JOSEPH GILES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
Cash
£727K
-46.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+15% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
56
+1.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£988K
+33.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,874,088 | £10,963,734 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £732,829 | £968,964 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £738,125 | £987,678 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £403,516 | £803,092 | |
| Cash | £454,020 | £712,373 | £724,496 | £1,478,131 | £1,361,058 | £727,434 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,372,682 | £1,747,755 | £1,790,624 | £1,915,580 | £2,365,804 | £2,722,260 | |
| Net assets | £1,353,306 | £1,733,685 | £1,740,196 | £1,825,712 | £2,169,228 | £2,495,423 | |
| Equity | £1,353,306 | £1,733,685 | £1,740,196 | £1,825,712 | £2,169,228 | £2,495,423 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 55 | 56 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,900,760 | £2,889,751 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £49,531 | £58,660 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+0.8%
£10,874,088 £10,963,734
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Cash
-46.6%
£1,361,058 £727,434
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Net assets
+15%
£2,169,228 £2,495,423
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+1.8%
55 56
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+32.2%
£732,829 £968,964
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Profit before tax
+33.8%
£738,125 £987,678
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Wages
-0.4%
£2,900,760 £2,889,751
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 31.0% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 77.29x | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Byrd Link Audit and Accountancy Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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
- JOSEPH GILES LIMITED · parent
- Joseph Giles Inc 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, the company has undergone a corporate restructuring under which it became an independent company, with its shares now held directly by the company's directors and shareholders. The restructuring took place in 2025 and does not affect the financial results for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARWOOD, Alison | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | — | — |
| HARWOOD, Nina | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | — | — |
| HARWOOD, Stephanie | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | — | — |
| HARWOOD, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2025-05-19 | Jan 1956 | British |
| HARWOOD, Giles | Director | 2013-02-19 | Apr 1983 | British |
| HARWOOD, John Dudley | Director | 2013-02-19 | Oct 1951 | British |
| HARWOOD, Joseph | Director | 2013-02-19 | Jan 1979 | British |
| HARWOOD, Nina Jayne | Director | 2025-05-19 | Jan 1985 | British |
| HARWOOD, Stephanie | Director | 2025-05-19 | Feb 1987 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Elizabeth Harwood | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-11-26 | Active |
| Leafe Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-05 | Ceased 2025-05-19 |
| Mr Giles Harwood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Dudley Harwood | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Joseph Harwood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.