H.H. SAUDI RESEARCH AND MARKETING (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-13 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+447.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
158
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£799K
-32.9% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,266,399 | £17,863,509 | £17,693,912 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £782,441 | £1,168,641 | £825,637 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £782,733 | £1,190,523 | £798,844 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £548,821 | £892,123 | £1,177,099 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,155,642 | £502,554 | £2,750,706 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £13,067,839 | £13,959,962 | £15,274,768 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £13,959,962 | £15,208,243 | |
| Equity | £10,402,018 | £11,391,032 | £12,005,073 | £12,519,018 | £13,067,839 | £13,959,962 | £15,208,243 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 148 | 155 | 158 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £7,208,190 | £9,272,275 | £9,434,481 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.1% | 6.5% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 5.0% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 8.4% | 5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 19.6% | 12.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.47x | 7.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.82x |
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
“The director has at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director has continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- H.H. SAUDI RESEARCH AND MARKETING (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Sayidaty Limited 100%
- Al-Majalla Magazine Limited 100%
- The News Hub Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The audit business of Haines Watts was acquired by Cooper Parry Group Limited on 30 September 2024. Haines Watts has resigned as auditor and Cooper Parry Group Limited has been appointed in its place.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDOWAIS, Saleh Hussain | Director | 2015-06-07 | Jul 1974 | Saudi Arabian |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABDULRAHIM, Youseff | Secretary | 2005-04-18 | 2006-06-20 |
| ABDULRAHIM, Yousif | Secretary | 2014-02-01 | 2015-06-07 |
| ELLITHY, Adel | Secretary | 2016-02-22 | 2022-03-31 |
| ELLITHY, Adel | Secretary | 2006-06-20 | 2010-02-24 |
| HAMZA, Amr Mohamed | Secretary | 2010-02-24 | 2014-02-01 |
| KANAAN, Ibrahim | Secretary | 2002-07-16 | 2005-02-07 |
| BREAMS REGISTRARS AND NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-02-07 | 2005-04-18 |
| BREAMS REGISTRARS AND NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 2002-07-16 |
| AL AKKAS, Abdul Mohsen | Director | 1992-06-30 | 2007-11-15 |
| AL DAKHIL, Azzam Mohammed, Dr | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2014-12-08 |
| AL GAIN, Tarik | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2010-10-01 |
| AL RUMAYAN, Hamoud | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2004-05-31 |
| AL SAID, Fahad Abdulaziz, Dr | Director | 2004-05-31 | 2007-11-15 |
| AL SHIBANI, Mohammed | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| AL-TAYASH, Fahad | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2003-03-13 |
| ALHUDAITHI, Sulaiman Ibrahim | Director | 2014-12-08 | 2015-12-12 |
| EL DABBAGH, Yasser | Director | — | 2003-03-13 |
| JAZZAR, Abdulaziz | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2004-04-19 |
| TARABZONI, Meswer | Director | — | 2001-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asharq Al-Awsat Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-20 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.9%
£17,863,509 £17,693,912
-
Cash
+447.3%
£502,554 £2,750,706
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.9%
£13,959,962 £15,208,243
-
Employees
+1.9%
155 158
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-29.4%
£1,168,641 £825,637
-
Profit before tax
-32.9%
£1,190,523 £798,844
-
Wages
+1.7%
£9,272,275 £9,434,481
highest 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