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Cash

£198K

+83.7% vs 2023

Net assets

£256K

-55.7% vs 2023

Employees

88

-17% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£330K

+70.7% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £34,874,458£22,495,304 -35.5%
Operating profit -£1,099,500-£327,854 +70.2%
Profit before tax -£1,126,077-£329,967 +70.7%
Net profit -£1,127,064-£321,590 +71.5%
Cash £107,846£198,156 +83.7%
Total assets less current liabilities £652,802£331,212 -49.3%
Net assets £577,802£256,212 -55.7%
Equity £577,802£256,212 -55.7%
Average employees 10688 -17%
Wages £5,664,281£4,296,026 -24.2%
Directors' remuneration £286,704£269,527 -6%

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -3.2%-1.5%
Net margin -3.2%-1.4%
Return on capital employed -168.4%-99.0%
Current ratio 1.16x1.10x
Interest cover -41.37x

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 3 times since incorporation

  1. HEAD RESOURCING LIMITED 2003-02-07 → present
  2. CORARUS LIMITED 2002-01-24 → 2003-02-07
  3. ACTIVE EXECUTIVE LIMITED 2000-09-14 → 2002-01-24
  4. HBJ 515 LIMITED 2000-06-16 → 2000-09-14

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Johnston Carmichael 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.”

Group structure

  1. HEAD RESOURCING LIMITED · parent
    1. HRL1 Limited 100% · Holding company
    2. HRL2 Limited 100% · Recruitment services
    3. Hanya Partners Limited 95% · Consultancy services

Significant events

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

People

5 active · 15 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
ATKINSON, Paul, Prof Dr Director 2000-09-11 Sep 1961 British
BURNETT, Brian Director 2026-04-21 Apr 1975 British
EWART, Martin Alexander Director 2014-02-14 Aug 1965 British
MARTIN, Huw David Director 2014-02-14 Apr 1974 British
MURRAY, Lee Director 2014-02-14 Mar 1974 Scottish
Show 15 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ATKINSON, Moira Jean Secretary 2022-08-11 2024-12-27
ATKINSON, Moira Jean Secretary 2015-09-15 2020-02-20
LYLE, Callum William Donald Secretary 2020-02-20 2022-08-11
LYLE, Callum William Donald Secretary 2005-05-12 2015-09-15
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2000-06-16 2004-06-16
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2000-06-16 2005-05-12
ADAM, Gordon Arthur Ross Director 2001-12-01 2013-11-08
ATKINSON, Moira Jean Director 2000-09-11 2002-07-10
BELL, Alexander John Director 2002-02-04 2005-10-31
BENDLE, Guy Hugh Director 2006-03-20 2010-10-15
CARLYLE, Duggie Director 2006-03-20 2011-06-08
LYLE, Callum William Donald Director 2006-03-20 2022-08-11
MASSIE, Carol-Ann Director 2008-05-13 2011-06-08
PAYNE, Anna Director 2014-02-14 2017-08-10
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2000-06-16 2000-09-11

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mrs Moira Jean Atkinson Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Paul Atkinson Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 163 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-08-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2023-01-06 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-22 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-06-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-01-02 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-12-27 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-12-18 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-09-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-06-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-10-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-09-22 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2023-09-07 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2023-08-17 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-06-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-01-06 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-01-06 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-09-09 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2022-08-17 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2022-08-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-08-17 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2022-06-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

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.

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