STEPHENSON HARWOOD LLP
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Cash
£17M
+37% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£161M
+24% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,224
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£120M
+31.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £226,700,000 | £260,900,000 | £307,800,000 | +18% | |
| Operating profit | £82,400,000 | £92,700,000 | £119,200,000 | +28.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £82,100,000 | £90,700,000 | £119,600,000 | +31.9% | |
| Net profit | £81,500,000 | £90,900,000 | £118,900,000 | +30.8% | |
| Cash | £13,800,000 | £12,700,000 | £17,400,000 | +37% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £150,000,000 | £157,100,000 | £170,100,000 | +8.3% | |
| Net assets | £123,600,000 | £130,100,000 | £161,300,000 | +24% | |
| Equity | £123,600,000 | £130,100,000 | £161,300,000 | +24% | |
| Average employees | 877 | 1,154 | 1,224 | +6.1% | |
| Wages | £72,000,000 | £82,400,000 | £90,500,000 | +9.8% | |
| Members' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.3% | 35.5% | 38.7% | |
| Net margin | 36.0% | 34.8% | 38.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 54.9% | 59.0% | 70.1% | |
| Current ratio | 4.37x | 3.57x | 3.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | 23.77x | 66.22x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following this assessment of the Group's financial position and its ability to meet obligations as they fall due, for at least 12 months from the approval date of these financial statements, the Designated Members are not aware of any material uncertainties casting significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- STEPHENSON HARWOOD LLP · parent
- Stephenson Harwood AARPI 100%
- Stephenson Harwood Hauts de Seine 100%
- Kokota, Vartzis & Partners Law Firm 100%
- Stephenson Harwood LLP 100%
- Stephenson Harwood (a Hong Kong partnership) 100%
- Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP 100%
- Stephenson Harwood Services Limited 100%
- SH Process Agents Limited 100%
- Finsbury Trustee Services Limited 100%
- Stephenson Harwood International 100%
- SH Escrow Agents Limited 100%
- SH Company Secretaries Limited 100%
- Stephenson Harwood Management Limited 100%
- SHL Services Limited 100%
- Limator Nominees Limited 100%
- Omnium Investments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group achieved another year of growth in both revenue and profit, exceeding its budgets and expected performance. Revenue surpassed the £300 million mark, reaching £307.8 million (2024: £260.9 million). This represents an 18% increase on last year's result and signifies more than 50% rise in revenue over three years since the introduction of the new strategy. Profit attributable to members after corporation tax increased by 31% to £118.9 million (2024: £90.9 million).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
100 active · 0 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERMAN, Helena Louise | LLP Designated Member | 2016-05-01 | Mar 1970 | — |
| CHILDS, Ian | LLP Designated Member | 2022-08-16 | Dec 1969 | — |
| MORRIS, Eifion Wyn | LLP Designated Member | 2012-04-27 | Nov 1972 | — |
| PLATTS, Thomas Nigel James Landsbrough | LLP Designated Member | 2014-02-10 | May 1978 | — |
| PYGALL, Alexandra Zoe | LLP Designated Member | 2012-04-27 | Feb 1979 | — |
| THWAITE, Paul Anthony | LLP Designated Member | 2012-04-27 | Aug 1969 | — |
| ABBAS, Feroze | LLP Member | 2024-11-21 | Jul 1977 | — |
| ADESOKAN, Akinjide | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Aug 1982 | — |
| ADIKIBI, Ngowari | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Jun 1979 | — |
| ALI, Khurram | LLP Member | 2024-03-04 | Oct 1976 | — |
| ALMOBIDEEN, Safe Radwan Mohamad | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Mar 1986 | — |
| ANDREWS, Daniel | LLP Member | 2024-08-12 | Jan 1981 | — |
| ARYEETEY, Emily | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Mar 1982 | — |
| ATTHENONT-DURET, Hortense Marie Amelie | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Aug 1984 | — |
| ATWAL, Navpreet Kaur | LLP Member | 2022-12-01 | Dec 1977 | — |
| AUSTIN, Nicholas Charles | LLP Member | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1973 | — |
| AZMI, Hardani Bin | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Jan 1967 | — |
| BAGDASSARIAN, Evelyne | LLP Member | 2024-11-01 | Apr 1978 | — |
| BAHIA, Kuljeet | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Oct 1971 | — |
| BARRON, Paul Thomas | LLP Member | 2025-10-01 | Oct 1979 | — |
| BARTON, Graeme | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Jan 1981 | — |
| BECKERS, Yann Karl Edmond | LLP Member | 2014-01-27 | Sep 1971 | — |
| BEK, Mateusz | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Nov 1989 | — |
| BENJAMIN, Ian | LLP Member | 2020-11-02 | May 1978 | — |
| BENNETT, Peter George | LLP Member | 2012-04-27 | Feb 1958 | — |
| BERMAN, Catriona Ann | LLP Member | 2017-04-17 | Sep 1977 | — |
| BILLAT, Clotilde | LLP Member | 2023-11-13 | Sep 1980 | — |
| BOGHOSSIAN, Gabriel | LLP Member | 2017-01-16 | Mar 1984 | — |
| BOGIRA, Estella Jean | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1983 | — |
| BOLLANS, Simon | LLP Member | 2022-02-01 | Jan 1986 | — |
| BOSSERT, Aurelie Amelie Julia | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Nov 1981 | — |
| BOUCHERIE, Christophe | LLP Member | 2024-02-01 | Jan 1979 | — |
| BRADING, Simon Don | LLP Member | 2014-05-01 | Jul 1979 | — |
| BRIANT, Guillaume | LLP Member | 2019-09-02 | Dec 1980 | — |
| BRIDCUT, Jonathan Alexander Creighton | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | Sep 1984 | — |
| BROZYNIAK, Edyta | LLP Member | 2024-01-08 | Sep 1971 | — |
| BURRELL, Stuart | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Mar 1984 | — |
| CAHN, Julian Adam | LLP Member | 2012-05-02 | May 1977 | — |
| CAMPBELL, Archie | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Apr 1983 | — |
| CAPPS, David Michael | LLP Member | 2023-03-27 | Aug 1963 | — |
| CARTER, Rebecca Louise | LLP Member | 2012-04-27 | Jun 1971 | — |
| CHADWICK, Alexander | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | May 1990 | — |
| CHALK, Rebecca Jean | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Nov 1985 | — |
| CHAMPION, Johnny | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1987 | — |
| CHAN, Elton Kai Jong | LLP Member | 2021-03-13 | May 1981 | — |
| CHEUNG, Alvin Sai To | LLP Member | 2025-06-02 | Oct 1986 | — |
| COLEMAN, Richard Samuel | LLP Member | 2019-11-18 | Feb 1982 | — |
| COLLINS, James Alexander | LLP Member | 2020-05-01 | May 1983 | — |
| CONDER, Andrew Jonathan | LLP Member | 2022-05-03 | Sep 1961 | — |
| CONLAN, Helen | LLP Member | 2023-11-13 | Sep 1977 | — |
| CORCOS, Emmanuelle | LLP Member | 2025-03-11 | Nov 1979 | — |
| CRIPPS, Jonathan | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Sep 1985 | — |
| CRIPPS, Jonathan Richard Casbourne | LLP Member | 2012-04-27 | Sep 1963 | — |
| CROCKER, Timothy George Reginald | LLP Member | 2021-09-15 | Oct 1972 | — |
| CROSSLEY, Adam | LLP Member | 2019-11-18 | Mar 1980 | — |
| CROWLEY, Sean Robert | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Dec 1983 | — |
| DAL MASO, Ezio | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Oct 1980 | — |
| DANAHY, John | LLP Member | 2025-10-01 | Oct 1975 | — |
| DAUZET, Isabelle | LLP Member | 2024-11-01 | Sep 1984 | — |
| DAVIDSON, Ross | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Jun 1988 | — |
| DAVIES, Emily Sian | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Aug 1987 | — |
| DAVIS, Gavin Alexander Lloyd | LLP Member | 2012-04-27 | Dec 1967 | — |
| DEMIGNEUX, Nicolas | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | Mar 1973 | — |
| DINGEMANS, Nicholas | LLP Member | 2024-10-01 | Sep 1973 | — |
| DORGANS, Olivier Florian | LLP Member | 2025-10-20 | Aug 1983 | — |
| DOWDING, David | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Mar 1983 | — |
| DRAKE, Charlotte Louise | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Apr 1975 | — |
| DUFOUR, Elise | LLP Member | 2025-01-17 | Jul 1977 | — |
| DUTSON, Stuart Terence | LLP Member | 2025-06-09 | Jun 1969 | — |
| EDWARDS, Natalie Emma | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Sep 1985 | — |
| EDWARDS-EARL, Christopher | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Jun 1984 | — |
| EL HAWAWY, Mohamed Ahmed Attia Ahmed | LLP Member | 2025-05-19 | Jun 1982 | — |
| ELIELI, Joanne Clare | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Mar 1987 | — |
| ELLIS, Jordan | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Aug 1990 | — |
| FODEY, Darren | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Jan 1985 | — |
| FORBES-MIRANDA, Melissa Jane | LLP Member | 2022-05-30 | Dec 1980 | — |
| FORDHAM, Ryan | LLP Member | 2025-01-06 | Jun 1978 | — |
| FREEDMAN, Richard | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Apr 1986 | — |
| GAN, Yan Wenrong Boon Eng | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Jan 1985 | — |
| GANDER, Sarah | LLP Member | 2021-09-06 | Jun 1981 | — |
| GARCIA, Marta Isabel | LLP Member | 2012-11-12 | Mar 1974 | — |
| GARCIA-ALMENDROS, Richard | LLP Member | 2013-05-01 | Dec 1979 | — |
| GAUTRON, Alain Paul Alexandre | LLP Member | 2012-04-27 | Jun 1961 | — |
| GAUVAIN, Raphael | LLP Member | 2024-11-01 | Apr 1973 | — |
| GIBBONS, Sean Michael | LLP Member | 2012-04-27 | May 1967 | — |
| GILLIS, Peter | LLP Member | 2025-05-01 | Nov 1989 | — |
| GLOVER, Alastair Squires | LLP Member | 2023-08-14 | Dec 1980 | — |
| GOACHER, Jonathan | LLP Member | 2023-05-22 | Sep 1971 | — |
| GOLDSMITH, Tal | LLP Member | 2021-11-30 | Feb 1980 | — |
| GOMES, Michelle | LLP Member | 2024-05-01 | Oct 1990 | — |
| GOODCHILD, Philip David | LLP Member | 2012-04-27 | Jun 1970 | — |
| GRAY, Sam Jack | LLP Member | 2014-11-11 | Jan 1980 | — |
| GRIGORIADIS, Humpreet | LLP Member | 2023-05-01 | Oct 1982 | — |
| GUIMBERTEAU, Boriana | LLP Member | 2022-03-11 | Dec 1975 | — |
| HALL, Carolyn Yee Tak | LLP Member | 2021-05-01 | Dec 1982 | — |
| HAMILTON, Richard Marc Gerard | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Sep 1965 | — |
| HAN, Byul | LLP Member | 2026-05-01 | Aug 1989 | — |
| HARPER, Guy | LLP Member | 2019-05-01 | Jun 1983 | — |
| HAYNES, Alexander Iain | LLP Member | 2013-05-01 | Oct 1978 | — |
| HAYWARD-SURRY, Paul | LLP Member | 2012-05-08 | May 1968 | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 656 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-05-06 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 13
- 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.