R.J. HOWARD ENGINEERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-24 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+3.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
39
-11.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£650K
-15.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-01 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,901,543 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,267,346 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,259,209 | — | — | £765,508 | £650,249 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,060,829 | — | — | £675,869 | £484,168 | |
| Cash | £3,302,936 | — | £3,664,282 | — | — | £5,544,002 | £5,736,473 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,354,141 | — | — | £8,799,701 | £9,129,740 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,901,670 | — | — | £8,219,691 | £8,569,559 | |
| Equity | — | £5,131,032 | £5,901,670 | — | — | £8,219,691 | £8,569,559 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 53 | — | — | 44 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,795,671 | — | — | £1,777,303 | £1,716,299 |
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 | 2019-06-01 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 14.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 11.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 19.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 105.48x | — | — | — | — |
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
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD, Bridget | Secretary | — | — | British |
| GILMARTIN, Michael Patrick | Director | — | Nov 1949 | British |
| GILMARTIN, Steven | Director | 2004-07-19 | Jul 1975 | British |
| HOWARD, Bridget | Director | — | Sep 1942 | British |
| HOWARD, David | Director | 1993-12-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| HOWARD, Richard James | Director | — | Oct 1939 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Howard | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard James Howard | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Bridget Howard | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+3.5%
£5,544,002 £5,736,473
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.3%
£8,219,691 £8,569,559
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-11.4%
44 39
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-15.1%
£765,508 £650,249
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-3.4%
£1,777,303 £1,716,299
lowest in 3 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