HIGHLAW LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-10 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3K
-20.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£8M
-27.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-56.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £119,498 | — | £87,004 | — | £118,201 | — | £106,459 | — | £95,731 | £89,049 | |
| Operating profit | £5,982 | — | -£78,907 | — | £6,257 | — | -£70,534 | — | -£80,157 | -£616,392 | |
| Profit before tax | -£474,939 | — | -£582,639 | — | -£526,364 | — | -£730,959 | — | -£1,144,392 | -£1,791,739 | |
| Net profit | -£474,939 | — | -£582,639 | — | -£526,364 | — | -£730,959 | — | -£1,144,392 | -£1,791,739 | |
| Cash | £23,646 | — | £2,483 | — | £2,964 | — | £1,869 | — | £3,405 | £2,711 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,490,260 | — | -£4,072,899 | — | -£4,599,263 | — | -£5,330,222 | — | -£6,474,614 | -£8,266,353 | |
| Net assets | -£3,490,260 | — | -£4,072,899 | — | -£4,599,263 | — | -£5,330,222 | — | -£6,474,614 | -£8,266,353 | |
| Equity | -£3,490,260 | -£3,490,260 | -£4,072,899 | -£4,072,899 | -£4,599,263 | -£4,599,263 | -£5,330,222 | -£5,330,222 | -£6,474,614 | -£8,266,353 | |
| Average employees | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-7%
£95,731 £89,049
-
Cash
-20.4%
£3,405 £2,711
-
Net assets
-27.7%
-£6,474,614 -£8,266,353
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
3 3
-
Operating profit
-669%
-£80,157 -£616,392
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-56.6%
-£1,144,392 -£1,791,739
lowest in 6 filed years
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | — | -90.7% | — | 5.3% | — | -66.3% | — | -83.7% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | — | 1.9% | — | -0.1% | — | 1.3% | — | 1.2% | 7.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.54x | 0.48x | |
| Interest cover | 0.01x | — | -0.16x | — | 0.01x | — | -0.11x | — | -0.08x | -0.52x |
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. 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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis even though the company has net liabilities of £8,266,353 (2024 £6,474,614). The validity of the going concern basis is dependent on the continuing support of creditors. The directors believe that the going concern concept is applicable as the company will be able to meet its debts as they fall due, as they are confident that the principal creditors will continue to provide support as required for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, William Frederick | Secretary | 2014-10-03 | — | — |
| PEARS, David Alan | Director | 2014-10-03 | Apr 1968 | British |
| PEARS, Mark Andrew | Director | 2014-10-03 | Nov 1962 | British |
| PEARS, Trevor Steven, Sir | Director | 2014-10-03 | Jun 1964 | British |
| WPG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-10-03 | — | — |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWAN, Graham | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2014-09-10 |
| LEWIN, David Ian | Director | 2014-10-03 | 2018-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The William Pears Group Of Companies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-01 | Active |
| Mr David Alan Pears | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-01-26 | Ceased 2018-05-01 |
| Michael Terence Baker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-01-26 | Ceased 2018-05-01 |
| Sir Trevor Steven Pears | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-01 |
| Mr Mark Andrew Pears | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-01 |
| Mr Barry Michael Howard Shaw | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-01 |
| Medinbrand Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.