HARNBURY LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-19 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£242K
-25.1% lowest in 7 filed years
Net assets
-£835K
+20.6% highest in 7 filed years
Employees
201
-9.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£233K
-35.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HARNBURY LTD 1995-10-05 → present
- CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FACILITIES LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1995-10-05
- A.C. PROFESSIONAL & MEDICAL LEASING LIMITED 1978-08-31 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-24 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £12,405,762 | £11,562,474 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £361,538 | £232,919 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £250,578 | £361,538 | £232,919 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £220,649 | £361,538 | £216,819 | |
| Cash | £1,438,362 | £1,409,392 | £1,635,752 | £1,635,752 | £1,957,793 | £323,552 | £242,219 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£927,855 | -£1,212,229 | -£1,610,992 | -£1,610,992 | -£1,385,443 | -£1,023,905 | -£790,986 | |
| Net assets | -£978,455 | -£1,247,129 | -£1,633,592 | -£1,633,592 | -£1,412,943 | -£1,051,405 | -£834,586 | |
| Equity | -£978,455 | -£1,247,129 | -£1,633,592 | -£1,633,592 | -£1,412,943 | -£1,051,405 | -£834,586 | |
| Average employees | 214 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 204 | 222 | 201 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,805,894 | £3,983,310 | £3,491,237 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-24 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -35.3% | -29.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 122.0% | 114.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.65x | 0.74x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISTEFANO, Marcello Guiseppe | Director | 2010-08-30 | Dec 1978 | Italian |
| DISTEFANO, Remigio | Director | 1995-12-29 | Jan 1944 | Italian |
| DISTEFANO, Sacha | Director | 2024-06-03 | May 1980 | Italian |
| JARVIS, Jenny | Director | 2023-11-07 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REYNARD, Mary Saroja | Secretary | 2002-01-20 | 2015-12-04 |
| ROBERTSON, Michael Peter | Secretary | — | 2001-11-15 |
| ALLSOP, Roger | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
| BILLINGS, Kevin Leonard | Director | — | 1995-12-29 |
| RUBINS, Jeffrey | Director | 1995-12-29 | 2003-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harnbury Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-27 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-27 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-09-28 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-6.8%
£12,405,762 £11,562,474
-
Cash
-25.1%
£323,552 £242,219
lowest in 7 filed years
-
Net assets
+20.6%
-£1,051,405 -£834,586
highest in 7 filed years
-
Employees
-9.5%
222 201
-
Operating profit
-35.6%
£361,538 £232,919
-
Profit before tax
-35.6%
£361,538 £232,919
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-12.4%
£3,983,310 £3,491,237
lowest 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