IVOR SEARLE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-27 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+211.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+51.2% vs 2024
Employees
139
+1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+27.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- IVOR SEARLE LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- STRONGHOOK LIMITED 1978-04-20 → 1978-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,766,361 | £3,536,860 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,063,510 | £2,650,378 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £942,683 | £2,935,656 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £5,507,628 | £7,479,568 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,029,705 | £6,094,883 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £4,029,705 | £6,094,883 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 137 | 139 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,496,583 | £4,798,681 |
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
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMMINGFIELD, Katie Irene | Secretary | 2023-03-13 | — | — |
| ESZENYI, David | Director | 2012-12-04 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HEMMINGFIELD, Katie Irene | Director | 2020-07-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| SEARLE, Janet Mary | Director | 2012-01-04 | Dec 1948 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEARLE, Colin Andrew | Secretary | 2007-04-10 | 2023-03-13 |
| SEARLE, Michael Frederick | Secretary | — | 2007-04-10 |
| SEARLE, Andrew Clifford | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-10-17 |
| SEARLE, Colin Andrew | Director | — | 2023-03-13 |
| SEARLE, Michael Frederick | Director | — | 2007-12-07 |
| SWEATT, Richard Neal | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2011-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Clifford Searle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-13 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Clifford Searle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-10 | Ceased 2023-03-13 |
| Katie Irene Hemmingfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-10 | Active |
| Mr Colin Andrew Searle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+211.4%
£942,683 £2,935,656
-
Net assets
+51.2%
£4,029,705 £6,094,883
-
Employees
+1.5%
137 139
-
Profit before tax
+27.9%
£2,766,361 £3,536,860
-
Wages
+6.7%
£4,496,583 £4,798,681
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