HARRIS TWEED HEBRIDES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9m
-14.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-1% vs 2024
Employees
63
-7.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£613k
-50% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,188,164 | £9,208,547 | £8,164,111 | -11.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,152,679 | £1,063,477 | £492,553 | -53.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,306,317 | £1,225,879 | £613,353 | -50% | |
| Net profit | £1,024,127 | £892,974 | £393,054 | -56% | |
| Cash | £5,516,071 | £4,554,198 | £3,875,584 | -14.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,544,996 | £12,414,952 | £12,331,689 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £11,110,752 | £11,925,935 | £11,805,233 | -1% | |
| Equity | £11,110,752 | £11,925,935 | £11,805,233 | -1% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 68 | 63 | -7.4% | |
| Wages | £2,543,509 | £2,587,365 | £2,351,788 | -9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £374,998 | £347,551 | £306,152 | -11.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £8,403 | £22,548 | £22,996 | +2% | |
| Highest paid director | £129,648 | £170,538 | £153,241 | -10.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 11.5% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 9.7% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 8.6% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.0% | 11.9% | 10.3% | |
| Current ratio | 7.54x | 7.07x | 8.69x |
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
- HARRIS TWEED HEBRIDES LIMITED 2012-01-05 → present
- HARRIS TWEED HEBRIDES SHAWBOST LIMITED 2011-11-25 → 2012-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. ... the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In March 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 109,000 shares from existing shareholders at a price of £8.52 per share. The purchase is being settled in three tranches.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRURY, Elaine | Secretary | 2022-09-26 | — | — |
| CLITHEROE, Neil | Director | 2022-09-26 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Ian Angus | Director | 2011-11-28 | Aug 1952 | British |
| MACLEOD, Margaret Ann | Director | 2018-08-01 | Nov 1973 | Scottish |
| MACRURY, Elaine | Director | 2018-08-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
| TAYLOR, Cristina Alicia, Dame | Director | 2020-12-21 | Dec 1957 | British |
| TAYLOR, Justin Scott | Director | 2022-09-26 | May 1988 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACKENZIE, Ian Angus | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2022-09-26 |
| MACMILLAN, Murdo Alexander | Secretary | 2011-11-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| HOLMES, Malcolm Brian | Director | 2011-11-25 | 2011-12-06 |
| MACMILLAN, Murdo Alexander | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| MORRISON, Alasdair Angus | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2012-09-30 |
| SHEPHERD, Neville Philip | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2022-09-26 |
| TAYLOR, Ian Roper | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2020-06-08 |
| WILSON, Brian David Henderson | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2022-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Stephen Riches | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2020-09-30 | Ceased 2023-01-26 |
| Mr Andrew Eric Law | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2020-09-30 | Ceased 2023-01-26 |
| Dame Cristina Alicia Taylor | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2020-09-30 | Active |
| Mr Ian Roper Taylor | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-02-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.