HOLBUD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-18 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£89M
+58.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£170M
-2.1% vs 2023
Employees
31
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
-54% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-11-01 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,251,821,831 | £1,920,403,784 | — | — | — | £1,338,072,806 | £1,490,397,262 | |
| Operating profit | — | £21,277,492 | £21,070,916 | — | — | — | £18,774,519 | £9,054,783 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £18,379,043 | £18,266,894 | — | £16,666,239 | £15,998,286 | £14,654,563 | £6,734,964 | |
| Net profit | — | £14,885,643 | £14,780,587 | — | £13,468,400 | £12,893,851 | £11,456,111 | £5,229,117 | |
| Cash | — | £23,678,656 | £69,193,474 | — | £32,589,311 | £65,275,740 | £56,129,041 | £89,147,268 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £111,139,138 | £125,931,701 | — | — | — | £173,858,470 | £170,134,989 | |
| Net assets | — | £110,877,132 | £125,665,703 | — | £132,981,139 | £170,064,493 | £173,416,246 | £169,692,765 | |
| Equity | £97,330,402 | £110,877,132 | £125,665,703 | £125,665,703 | £132,981,139 | £170,064,493 | £173,416,246 | £169,692,765 | |
| Average employees | — | 28 | 31 | — | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | |
| Wages | — | £1,432,659 | £1,886,396 | — | £1,942,510 | £1,177,172 | £1,852,102 | £1,790,953 |
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 | 2018-11-01 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.7% | 1.1% | — | — | — | 1.4% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.2% | 0.8% | — | — | — | 0.9% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 19.1% | 16.7% | — | — | — | 10.8% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.1% | 60.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.31x | 7.45x | — | — | — | 4.42x | 3.23x |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Subsequent to the year end tensions in the Middle East have given way to war. Whist the directors do not currently believe that this will have any impact on the company's business they are aware that the position could change depending on the ongoing situation. The potential risk to the business relates to the collection of debts and whilst the non-collection of these is considered unlikely the directors consider it appropriate that this is disclosed. Given that the nature of this it is not possible to quantify what the financial impact on the business would be. The directors have considered the worst case scenario and have concluded that this would not impact on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end tensions in the Middle East have given way to war. Whist the directors do not currently believe that this will have any impact on the company's business they are aware that the position could change depending on the ongoing situation.”
- “Subsequent to the year end the company is focusing its activities in the less challenging markets with the effect of maximising profitability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHAKU, Mahmood Gulamhusein | Director | — | Feb 1941 | British |
| MERALI, Hasnain Roshanali | Director | 2014-03-26 | Jun 1967 | British |
| MERALI, Shaukat Akberali | Director | — | Apr 1960 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SABARWAL, Bimal Dharamvir | Secretary | — | 2023-01-26 |
| MERALI, Gulamali Masumali | Director | 2017-01-18 | 2025-09-30 |
| ROWE, David George | Director | — | 2023-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbud Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+11.4%
£1,338,072,806 £1,490,397,262
-
Cash
+58.8%
£56,129,041 £89,147,268
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.1%
£173,416,246 £169,692,765
-
Employees
0%
31 31
-
Operating profit
-51.8%
£18,774,519 £9,054,783
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-54%
£14,654,563 £6,734,964
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-3.3%
£1,852,102 £1,790,953
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