ALAN HADLEY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£100
0% vs 2023
Net assets
-£583K
+3.2% vs 2023
Employees
44
+15.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£19K
+777% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,907,643 | £4,639,491 | £5,129,213 | £5,656,369 | £6,236,521 | £6,176,454 | |
| Operating profit | £127,092 | £88,736 | £299,417 | £217,601 | £87,987 | £133,848 | |
| Profit before tax | £60,091 | £13,189 | £248,240 | £160,883 | £2,184 | £19,153 | |
| Net profit | £55,845 | £13,189 | £248,240 | £160,883 | -£20,605 | £19,153 | |
| Cash | £400 | £400 | £400 | £100 | £100 | £100 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£157,926 | £80,063 | £332,019 | £492,900 | £89,533 | £328,892 | |
| Net assets | -£1,004,050 | -£990,861 | -£742,623 | -£581,742 | -£602,348 | -£583,194 | |
| Equity | -£1,004,050 | -£990,861 | -£742,623 | -£581,742 | -£602,348 | -£583,194 | |
| Average employees | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 1.9% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 0.3% | 4.8% | 2.8% | -0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -80.5% | 110.8% | 90.2% | 44.1% | 98.3% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.37x | 0.38x | |
| Interest cover | 1.90x | 1.18x | 5.85x | 3.84x | 1.03x | 1.17x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Nonetheless the directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis because of the facilities available to and the support provided by the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, Matthew | Secretary | 2004-06-22 | — | British |
| FENTON, Matthew Robert Paul | Director | 2021-01-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| FENTON, Paul Robert | Director | — | Dec 1941 | British |
| HARPER, Anthony John | Director | 2005-03-22 | Jul 1956 | British |
| LOCK, Paul | Director | 2015-01-06 | Oct 1964 | British |
| PERRIN, David | Director | 2019-01-02 | Dec 1970 | British |
| RAYNS, Chris | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, James Stuart | Secretary | 1995-06-22 | 2004-06-22 |
| SEAL, Raymond Colin | Secretary | — | 1995-03-04 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Secretary | 1995-03-07 | 1995-05-31 |
| BARRETT, Liam | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| CANNON, Peter John | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2010-10-31 |
| FLEMING, Jean | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| GAMMER, David Burnett | Director | — | 2019-08-30 |
| GRAY, Douglas Allan | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| PHELAN, Lee Christopher James | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2008-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fenton (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-1%
£6,236,521 £6,176,454
-
Cash
0%
£100 £100
-
Net assets
+3.2%
-£602,348 -£583,194
-
Employees
+15.8%
38 44
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+52.1%
£87,987 £133,848
-
Profit before tax
+777%
£2,184 £19,153
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