GEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-16 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+36.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+14.6% vs 2024
Employees
129
+4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£332K
+10.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-29
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-29 | 2021-04-29 | 2022-04-29 | 2023-04-29 | 2024-04-29 | 2025-04-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £25,569,298 | £26,646,344 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £191,902 | £211,140 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £299,824 | £332,144 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £265,827 | £355,542 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,782,006 | £2,425,525 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,775,015 | £2,006,412 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,076,297 | £3,525,589 | |
| Equity | £1,620,844 | £221,552 | £1,782,629 | £2,993,249 | £3,553,240 | £3,076,297 | £3,525,589 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 129 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,615,294 | £4,781,406 |
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-29 | 2021-04-29 | 2022-04-29 | 2023-04-29 | 2024-04-29 | 2025-04-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.23x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 2.09x | 8.26x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Fawley Judge & Easton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“With improved trading seen in 2024/25 continuing into 2025/26 and a review of recent management accounts, together with corresponding cashflow and profit forecasts, we have concluded that the presumption of adopting the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and financial statements continues to be appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The restructuring of the business in May 2021 has effectively de-risked competition from national Tier 1 contractors.”
- “International tariffs introduced by the US as well as an increase in national insurance contributions, announced in the 2024 UK Autumn Statement, have increased the costs of 'doing business' in the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS, Nicolas Bingley | Secretary | 2017-11-03 | — | — |
| CRAFT, Jamie Ian | Director | 2008-01-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| DICKERSON, Paul Simon | Director | — | Dec 1953 | British |
| GIBSON, Paul Robert | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HOULTON, Richard Gregory | Director | — | Mar 1948 | British |
| JOHNSON, Michael Barry | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| KINGSTON, Andrew Mark | Director | 2002-06-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| KNIGHTS, Keith William | Director | 1997-08-08 | Jun 1954 | British |
| TRAVIS, Nicolas Bingley | Director | 2020-04-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARLEY, Keith | Secretary | — | 1997-04-23 |
| KNIGHTS, Keith William | Secretary | 1997-04-23 | 2017-11-03 |
| GILSON, Keith | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2016-05-31 |
| HARLEY, Keith | Director | — | 1997-08-08 |
| HIGGINS, Kenneth | Director | — | 1991-10-31 |
| HUNTER, Sean | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2021-07-05 |
| PADDEN, David James | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2019-02-26 |
| TILLOTSON, Peter Graham | Director | 1992-02-24 | 1996-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Houlton & Sons (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-10-19 | Active |
| Richard Gregory Houlton | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2018-10-19 | Active |
| Mr Richard Gregory Houlton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-31 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-03-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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 2025-04-29 vs 2024-04-29
-
Turnover
+4.2%
£25,569,298 £26,646,344
-
Cash
+36.1%
£1,782,006 £2,425,525
-
Net assets
+14.6%
£3,076,297 £3,525,589
-
Employees
+4%
124 129
-
Operating profit
+10%
£191,902 £211,140
-
Profit before tax
+10.8%
£299,824 £332,144
-
Wages
+3.6%
£4,615,294 £4,781,406
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