HOMEFIRE GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-22 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-70.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£25M
-6.5% vs 2024
Employees
393
+4.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£208K
-91% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- HOMEFIRE GROUP LIMITED 2022-09-29 → present
- CPL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1998-04-06 → 2022-09-29
- BRITISH FUELS LIMITED 1993-03-29 → 1998-04-06
- BRITISH FUEL COMPANY LIMITED 1987-11-03 → 1993-03-29
- CAWOODS COAL LIMITED 1985-01-01 → 1987-11-03
- T.E. JONES & CO. (LONDON) LIMITED 1955-02-19 → 1985-01-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £115,575,000 | £96,881,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,734,000 | £522,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,321,000 | £208,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,796,000 | £271,000 | |
| Cash | £3,564,000 | £1,054,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,489,000 | £36,042,000 | |
| Net assets | £26,595,000 | £24,866,000 | |
| Equity | £26,595,000 | £24,866,000 | |
| Average employees | 376 | 393 | |
| Wages | £10,514,000 | £10,619,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.8% | 79.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.66x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HOMEFIRE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- CPL Industries Pension Trustees Limited 100%
- Walter H Feltham & Son Limited 100%
- C Rudrum & Sons Limited 100%
- C Rudrum & Sons (Cornwall) Limited 100%
- Corralls Coal Limited 100%
- Homefire Isle of Man Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 25th September 2024, the Group entered into a new 3 year financing arrangement covering its major financing requirements with Barclays Bank Plc including an Asset Based Lending Facility and a number of secured loans.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSON, Steven Leslie | Director | 2021-08-23 | Jul 1965 | British |
| GLOVER, James Nicholas | Director | 2021-08-23 | Jan 1969 | British |
| HIGGINBOTTOM, Philip Edward | Director | 2024-04-04 | May 1974 | British |
| MARTIN, Julian David | Director | 2014-02-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
| SUTTON, Jason David | Director | 2018-02-22 | Dec 1982 | British |
| WHITELEY, Mark Noel | Director | 2010-03-10 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMITAGE, Sharon | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2017-08-31 |
| BEAN, Beverley Jayne | Secretary | 1997-06-02 | 2002-03-08 |
| SEDDON, Linda Frances | Secretary | 1995-01-06 | 1997-06-02 |
| WHITE, John | Secretary | — | 1994-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Brian Arthur | Secretary | 2002-03-08 | 2005-03-31 |
| BAKER, David John | Director | — | 1996-05-16 |
| BANHAM, Gordon Frank Colenso | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2001-07-20 |
| BARBER, Richard John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| BARBER, Richard John | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2007-09-21 |
| BATES, Martin Jonathan | Director | 1996-08-15 | 1997-06-02 |
| BORKETT, Michael Victor | Director | 1995-05-23 | 1997-06-02 |
| BROOM, Keith | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2001-12-31 |
| BUTLER, Michael Howard | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| CARDEN, John Ernest | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2010-04-20 |
| CHAMBERS, Paul Jonathan | Director | 1996-08-15 | 1997-06-02 |
| CLARKE, William Fred | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2002-05-01 |
| CRAWFORD, Donna | Director | 2002-03-08 | 2004-03-06 |
| DUDLEY, John Basil | Director | — | 1995-05-19 |
| FOSTER, David Edward | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2001-11-16 |
| GARRETT, George Martin | Director | 1995-05-23 | 1995-11-20 |
| GARRETT, George Martin | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1994-12-28 |
| GARRETT, George Martin | Director | — | 1995-11-20 |
| HAMILTON, David James | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2010-05-31 |
| HAYES, Anthony Gerald | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2008-04-29 |
| HIGGINSON, Stephen | Director | 1995-08-18 | 1995-11-20 |
| HOULISTON, David Shennan | Director | — | 1995-05-18 |
| HOWARTH, Stephen | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2001-11-30 |
| HUGHES, Graham | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2015-01-01 |
| HUTCHINSON, Philip Linford | Director | 1995-05-23 | 1995-11-20 |
| IZARD, John Clive | Director | 1995-06-30 | 1995-11-20 |
| IZARD, John Clive | Director | — | 1995-11-20 |
| KERR, Douglas John | Director | 2003-11-07 | 2007-09-26 |
| MINETT, Timothy William | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2022-10-27 |
| MURRAY, Leslie Porter | Director | — | 1995-05-23 |
| PORT, David Charles | Director | — | 1997-06-02 |
| PROCTOR, Raymond | Director | 1993-07-27 | 1995-06-30 |
| SCOTT, Peter | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2017-09-13 |
| STOYEL, Rodney | Director | 2002-03-08 | 2002-07-12 |
| TAYLOR, Alan | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| WAKE, Darren | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2018-09-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Brian Arthur | Director | 2004-03-06 | 2005-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Brian Arthur | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2002-03-08 |
| WILSON, Graeme Angus | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2018-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Paul Vivian Mash | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-14 |
| Sg Hambros Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Heptagon Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 372 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-16.2%
£115,575,000 £96,881,000
-
Cash
-70.4%
£3,564,000 £1,054,000
-
Net assets
-6.5%
£26,595,000 £24,866,000
-
Employees
+4.5%
376 393
-
Operating profit
-69.9%
£1,734,000 £522,000
-
Profit before tax
-91%
£2,321,000 £208,000
-
Wages
+1%
£10,514,000 £10,619,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers