HARLOW MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-25 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£30K
-37.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+26.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
112
+13.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£261K
+265.3% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £8,678,939 | £10,189,920 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £411,516 | £750,270 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £71,340 | £260,612 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£5,355 | — | £55,930 | £298,764 | |
| Cash | — | £25,127 | £6,663 | £7,315 | £1,488 | £47,781 | £29,969 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,656,237 | £553,834 | — | — | £3,253,482 | £3,162,954 | |
| Net assets | — | -£115,319 | -£507,566 | -£512,920 | — | £1,115,178 | £1,413,942 | |
| Equity | -£202,908 | -£115,319 | -£507,566 | — | £1,039,248 | £1,115,178 | £1,413,942 | |
| Average employees | — | 103 | 87 | 7 | — | 99 | 112 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £469,798 | — | £2,804,333 | £3,257,333 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £200,840 | £401,369 |
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
+17.4%
£8,678,939 £10,189,920
-
Cash
-37.3%
£47,781 £29,969
-
Net assets
+26.8%
£1,115,178 £1,413,942
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+13.1%
99 112
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+82.3%
£411,516 £750,270
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Profit before tax
+265.3%
£71,340 £260,612
-
Wages
+16.2%
£2,804,333 £3,257,333
highest in 3 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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.7% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.6% | 23.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.97x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.21x | 1.53x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Rayner Essex LLP
- 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
- HARLOW MANUFACTURING LIMITED · parent
- Harlow Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group has subsequently post year end invested a further ".710k in a second front line punch laser machine increasing capacity, speed, repeatability and reducing energy consumption.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON-SMITH, Emma Ruth Heloise | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | — | — |
| GORDON-SMITH, David Robyn | Director | 2015-02-11 | Jun 1967 | British |
| HERBERT, Ian James | Director | 2019-09-01 | Aug 1948 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON-SMITH, Jonathan Anthony | Director | 2015-03-11 | 2019-02-28 |
| HOGAN, James Reginald | Director | 2020-07-16 | 2023-06-13 |
| HOLLISTER, Gary Donald | Director | 2015-03-27 | 2017-05-26 |
| PEARCE, Alan Glen | Director | 2017-11-08 | 2020-03-31 |
| REID, Daniel Charles William | Director | 2015-03-27 | 2017-12-19 |
| RISLEY, Peter Darren | Director | 2015-03-27 | 2018-07-16 |
| TIMPSON, William | Director | 2015-03-27 | 2017-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Ruth Heloise Gordon-Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-05-01 | Active |
| David Robyn Gordon-Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2019-06-26 | Active |
| Mr Alan Glen Pearce | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-10-08 | Ceased 2019-06-26 |
| Mr David Robyn Gordon-Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-08 |
| Mr Peter Darren Risley | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-16 |
| Mr Daniel Charles William Reid | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-19 |
| Mr Gary Donald Hollister | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-26 |
| Mr Jonathan Anthony Gordon-Smith | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-12 |
| Mr William Timpson | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.