HEARNS COACHES LIMITED
Get an alert when HEARNS COACHES LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15K
+11.1% vs 2021
Net assets
£3M
+1.3% vs 2021
Employees
51
-3.8% vs 2021
Profit before tax
£103K
+112.1% vs 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2022-08-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-08-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2022-08-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £1,440,825 | £6,479,613 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£777,756 | £215,928 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£848,159 | £103,011 | |
| Net profit | — | £207,978 | £188,595 | — | -£868,696 | £35,178 | |
| Cash | — | £285,026 | £150,309 | £150,309 | £13,782 | £15,312 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,042,142 | £5,890,130 | — | £5,966,024 | £4,928,989 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,559,228 | £2,747,823 | — | £2,668,624 | £2,703,802 | |
| Equity | £2,353,250 | £2,559,228 | £2,747,823 | £3,537,320 | £2,668,624 | £2,703,802 | |
| Average employees | — | 47 | 54 | — | 53 | 51 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,416,119 | £2,393,640 |
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 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -54.0% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -60.3% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -13.0% | 4.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -11.05x | 1.91x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kirk Rice LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THACKER, Jamie Christopher | Director | 2015-08-13 | Jul 1994 | British |
| THACKER, Janis Pauline | Director | 2014-02-17 | Jan 1955 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEARN, Ronald James | Secretary | 2003-10-06 | 2019-07-04 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-10-06 | 2003-10-06 |
| HEARN, Patricia Ethel | Director | 2003-10-06 | 2016-01-05 |
| HEARN, Ronald James | Director | 2003-10-06 | 2019-07-04 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-10-06 | 2003-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Janis Pauline Thacker | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-19 | Active |
| Mr Ronald James Hearn | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2019-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption 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
FY2021 → FY2022 · period ending 2022-08-31 vs 2021-03-31
-
Turnover
+349.7%
£1,440,825 £6,479,613
-
Cash
+11.1%
£13,782 £15,312
-
Net assets
+1.3%
£2,668,624 £2,703,802
-
Employees
-3.8%
53 51
-
Operating profit
+127.8%
-£777,756 £215,928
-
Profit before tax
+112.1%
-£848,159 £103,011
-
Wages
+69%
£1,416,119 £2,393,640
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