HURST GROUP (NORTHERN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+30% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+16.6% vs 2024
Employees
270
-5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
-5.5% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £47,736,000 | £45,049,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,680,000 | £4,346,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,667,000 | £4,411,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,739,000 | £3,312,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £9,401,000 | £12,223,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £13,633,000 | £15,806,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £13,281,000 | £15,488,000 | |
| Equity | £2,936,000 | £3,005,000 | £4,097,000 | £5,115,000 | £6,381,000 | £13,281,000 | £15,488,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 285 | 270 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £9,518,000 | £9,792,000 |
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 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.8% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 34.3% | 27.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 37.5% | 33.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.58x | 2.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 69.85x | 334.31x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HURST GROUP (NORTHERN) LIMITED · parent
- Hurst Stores & Interiors Limited 100%
- Hurst Joinery Projects Limited 100%
- Hurst Plastics Limited 100%
- Hurst Panels Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As Hurst Group Northern Limited (the 'Group') now meets the criteria of a large unquoted company, it is required under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors Report) Regulations 2013 and the Companies (Directors Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulation 2018 to disclose the annual energy consumption and associated Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRST, Leanne | Secretary | 2011-06-14 | — | — |
| HIRST, Leanne Jayne | Director | 2004-04-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| HURST, Gary Stuart | Director | 1996-01-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| HURST, Jeannie Eleanor | Director | 1994-03-28 | Jan 1945 | British |
| HURST, Norman Robert | Director | 1994-03-28 | Dec 1938 | British |
| MCKAY, Andrew Alan | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURST, Jeannie Eleanor | Secretary | 1994-03-28 | 2011-06-14 |
| LATHAM, David John | Secretary | 1994-03-23 | 1994-03-28 |
| DOBSON, Allan | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2001-08-01 |
| HARVEY, Graham Salter | Director | 1994-03-23 | 1994-03-28 |
| HURST, Craig Robert | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2011-03-07 |
| MAYE, James Gerard | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Norman Robert Hurst | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Jeannie Eleanor Hurst | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-02-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-01-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-
Turnover
-5.6%
£47,736,000 £45,049,000
-
Cash
+30%
£9,401,000 £12,223,000
-
Net assets
+16.6%
£13,281,000 £15,488,000
-
Employees
-5.3%
285 270
-
Operating profit
-7.1%
£4,680,000 £4,346,000
-
Profit before tax
-5.5%
£4,667,000 £4,411,000
-
Wages
+2.9%
£9,518,000 £9,792,000
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