HAVISHAM ASSETS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7K
-7.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£281K
-68.1% first positive since 2023
Employees
28
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£598K
+65.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The Company remains reliant on the continued financial support of a shareholder, who is also a director of the Company, in order to continue as a going concern.
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £204,273 | £265,904 | £281,317 | +5.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,248,856 | -£1,742,729 | -£598,495 | +65.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,658,096 | -£1,737,529 | -£598,495 | +65.6% | |
| Net profit | -£3,658,096 | -£1,737,529 | -£598,495 | +65.6% | |
| Cash | £202,521 | £2,882 | £2,678 | -7.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £879,234 | £280,739 | -68.1% | |
| Net assets | -£9,037,274 | £879,234 | £280,739 | -68.1% | |
| Equity | -£9,037,274 | £879,234 | £280,739 | -68.1% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 26 | 28 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | £119,420 | £418,827 | £623,892 | +49% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £97,237 | £177,155 | +82.2% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -198.2% | -213.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.93x | 0.66x | |
| Interest cover | -7.85x | — | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The Company remains reliant on the continued financial support of a shareholder, who is also a director of the Company, in order to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- HAVISHAM ASSETS LIMITED · parent
- Rarebreed Holdings Limited 100%
- Rarebreed Dining Limited 100%
- Rarity Properties Limited 100%
- Rarer Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the year ended 30 September 2025, the directors made the strategic decision to officially close the direct trading operations of the Da Vinci's cafe. The premises have subsequently been leased out to a new operator. Moving forward, the Company will no longer recognise operational turnover and expenditure from the cafe but will instead generate lease and rental income from the site.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNLOW, David Ellis, Lord | Director | 2013-01-29 | Sep 1963 | British |
| RAWSON, Benjamin James | Director | 2013-01-29 | Aug 1987 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord David Ellis Brownlow | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-23 | Active |
| Havisham Associates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-24 | Ceased 2024-10-23 |
| Lord David Ellis Brownlow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-24 |
| Mr Benjamin James Rawson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-12-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.