HARCUS PARKER LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4M
+119.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£43M
-36.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
60
+15.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£12M
-27.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £7,773,074 | £9,639,626 | +24% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£2,768,645 | -£2,059,732 | +25.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£9,069,251 | -£11,524,326 | -27.1% | |
| Net profit | -£3,515,324 | -£5,214,785 | — | -£9,069,251 | -£11,524,326 | -27.1% | |
| Cash | £635,035 | £186,068 | £826,378 | £1,548,223 | £3,394,785 | +119.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,169,358 | £3,878,406 | £4,317,825 | £3,183,104 | £7,119,507 | +123.7% | |
| Net assets | -£3,521,677 | -£8,736,461 | -£15,344,607 | -£31,256,925 | -£42,781,251 | -36.9% | |
| Equity | -£3,521,677 | -£8,736,461 | -£15,344,607 | -£31,256,925 | -£42,781,251 | -36.9% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 33 | 48 | 52 | 60 | +15.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,672,618 | £6,270,143 | +34.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,734,912 | £2,051,555 | +18.3% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -35.6% | -21.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -116.7% | -119.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -87.0% | -28.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.53x | 2.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.44x | -0.22x |
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
- HARCUS PARKER LIMITED 2018-07-27 → present
- HARCUS LAW LIMITED 2018-05-09 → 2018-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bright Grahame Murray
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- HARCUS PARKER LIMITED · parent
- Harcus Sinclair UK Limited 85.61%
- The Harcus Sinclair Company Limited 85.61%
Significant events
- “The Group experienced a year of significant operational progress in 2024, with turnover increasing by 26% to £9.64 million (2023: £7.77 million).”
- “The Group reported a net loss of £11.52 million (2023: £9.07 million), primarily due to high finance costs of £9.5 million and a goodwill impairment of £0.56 million.”
- “The Group's net liabilities increased to £42.78 million (2023: £31.26 million), although cash at bank improved to £3.39 million (2023: £1.55 million), supported by improved fee collections and financing activities.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date the agreement with the specialist lender has been extended to 20 December 2027 with an option to extend until 20 December 2029. The new agreement also reflects a lower rate of interest on the loan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERRIGAN, Daniel Patrick | Director | 2023-07-27 | Feb 1987 | British |
| PARKER, Damon John | Director | 2018-05-09 | Feb 1971 | British |
| ZOUBIR, Adam Karim | Director | 2020-03-17 | Dec 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERESFORD, Jon | Director | 2018-05-09 | 2025-03-18 |
| MORRISSEY, Jennifer Helen, Dr | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2025-04-29 |
| PARKES, Edward Benedict Byerley | Director | 2024-11-14 | 2025-03-19 |
| PARKES, Edward Benedict Byerley | Director | 2018-05-09 | 2024-11-11 |
| PATCHING, Matthew David | Director | 2023-06-06 | 2025-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jon Beresford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-09 | Ceased 2020-03-17 |
| Mr Edward Benedict Byerley Parkes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-09 | Ceased 2019-04-16 |
| Mr Damon John Parker | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.