J.E.HARTLEY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-15
Watchouts
Cash
£46K
-87.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+11.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
66
+6.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£587K
+17.9% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,264,340 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £371,108 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £201,502 | -£61,525 | £498,193 | £587,169 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £201,502 | -£61,525 | £498,193 | £644,169 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £4,460 | £15,337 | £375,989 | £46,016 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,789,050 | £7,043,471 | £7,215,432 | £7,636,223 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,222,478 | £5,160,953 | £5,659,146 | £6,303,315 | |
| Equity | £3,327,789 | £4,737,531 | £5,020,976 | £5,222,478 | £5,160,953 | £5,659,146 | £6,303,315 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 60 | 60 | 62 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,043,411 | £2,041,129 | £2,219,331 | £2,593,213 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.4% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.3% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 5.5% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.19x | — | — | — |
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.
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERITY, Tom Edwin | Secretary | 2025-11-06 | — | — |
| HARTLEY, James Edward | Director | 2019-05-09 | Nov 1987 | British |
| VERITY, Tom Edwin | Director | 2002-10-11 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERITY, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | — | 2025-11-06 |
| HARTLEY, Barbara Joan | Director | — | 2000-12-28 |
| HARTLEY, John Edwin | Director | — | 1994-02-26 |
| HARTLEY, William Thomas | Director | — | 2025-11-06 |
| VERITY, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 2025-11-06 |
| WALTON, Malcolm Frank | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2015-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartley Food Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-10-18 | Active |
| Mr William Thomas Hartley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-06 |
| Mr Tom Edwin Verity | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-87.8%
£375,989 £46,016
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Net assets
+11.4%
£5,659,146 £6,303,315
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+6.5%
62 66
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+17.9%
£498,193 £587,169
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+16.8%
£2,219,331 £2,593,213
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