HF LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

• Turnover

  +33.7%

  £51,516,609 → £68,870,994

• Cash

  +725.2%

  £723,592 → £5,970,957

  highest in 3 filed years

• Net assets

  +102.6%

  £6,033,013 → £12,220,138

• Employees

  +23.7%

  668 → 826

• Operating profit

  +74.8%

  £5,041,258 → £8,811,559

• Profit before tax

  +106.5%

  £4,105,811 → £8,477,025

• Wages

  +30.2%

  £31,269,890 → £40,710,458

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

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.

1. HF LIMITED 2026-01-09 → present
2. HORWICH FARRELLY LIMITED 2021-03-11 → 2026-01-09
3. HORWICH FARRELLY 2021 LIMITED 2021-02-15 → 2021-03-11

Accounting basis

IFRS

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

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

1. HF LIMITED · parent
   1. Horwich Farrelly Northern Ireland LLP 100% · Northern Ireland
   2. Horwich Farrelly Scotland LLP 100% · Scotland
   3. Horwich Farrelly ROI LLP 100% · Republic of Ireland
   4. HF Nominee Limited 100% · England
   5. HF Assistance Limited 100% · England
   6. HighFive Powered by HF Limited 100% · England
   7. HF Limited 100% · England
   8. HF.LAW Ltd 100% · England
   9. Law by Design Limited 100% · England
   10. Investigations by Design Limited 100% · England
   11. HR Solutions by Design Limited 100% · England
   12. Doon Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
   13. Quigg Golden Ireland Limited 100% · Republic of Ireland
   14. Quigg Golden NI Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
   15. Quigg Golden Limited 100% · Northern Ireland

Significant events

• “The Group expanded through acquisitions of the By Design Group of companies and Quigg Golden companies entering the employment, construction and procurement law sectors for the first time.”
• “In March 2025, the company was acquired by a group headed by HF Topco Limited. The ultimate controlling party became CBPE Capital Partners LLP by virtue of their shareholding of HF Topco Limited.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

7

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.