ALLIANCE TOOL HIRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£94K
lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
82
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£429K
Period ending 2025-06-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £6,877,330 | £12,798,074 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £437,466 | £491,522 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £437,466 | £428,711 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £173,256 | £265,475 | |
| Cash | £186,968 | £741,008 | £553,483 | — | £462,313 | £94,455 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,811,261 | £3,414,484 | £3,458,228 | — | £3,455,885 | £3,989,477 | |
| Net assets | £2,563,843 | £3,189,685 | £3,234,885 | — | £2,353,474 | £2,453,949 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,234,885 | £1,048,518 | £2,353,474 | £2,453,949 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 48 | 45 | — | 65 | 82 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,907,093 | £4,064,840 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £339,399 | £595,372 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.7% | 12.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.09x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 7.83x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ALLIANCE TOOL HIRE LIMITED 2019-11-25 → present
- LONDON TOOL HIRE LIMITED 2010-11-17 → 2019-11-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- TC Group
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ALLIANCE TOOL HIRE LIMITED · parent
- Avon Tools Hire Limited 100%
- South Coast Tool Hire Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the period the group continued to develop its operations through organic growth and targeted acquisitions. On 01 July 2024, the company acquired the trade and assets of Dual Tools Ltd. On 3 October 2024, the company acquired the trade and assets of West Tool Hire Limited, further strengthening the group's geographic reach and customer base.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Margaret Ann | Secretary | 2017-11-16 | — | — |
| JONES, David Kenneth | Director | 2011-02-01 | Oct 1954 | British |
| JONES, Margaret Ann | Director | 2011-10-20 | Jul 1952 | British |
| LAYCOCK, John Steven | Director | 2010-11-17 | Nov 1948 | British |
| PETERS, Beth, Ms. | Director | 2021-07-01 | Oct 1990 | British |
| ROUSELL, Mark | Director | 2019-10-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
| SKINNER, Charles Antony Lawrence | Director | 2011-02-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOOPER, Stuart Adrian | Secretary | 2011-04-12 | 2017-11-16 |
| LAYCOCK, John Steven | Secretary | 2010-11-17 | 2011-04-12 |
| HEWETT, Oliver | Director | 2024-03-11 | 2026-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Steven Laycock | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Charles Antony Skinner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-11 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2022-12-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.