HAYLEY GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-24 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£16M
-1.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£85M
+9.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
974
+6.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£23M
-8.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HAYLEY GROUP LIMITED 2016-09-27 → present
- HAYLEY GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1992-10-26 → 2016-09-27
- HAYLEY BEARINGS LIMITED 1976-05-06 → 1992-10-26
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £177,577,000 | £209,041,000 | £232,828,000 | £244,009,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £11,456,000 | £15,094,000 | £19,826,000 | £17,489,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £11,802,000 | £19,063,000 | £24,914,000 | £22,861,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £9,359,000 | £16,156,000 | £20,584,000 | £18,089,000 | |
| Cash | — | £8,329,000 | £8,001,000 | £16,071,000 | £15,856,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £68,755,000 | £75,246,000 | £78,736,000 | £86,775,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £67,695,000 | £73,851,000 | £77,511,000 | £84,600,000 | |
| Equity | £68,336,000 | £67,695,000 | £73,851,000 | £77,511,000 | £84,600,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 794 | 850 | 918 | 974 | |
| Wages | — | £29,395,000 | £30,594,000 | £34,902,000 | £38,028,000 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.5% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.3% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.7% | 20.1% | 25.2% | 20.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 42.2% | 42.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.89x | 1.93x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and preparing integrated profit and loss account and cash flow forecasts for the wider Hayley group for one year from the date the financial statements are signed, the directors have formed a judgement that, as at the date of approving the financial statements, there is a reasonable expectation that the company, with any required support from the wider group, has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HAYLEY GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Bearing Man Limited 1%
- Advanced Maintenance Supplies Limited 1%
- Hayley Holdings Limited 1%
- Hayley Bearing Company Limited 1%
- Albion Leasing (West Midlands) Limited 1%
- Mercury Holdings (London) Limited 1%
- Bearing Transmission and Lubricant Supplies Limited 1%
- Swan Industrial Drives Limited 1%
- World of Supply Limited 1%
- Mercury Bearings Limited 1%
- Hayley-DIRS Limited 1%
Significant events
- “During the year new product ranges and stockholding was introduced in order to increase the service and offering to existing and new customers. To further expand the business the directors have reviewed the best options for the group in order to open new branches in strategic locations... During the year this strategy has been implemented with the opening of a new branch to further expand the group's operations... During 2024 the board has continued to review the best options for the company in order to target specific locations for expansion of the branch network... and has also commenced the construction of a new warehouse and reorganisation on the site of its headquarters...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINTON, James Nicholas | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
| DUBOIS, Vincent Arthur Ferdinand | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1969 | French |
| FLETCHER, William Henry | Director | 2019-01-14 | Dec 1975 | British |
| HARROLD, Megan Jayne | Director | 2022-01-01 | Apr 1989 | British |
| MASSONNEAU, Philippe | Director | 2019-02-15 | May 1966 | French |
| NOAKES, Ben Edward | Director | 2018-04-01 | Mar 1985 | British |
| QUINLAN, Gary Joseph | Director | 2020-04-06 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLITTS, Leon Nigel Wallis | Secretary | — | 2022-07-31 |
| BATTY, David | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| BRINTON, Garth Nicholas | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2024-05-02 |
| HOLDEN, John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| ILIC, Petar | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2024-11-30 |
| JONES, Mark Brian | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2024-10-14 |
| KIMBERLEY, John | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| LE DOZE, Marc Gerard | Director | 2021-03-10 | 2022-09-21 |
| LEGRIS, Philippe Laurent Denis | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2019-02-13 |
| MCCABE, Philip | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2018-03-31 |
| MCDONALD, Jemma Ruth | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2018-05-09 |
| MCDONALD, Ron | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2016-04-03 |
| MORVAND, Alain Yvon | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2021-03-10 |
| NOAKES, Bernard Carl | Director | — | 2024-05-02 |
| OSBORNE, Darryl | Director | 2020-04-06 | 2026-01-01 |
| TOREMANS, Joel Robert | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| VANDAEL, Jozef | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| WILLITTS, Leon Nigel Wallis | Director | — | 2022-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Group Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-09-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.8%
£232,828,000 £244,009,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-1.3%
£16,071,000 £15,856,000
-
Net assets
+9.1%
£77,511,000 £84,600,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+6.1%
918 974
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-11.8%
£19,826,000 £17,489,000
-
Profit before tax
-8.2%
£24,914,000 £22,861,000
-
Wages
+9%
£34,902,000 £38,028,000
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