HOWE MAXTED GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
+213.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6
-77.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+2,484.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,484,303 | — | £2,541,143 | £979,563 | |
| Operating profit | £69,228 | — | £73,509 | £2,064,002 | |
| Profit before tax | £69,296 | — | £79,927 | £2,066,016 | |
| Net profit | £53,196 | — | £58,960 | £2,053,218 | |
| Cash | £1,456,471 | — | £1,504,314 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £888,951 | — | £990,126 | £3,103,284 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 26 | — | 27 | 6 | |
| Wages | £1,368,653 | — | £1,363,125 | £289,402 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | — | 2.9% | 210.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | — | 2.3% | 209.6% |
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.
People
1 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, David William | Director | 2024-06-28 | Nov 1978 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, John | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| ROBSON, Stuart Frederick | Secretary | 1999-04-21 | 2006-04-01 |
| SMITH, Graham Clive | Secretary | — | 1999-04-21 |
| AUSTIN, John | Director | — | 2024-06-28 |
| BAKER, David Frank | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| MAXTED, Arthur Stanley | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2001-10-31 |
| MAXTED, John Francis | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2024-06-28 |
| MORRISON, Noel Mcarthur | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2001-10-31 |
| ROBSON, Stuart Frederick | Director | 1996-01-31 | 2006-04-01 |
| SMITH, Graham Clive | Director | — | 2024-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren Sterling Financial Planning Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-28 | Active |
| Mr John Austin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-28 |
| Mr Graham Clive Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-61.5%
£2,541,143 £979,563
lowest in 3 filed years
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Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+213.4%
£990,126 £3,103,284
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-77.8%
27 6
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+2,707.8%
£73,509 £2,064,002
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+2,484.9%
£79,927 £2,066,016
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
-78.8%
£1,363,125 £289,402
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