HARPER UK (ABERDEEN) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
Cash
£416K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
67
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2025-01-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-01 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,302,408 | — | £11,157,947 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,687,166 | — | £2,886,196 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,419,200 | — | £2,526,869 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,053,464 | — | £1,870,975 | |
| Cash | -£345,658 | £268,717 | — | £415,670 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,748,651 | — | £7,624,621 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,717,730 | — | £5,448,445 | |
| Equity | £2,758,091 | £3,717,730 | — | £5,448,445 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | — | 67 | |
| Wages | — | £2,744,914 | — | £3,111,611 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £83,600 | — | £104,075 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-02-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-01 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 18.1% | — | 25.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.3% | — | 16.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 29.3% | — | 37.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 56.1% | — | 47.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.38x | — | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.29x | — | 8.03x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hall Morrice LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements. Thus the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Securing a long-term marine mobilisation contract scheduled to commence in April 2025, providing revenue visibility for 3-5 years.”
- “Expanding and diversifying hire fleet offerings to support decommissioning projects from 2026 onwards.”
- “Further development of engineering services with an emphasis on topside and subsea structures.”
- “Continued investment in renewable energy projects.”
- “Adoption of digital tools to enhance engineering and operational precision.”
- “Enhancing staff development through expanded management training programmes.”
- “Ongoing commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) improvements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-01-26 | — | — |
| BLACKADDER, Pamela Elizabeth | Director | 2018-04-28 | Dec 1971 | British |
| BURNETT, Gemma Louise | Director | 2025-03-17 | Oct 1990 | British |
| DUNCAN, David George | Director | 2019-01-10 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKADDER, Pamela Elizabeth | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2018-07-17 |
| DUNCAN, David George | Director | 2016-10-11 | 2018-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David George Duncan | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-10-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2022-08-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-12-21 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-12-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.