HOWARD BUTLER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-07 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£363K
-58% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+19.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
138
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+26.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £690,866 | £1,153,205 | £1,062,887 | £1,347,175 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £653,216 | £976,857 | £728,571 | £1,076,457 | |
| Cash | £59,384 | £1,394,184 | £1,249,535 | £862,786 | £863,284 | £362,979 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,703,147 | £3,991,897 | £3,794,113 | £4,810,320 | £5,523,541 | £6,577,998 | |
| Net assets | £2,683,147 | £3,092,897 | £3,746,113 | £4,722,970 | £5,451,541 | £6,527,998 | |
| Equity | £2,683,147 | £3,092,897 | £3,746,113 | £4,722,970 | £5,451,541 | £6,527,998 | |
| Average employees | 122 | 124 | 130 | 130 | 138 | 138 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,560,857 | £2,745,192 | £3,227,436 | £3,729,865 |
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
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Angela Catherine | Secretary | 1996-10-16 | — | British |
| COLLINS, Michael | Director | — | Aug 1941 | British |
| COLLINS, Paul Michael | Director | 2004-07-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| TAYLOR, Henry John Corbett | Director | 1993-08-18 | Apr 1949 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Michael | Secretary | — | 1996-10-16 |
| HUGHES, Derek John | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobut Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-07-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-07-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2019-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-58%
£863,284 £362,979
-
Net assets
+19.7%
£5,451,541 £6,527,998
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
138 138
-
Profit before tax
+26.7%
£1,062,887 £1,347,175
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+15.6%
£3,227,436 £3,729,865
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers