HARTE WOODWORKING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+8.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+26.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
103
+8.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+29.1% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HARTE WOODWORKING LIMITED 1976-12-31 → present
- HARTE SHOPFITTING & FURNITURE LIMITED 1973-12-20 → 1976-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £10,408,983 | £12,830,214 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,010,402 | £1,277,621 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £505,050 | -£886,028 | £1,031,473 | £1,331,422 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £390,183 | -£716,297 | £771,638 | £996,980 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,222,642 | £101,321 | £1,033,279 | £1,122,361 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £3,797,744 | £2,981,508 | £3,926,099 | £4,901,602 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £3,694,444 | £2,978,147 | £3,749,785 | £4,746,765 | |
| Equity | £2,640,943 | £3,213,808 | £3,830,761 | £3,694,444 | £2,978,147 | £3,749,785 | £4,746,765 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 91 | 95 | 95 | 103 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,053,059 | £3,169,148 | £3,308,539 | £3,967,437 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 25.7% | 26.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.13x | 2.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427.44x |
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
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue as an operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HARTE WOODWORKING LIMITED · parent
- Harte Electrical Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGFIELD, Adam David | Director | 2024-04-01 | Apr 1985 | British |
| THOMSON, Fraser Cameron | Director | 2013-06-17 | Mar 1984 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRTH, Steven | Secretary | 2002-06-28 | 2020-03-27 |
| TAYLOR, Keith | Secretary | — | 2002-06-28 |
| CLARK, James | Director | — | 2010-01-13 |
| FIRTH, Steven | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2020-03-27 |
| HORSFALL, Thomas Christopher David | Director | — | 2006-05-23 |
| HUNTER, David | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| HUNTER, Ettie | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| HUNTER, Ian | Director | — | 2025-11-25 |
| HUNTER, Neil | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2016-02-25 |
| LINDOP, Robert | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| NEWTON, Stephen Duerden | Director | 2020-03-27 | 2023-08-14 |
| TAYLOR, Keith | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| WHITING, Stephen Robin | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+23.3%
£10,408,983 £12,830,214
-
Cash
+8.6%
£1,033,279 £1,122,361
-
Net assets
+26.6%
£3,749,785 £4,746,765
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+8.4%
95 103
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+26.4%
£1,010,402 £1,277,621
-
Profit before tax
+29.1%
£1,031,473 £1,331,422
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+19.9%
£3,308,539 £3,967,437
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