HARDING RETAIL IHC LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-05 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+12.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+406.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
263
+15.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+120.7% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £296,145,302 | £305,397,534 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£12,770,225 | £11,660,366 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£22,629,817 | £4,678,752 | |
| Net profit | — | -£15,731,147 | -£22,654,486 | £4,004,705 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,229,608 | £3,643,812 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | -£9,221,402 | £979,533 | £4,965,654 | |
| Equity | £6,509,745 | -£9,221,402 | £979,533 | £4,965,654 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 228 | 263 | |
| Wages | — | — | £12,431,059 | £16,043,208 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £982,082 | £1,335,539 |
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
-
Turnover
+3.1%
£296,145,302 £305,397,534
-
Cash
+12.8%
£3,229,608 £3,643,812
-
Net assets
+406.9%
£979,533 £4,965,654
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+15.4%
228 263
-
Operating profit
+191.3%
-£12,770,225 £11,660,366
-
Profit before tax
+120.7%
-£22,629,817 £4,678,752
-
Wages
+29.1%
£12,431,059 £16,043,208
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -4.3% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -7.6% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.94x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.30x | 1.67x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Groups performance during the financial year, and its forecasts for 2025 and 2026 indicate strong profitability and cash generation, alongside a renegotiated loan facility, expiring on 31st January 2027. The loan facility has a capacity of £70m, although the amount the Group can borrow is based on available collateral of stock and debtors.”
Group structure
- HARDING RETAIL IHC LTD · parent
- Harding Brothers Holdings Limited 100%
- Harding Brothers Retail Limited 100%
- Harding Brothers Retail Operations Limited 100%
- Harding Brothers Inc 100%
- Harding Brothers Australia PTY Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group began operations on four new ships and exited operations on six existing ships.”
- “Subsequent to year end, the loan facility was renegotiated, with an expiry date of 31st January 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUPE, Michael Andrew | Director | 2021-07-15 | Sep 1960 | British |
| LUSCOMBE, Simon Burgoyne | Director | 2025-05-09 | Oct 1979 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Christian John | Director | 2023-10-16 | Jun 1972 | British |
| POURCHET, Alexis Olivier Arnaud | Director | 2020-10-05 | Jul 1979 | French |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHUJA, Atul Vini | Director | 2020-01-23 | 2020-10-05 |
| BERNASCONI, Carlo | Director | 2020-01-23 | 2020-10-05 |
| CALVERLEY, Duncan James | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2022-06-19 |
| CHOODANAMI, Ayyaswamy | Director | 2020-01-23 | 2020-10-05 |
| HARDING, Neil Graham | Director | 2020-10-16 | 2025-02-17 |
| PRESCOTT, James Keir | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2023-10-13 |
| SHOWALTER, William John | Director | 2023-10-16 | 2025-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flemingo International Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-23 | Ceased 2020-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-17 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation subdivision | |
| 2025-07-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-15 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-07-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-04 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation subdivision | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.