HIGH SEAT LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-13 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-07-30

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£4M

+56.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£8M

-2.1% vs 2023

Employees

408

+7.7% highest in 4 filed years

Profit before tax

£821K

-26.9% lowest in 4 filed years

Net assets

6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

HIGH SEAT LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	—	£49,501,622	—	£57,308,699	£60,901,999
Operating profit	—	—	£2,925,673	—	£1,080,943	£787,002
Profit before tax	—	—	£2,925,099	£1,037,594	£1,122,890	£820,850
Net profit	—	—	£3,132,790	£1,037,594	£1,122,890	£820,850
Cash	—	—	£5,332,826	£3,632,882	£2,425,390	£3,804,074
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	£8,076,500	£7,885,874	£8,508,764	£8,329,614
Net assets	—	—	£8,073,280	—	£8,508,764	£8,329,614
Equity	£6,581,084	£7,190,490	£8,073,280	£7,885,874	£8,508,764	£8,329,614
Average employees	—	—	329	347	379	408
Wages	—	—	£7,263,212	£8,129,389	£9,258,395	£10,279,919

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	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	5.9%	—	1.9%	1.3%
Net margin	—	—	6.3%	—	2.0%	1.3%
Return on capital employed	—	—	36.2%	—	12.7%	9.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	—	—	51.0%	59.2%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	1.57x	1.32x
Interest cover	—	—	4040.98x	—	20017.46x	—

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: Azets Audit Services Limited
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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

“During the year we opened a new store in Solihull and a new new furniture and lifestyle brand LIVHOME in Aintree. Part of long-established furniture design and manufacturing company HSL, LIVHOME is a new concept that promises to disrupt the industry, making it easy for consumers to find great-quality furniture that balances comfort and functionality with modern styling.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 23 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
BURROWS, William John	Secretary	2006-05-02	—	British
BURROWS, Debra Lorraine	Director	2014-10-02	Oct 1967	British
BURROWS, William John	Director	2004-06-01	Feb 1963	British
CAHILL, Gerard Anthony	Director	2025-04-01	Sep 1981	Irish
EASTWOOD, Leanne Jane	Director	2023-06-26	Aug 1987	British
WATERS, Ben Christopher	Director	2023-06-26	Dec 1996	British

Show 23 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BURROWS, Patricia	Secretary	—	1998-11-30
WOODWARD, Jonathan Alan	Secretary	1998-12-01	2006-05-02
BOLDISON, Lee John	Director	2014-01-02	2014-11-14
BOWEN, Lee Anthony	Director	2011-12-01	2013-02-01
BROOK, Andrew James	Director	2011-08-01	2014-05-30
BURROWS, Jeffrey Wilson	Director	—	2007-01-26
BURROWS, Michael Wilson	Director	—	1995-03-31
BURROWS, Patricia	Director	2000-11-01	2009-12-03
BURROWS, William John	Director	1988-01-14	1995-03-31
CRITCHLOW, Guy Charles	Director	2017-03-01	2023-01-20
CUMMINS, Julian	Director	2023-06-26	2025-04-01
DURRANS, Stephen Martin	Director	1988-01-14	1995-03-31
GILLIVER, Brian Leonard	Director	2008-01-25	2012-01-06
HERRICK, Andrew Robert	Director	2016-04-01	2016-05-11
HERRICK, Josephine Alice	Director	2016-04-01	2016-05-31
HODGSON, Venessa Jane	Director	2020-01-22	2025-03-31
HUDSON, Christopher Mark	Director	2013-05-01	2016-04-01
JONES, Ian Gary	Director	2015-05-27	2016-05-17
ROBERTS, Paul Richard	Director	2017-03-01	2023-06-23
SWANBURY, David William	Director	2009-05-19	2011-03-31
TURNER, Warren Derek	Director	2000-10-05	2009-04-30
WALL, Kevin Michael	Director	2013-05-01	2023-06-16
WOODWARD, Jonathan Alan	Director	1998-12-01	2006-05-02

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
High Seat Holdings Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 189 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-08-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-06-05	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-04-07	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-04-07	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-09-10	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-07-30	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-04-23	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2023-09-15	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-08-01	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-06-26	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-06-26	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-06-26	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-06-26	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-06-26	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-01-24	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-09-22	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-08-01	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-09-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-09-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

+6.3%

£57,308,699 £60,901,999

highest in 3 filed years
Cash

+56.8%

£2,425,390 £3,804,074
Net assets

-2.1%

£8,508,764 £8,329,614
Employees

+7.7%

379 408

highest in 4 filed years
Operating profit

-27.2%

£1,080,943 £787,002

lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax

-26.9%

£1,122,890 £820,850

lowest in 4 filed years
Wages

+11%

£9,258,395 £10,279,919

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

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