C.P. HART & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-02 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-18
Watchouts
Cash
£11M
-14.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-53.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
193
-3.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-26.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £50,681,143 | £50,199,017 | £29,404,000 | £45,797,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,814,750 | £3,287,592 | £2,032,000 | £1,280,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,896,311 | £3,796,869 | £2,270,000 | £1,674,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,555,858 | £2,890,974 | £1,861,000 | £1,757,000 | |
| Cash | — | £12,088,386 | £14,702,033 | £12,738,000 | £10,870,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,898,616 | £14,802,289 | £21,303,000 | £14,246,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,453,813 | £14,344,787 | £14,593,000 | £6,850,000 | |
| Equity | £7,897,955 | £11,453,813 | £14,344,787 | £14,593,000 | £6,850,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 210 | 199 | 200 | 193 | |
| Wages | — | £7,390,437 | £7,959,733 | £5,424,000 | £9,536,000 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.5% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.0% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 32.1% | 22.2% | 9.5% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 60.2% | 77.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.88x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | 120.09x | — | 9.32x | 3.51x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- C.P. HART & SONS LIMITED · parent
- CP Hart Italy S.R.L 100%
Significant events
- “During October 2025, an interim dividend of £1,500k was paid to the Company's immediate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERARD, Patrick Louis Jean | Director | 2026-03-27 | Apr 1953 | French |
| RANDLE, Nicky Paul | Director | 2022-09-30 | Feb 1984 | British |
| THOMAS, Nicola | Director | 2024-11-05 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER, Mark Lloyd | Secretary | — | 1998-07-10 |
| GRATTON, Gordon Cameron Paul | Secretary | 2001-06-14 | 2002-08-28 |
| HOOPER, David Ross | Secretary | 1998-07-10 | 2001-06-14 |
| MERRIMAN, Andrew John | Secretary | 2021-03-03 | 2023-12-31 |
| OHLE, Kevin | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2018-03-09 |
| REYNOLDS, Richard Hugh | Secretary | 2018-03-09 | 2021-03-03 |
| SAUL, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2002-08-28 | 2008-01-18 |
| AIREY, Andrew Robert | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2001-06-14 |
| ARCHER, Mark Lloyd | Director | — | 1998-07-10 |
| BAGER, Preben | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2008-01-18 |
| BERRY, Martin Peter | Director | 2022-08-04 | 2022-09-30 |
| BERTRAND, Marc Lawrence | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2001-06-14 |
| BRAY, Kenneth Ivor | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2001-06-14 |
| BROOMHEAD, Stephen | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2019-11-28 |
| CALE, Angela | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2018-10-19 |
| FAVELL, Gary Alan | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2004-10-26 |
| FISHER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2022-09-30 |
| GRATTON, Gordon Cameron Paul | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2002-08-28 |
| GRAY, Simon | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| HART, Gregory John | Director | — | 1998-03-30 |
| HYLAND-SMITH, Adrian Sebastian Patrick | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2017-10-27 |
| JACOBS, Graham Robertson | Director | 1997-02-17 | 1998-07-10 |
| MAGUIRE, Stephen Edward John | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2004-06-07 |
| MAGUIRE, Stephen Edward John | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1998-07-10 |
| MARTIN, Rachel Ann | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2022-09-30 |
| MERRIMAN, Andrew John | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2023-12-31 |
| NEWMAN, Karen Jane | Director | 2019-08-19 | 2022-09-30 |
| OHLE, Kevin | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2022-09-30 |
| REYNOLDS, Richard Hugh | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2022-09-30 |
| ROWLAND, Paul Francis Harrison | Director | 2008-08-21 | 2024-09-10 |
| ROWLAND, Paul Francis | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2008-01-18 |
| THAMBIAH, Indira | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2018-06-08 |
| WILLIAMS, David Whittow | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2001-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolseley Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-05 | Active |
| Charco 2010 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2025-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-07-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+55.8%
£29,404,000 £45,797,000
-
Cash
-14.7%
£12,738,000 £10,870,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-53.1%
£14,593,000 £6,850,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.5%
200 193
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-37%
£2,032,000 £1,280,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-26.3%
£2,270,000 £1,674,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+75.8%
£5,424,000 £9,536,000
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