HARPER INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-12 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-34.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-2% vs 2023
Employees
139
-4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£9K
-102.7% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £26,742,152 | £25,519,417 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £403,852 | £89,282 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £319,673 | -£8,717 | |
| Net profit | £374,849 | £179,817 | — | — | £213,596 | -£12,701 | |
| Cash | £250 | £167 | — | — | £1,573,351 | £1,034,738 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £123,250 | £123,167 | — | — | £6,314,450 | £5,975,423 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £5,703,491 | £5,590,790 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,085,944 | £3,767,794 | £5,703,491 | £5,590,790 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | 145 | 139 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | £4,357,230 | £4,566,909 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.90x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 4.80x | 0.91x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- HARPER INDUSTRIES LIMITED · parent
- Hallco 75 Limited 100%
- Hallis-Hudson Group Limited 100%
- Lansdown Mills Limited 100%
Significant events
- “successful completion of our IT infrastructure upgrade and the redevelopment of our customer-facing digital platforms.”
- “disruption to container transit times via the Suez Canal experienced in 2024.”
- “R S Design Consultants Limited, which was a subsidiary of Hallis-Hudson Group Limited, has been dissolved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOPER, Alastair John | Secretary | 2012-11-26 | — | — |
| SOPER, Alastair John | Director | 2004-02-04 | Apr 1977 | British |
| SOPER, John Winston | Director | 1995-12-28 | Nov 1945 | British |
| SOPER, Neil John | Director | 2017-02-14 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, David | Secretary | 1995-12-28 | 2012-11-26 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-28 | 1995-12-28 |
| HARRISON, David | Director | 1995-12-28 | 2004-05-14 |
| MAKIN, Peter | Director | 1995-12-28 | 2004-05-14 |
| SOPER, Russell John | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2015-04-02 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-11-28 | 1995-12-28 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-11-28 | 1995-12-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Winston Soper | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2023-11-01 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-01 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-12-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-4.6%
£26,742,152 £25,519,417
-
Cash
-34.2%
£1,573,351 £1,034,738
-
Net assets
-2%
£5,703,491 £5,590,790
-
Employees
-4.1%
145 139
-
Operating profit
-77.9%
£403,852 £89,282
-
Profit before tax
-102.7%
£319,673 -£8,717
-
Wages
+4.8%
£4,357,230 £4,566,909
highest in 4 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