H.R.OWEN PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-21 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
-19.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£69M
+2.2% vs 2024
Employees
507
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-10.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- H.R.OWEN PLC 1997-05-01 → present
- MALAYA GROUP PLC 1983-11-17 → 1997-05-01
- EARLDRAKE LIMITED 1983-09-15 → 1983-11-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £556,551,000 | £577,083,000 | |
| Operating profit | £7,640,000 | £5,761,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,297,000 | £2,053,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,112,000 | £961,000 | |
| Cash | £19,056,000 | £15,360,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £129,934,000 | £128,672,000 | |
| Net assets | £67,658,000 | £69,122,000 | |
| Equity | £67,658,000 | £69,122,000 | |
| Average employees | 497 | 507 | |
| Wages | £25,389,000 | £27,196,000 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.1% | 77.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | 1.00x | 0.75x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Group has prepared forecasts for the period of at least one year from the signing of the financial statements that consider all financial commitments – such as capital expenditure commitments – and available financing facilities.”
Group structure
- H.R.OWEN PLC · parent
- Broughtons of Cheltenham Limited 100%
- H.R. Owen Dealerships Limited 100%
- Holland Park Limited 100%
- Jack Barclay Limited 100%
- Bodytechnics Limited 100%
- Bradshaw Webb (Chelsea) Limited 100%
- Upbrook Mews Limited 100%
- H R Owen Insurance Services Limited 95%
- Pangbourne 6939 Limited 100%
- Hatfield 6939 Limited 100%
- H.R. Owen Servicing and Repairs Limited 100%
- Hatfield (IO) 6939 Limited 100%
- Wandsworth 6939 Limited 100%
- JM Developments UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group has received an assessment from HMRC in relation to VAT and duty excise in relation to the export and import of certain vehicles totalling £2.1m. The Group is challenging this assessment and has engaged with third party legal advisors to support their position. At this time, it is uncertain whether this assessment will be successful.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Richard | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | — | — |
| CHOO, Veh Ken | Director | 2016-11-02 | Oct 1973 | Malaysian |
| COUCH, Jeffrey Edmund | Director | 2017-12-07 | Apr 1969 | British |
| DALMAN, Mehmet | Director | 2014-05-16 | Apr 1958 | British |
| MAHATHIR, Mokhzani | Director | 2015-09-08 | Jan 1961 | Malaysian |
| TAN, Robin | Director | 2014-05-16 | Apr 1974 | Malaysian |
| TAN, U-Peng, Mr. | Director | 2016-05-10 | Aug 1992 | Malaysian |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, James David Seton | Secretary | 2001-01-12 | 2015-09-09 |
| BYRNE, Tracy | Secretary | 1999-12-09 | 2001-01-12 |
| CLEMAS, Lionel Walter Richard | Secretary | — | 1993-02-28 |
| DODWELL, Juliet Mary | Secretary | 1995-05-04 | 1999-12-09 |
| DODWELL, Trevor Charles Martin | Secretary | 1993-02-28 | 1996-09-03 |
| GRIMSTON, Denise | Secretary | 2015-09-18 | 2025-04-30 |
| ARCHER, Albert James | Director | 1992-08-25 | 1995-06-30 |
| BEEGAN, Graham Christopher William | Director | 2016-12-14 | 2026-02-04 |
| BLISS, Christopher Jan Andrew | Director | — | 1992-08-26 |
| BRADLEY, John Charles | Director | 1994-10-13 | 2000-02-24 |
| CLEMAS, Lionel Walter Richard | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
| DODWELL, Trevor Charles Martin | Director | 1992-08-25 | 1995-05-04 |
| DOYLE, Joseph Andrew | Director | 2011-10-02 | 2014-09-22 |
| DUNCAN, Andrew John | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2011-09-30 |
| EVANS, David George | Director | 1993-05-27 | 2009-11-30 |
| GILTRAP, Colin John | Director | — | 2009-07-17 |
| GOLDIE MORRISON, Keith Cooper | Director | — | 1996-05-02 |
| GREEN, Barry Charles Albert | Director | 2000-06-28 | 2006-04-06 |
| HEWITT, Alison Deborah | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2015-02-28 |
| JAGGAR, David Haddon | Director | 1993-01-28 | 2007-04-30 |
| KASHANI-AKHAVAN, Mohammad | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2017-01-13 |
| LANCASTER, Nicholas Ronald | Director | 1992-08-25 | 2010-05-19 |
| LANCASTER, Ronald John | Director | 1993-10-28 | 1995-09-29 |
| LIM, Meng Kwong | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2016-09-23 |
| MACARTHUR, John Peter | Director | 1993-10-28 | 2009-05-20 |
| MARTIN, Adrian Howard | Director | 2010-07-20 | 2015-02-28 |
| MASON, Nicholas Berkeley | Director | 1999-05-06 | 2010-05-17 |
| MCMANUS, James Edmund | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| MOYNAHAN, Brendan Gael | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2013-06-14 |
| MURPHY, Dennis Patrick | Director | 1992-08-25 | 1993-03-02 |
| NICHOLS, Timothy | Director | — | 1993-05-27 |
| PAJARES, Ramon | Director | 1996-09-23 | 2010-05-17 |
| ROBERTSON, John Lihou | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2008-05-12 |
| SMITH, John Anthony | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2010-05-17 |
| TAN, Heng Lam | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2017-03-01 |
| TEO, Hock Seng | Director | 1996-09-23 | 1998-11-12 |
| WALDEN, Jonathan Kim | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-10-14 |
| WARREN, Michael | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2015-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 365 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+3.7%
£556,551,000 £577,083,000
-
Cash
-19.4%
£19,056,000 £15,360,000
-
Net assets
+2.2%
£67,658,000 £69,122,000
-
Employees
+2%
497 507
-
Operating profit
-24.6%
£7,640,000 £5,761,000
-
Profit before tax
-10.6%
£2,297,000 £2,053,000
-
Wages
+7.1%
£25,389,000 £27,196,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers