ALAN HOWARD (STOCKPORT) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-06 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-17% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
298
-4.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£789K
-18.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2020-03-01 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £26,054,391 | — | £33,751,619 | — | £32,587,683 | — | £33,574,981 | £34,200,625 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,801,928 | — | £3,982,059 | — | £2,292,327 | — | £996,080 | £767,392 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,736,431 | — | £3,923,443 | — | £2,260,949 | — | £967,067 | £789,428 | |
| Net profit | £927,614 | — | £1,287,355 | — | £3,107,712 | — | £1,806,686 | — | £701,781 | £613,835 | |
| Cash | £9,426 | -£109,240 | £2,139,978 | £2,139,978 | £3,874,536 | £3,874,536 | £3,211,281 | £3,211,281 | £3,599,877 | £2,987,682 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,812,881 | — | £14,380,539 | — | £15,486,366 | — | £16,755,132 | — | £16,575,841 | £16,033,408 | |
| Net assets | £11,027,352 | — | £11,640,707 | — | £14,224,419 | — | £15,507,105 | — | £15,534,886 | £15,574,721 | |
| Equity | £11,027,352 | £11,027,352 | £11,640,707 | £11,640,707 | £14,224,419 | £14,224,419 | £15,507,105 | £15,507,105 | £15,534,886 | £15,574,721 | |
| Average employees | 364 | — | 347 | — | 320 | — | 320 | — | 312 | 298 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,956,011 | — | £7,332,142 | — | £7,664,199 | — | £8,013,294 | £8,226,401 |
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 | 2020-02-29 | 2020-03-01 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.9% | — | 11.8% | — | 7.0% | — | 3.0% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.9% | — | 9.2% | — | 5.5% | — | 2.1% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.5% | — | 25.7% | — | 13.7% | — | 6.0% | 4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.1% | 25.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.48x | 3.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 27.02x | — | 63.66x | — | 59.52x | — | 20.71x | 22.21x |
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
- Hurst Accountants 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.”
Group structure
- ALAN HOWARD (STOCKPORT) LIMITED · parent
- McCoey & Co. Limited 100%
- E.W.D. (Hair & Beauty Supplies) Limited 100%
- Salon Centre Limited 100%
- Xpertise Exclusive Salon Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Despite difficulties during the period caused by conflicts and the cost of living crisis, the group has continued its ongoing development and investment in its own brand products.”
- “The industry continues to be at risk following factors arising from a combination of Brexit, conflicts and a shift in industry trends. This has led to continuing supply chain issues.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLER, Anthony James | Director | 2010-01-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| LITTLER, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2010-01-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLER, Anthony James | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| WOODWARD, Joan | Secretary | — | 2005-01-01 |
| DOCKSEY, Ernest William | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2015-07-09 |
| LITTLER, Gillian Susan | Director | — | 2006-01-01 |
| LITTLER, Howard | Director | — | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Littler | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-21 |
| Mr Anthony James Littler | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Mark Littler | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
+1.9%
£33,574,981 £34,200,625
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-17%
£3,599,877 £2,987,682
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£15,534,886 £15,574,721
-
Employees
-4.5%
312 298
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-23%
£996,080 £767,392
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-18.4%
£967,067 £789,428
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+2.7%
£8,013,294 £8,226,401
highest in 5 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