HOLMESTONE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-6.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£24M
+15% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
164
+1.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£13M
+11.6% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £35,127,197 | £36,741,252 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £11,980,493 | £13,300,365 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £11,946,862 | £13,331,918 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £844,532 | — | £9,140,976 | £10,094,681 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £607,814 | £3,045,443 | £7,867,597 | £7,381,230 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £21,933,679 | £24,822,191 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £6,557,397 | £7,392,925 | £21,088,097 | £24,244,194 | |
| Equity | £5,192,714 | £5,837,309 | £5,749,498 | £6,557,397 | — | £21,088,097 | £24,244,194 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 164 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,393,706 | £6,807,860 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 34.1% | 36.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 26.0% | 27.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 54.6% | 53.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 27.4% | 24.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.41x | 3.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 171.38x | 406.78x |
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
- Wem & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HOLMESTONE LTD · parent
- E2S Group Ltd 53.33%
- European Safety Systems Limited 53.33%
- E2S Holdings Inc 53.33%
- E2S Warnsignaltechnik UG 53.33%
- E2S Warning Signals LLC 53.33%
- Foxley Estates Limited 42.66%
- Applications Elecroniques et Technique SAS 53.33%
- Signal Sources LLC 53.33%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAY, Peter David | Director | 1998-12-17 | May 1958 | British |
| ISARD, Brett Edward | Director | 2014-10-15 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAY, Catherine Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-12-17 | 2013-05-31 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-17 | 1998-12-18 |
| FAY, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 1998-12-17 | 2013-05-31 |
| ISARD, Brett Edward | Director | 2024-10-25 | 2025-12-11 |
| WISENBERG, Paul Mark | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2021-07-20 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-17 | 1998-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter David Fay | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.6%
£35,127,197 £36,741,252
-
Cash
-6.2%
£7,867,597 £7,381,230
-
Net assets
+15%
£21,088,097 £24,244,194
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1.2%
162 164
-
Operating profit
+11%
£11,980,493 £13,300,365
-
Profit before tax
+11.6%
£11,946,862 £13,331,918
-
Wages
+6.5%
£6,393,706 £6,807,860
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