937 | +47% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,663,092 | £2,431,574 | +46.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,250,819 | £1,835,642 | +46.8% | |
| Cash | £1,502,834 | £1,783,944 | +18.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,410,679 | £5,714,311 | +29.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,070,235 | £5,326,802 | +30.9% | |
| Equity | £4,070,235 | £5,326,802 | +30.9% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 62 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | £2,143,331 | £2,240,514 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £50,000 | £92,450 | +84.9% |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.4% | 42.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | 47.06x | 67.11x |
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
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Turnover increased by 38% to £75.2m (2024: £54.3m), driven by higher throughput and significant price inflation across beef and lamb categories.”
- “UK beef prices reached record levels during the year, while lamb prices remained above historical norms.”
- “Profit before tax rose to £2.43m (2024: £1.66m), with gross margin maintained at 6.67% (2024: 6.92%), demonstrating effective cost control despite rising livestock and processing costs.”
- “Net current assets improved to £2.66m (2024: £1.57m), and profit and loss reserves strengthened to £5.30m (2024: £4.04m).”
- “Debtor days increased slightly to 29 (2024: 26) but remain within sector norms.”
- “The company is well positioned to manage ongoing volatility in livestock supply and pricing.”
- “The company has no external borrowings which contributes to the strength of the balance sheet.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBSON, Andrew | Director | 2025-02-21 | Aug 1985 | English |
| JORDAN, Keith | Director | 2025-02-21 | Feb 1991 | Irish |
| MULLANEY, Alan | Director | 2010-12-06 | Dec 1942 | British |
| MULLANEY, Richard John Henry | Director | 2010-08-23 | Apr 1975 | British |
| WHITEHEAD, Nichola Jane | Director | 2019-05-10 | Jun 1977 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Heather Louise | Director | 2019-05-10 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Heather Louise | Secretary | 2010-12-06 | 2011-06-28 |
| HOWARTH, Samuel | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2014-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard John Henry Mullaney | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2020-12-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.