HEADFIRST GLOBAL PLC

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. HEADFIRST GLOBAL PLC 2024-03-22 → present
2. HEATHER GLOBAL PLC 2023-11-16 → 2024-03-22

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

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.

Accounting basis

IFRS

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based on the above, and the consideration of the additional financing options and notwithstanding the net liabilities of the Group, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group can meet its liabilities as they fall due and therefore the Directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. HEADFIRST GLOBAL PLC · parent
   1. Barpellam Inc 49%
   2. Guidant Global Belgium NV 73% · Belgium
   3. Open Technologies B.V. 75%
   4. Headfirst Germany GmbH · Germany
   5. Impellam GmbH · Germany
   6. Guidant Global India Private Limited · India
   7. Carlisle Security (Holdings) Limited
   8. Carlisle Security Limited
   9. Carlisle Staffing Services Ireland Limited · Ireland
   10. Irish Recruitment Consultants Limited · Ireland

Significant events

• “In alignment with our policy to replace all non-LED lighting across our estate, we have implemented LED lighting upgrades in key locations. In Fareham, the transition to LED lighting took place in June 2024, with an estimated energy saving of 19,463 kWh.”
• “In the new offices in Luton, this upgrade occurred in March 2024, with an expected energy saving of 40,746 kWh. In Cardiff, where this measure was identified through an energy audit, the upgrade will be completed by December 2025, delivering an estimated energy saving of 4,501 kWh.”
• “In addition, we're working with WeeeCharity to find a new home for our redundant tech – contributing to a circular economy that aims to reduce carbon emissions by repairing, refurbishing, and reusing IT equipment.”
• “We continue to also encourage the transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to fully electric vehicles through a salary sacrifice scheme, where feasible. This initiative was implemented in 2024, contributing to an estimated reduction of 4,843 kWh in transport-related liquid fuel consumption.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

20

last 12 months

Capital events

3

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +119.6%

  £1,184,400,000 → £2,600,700,000

• Cash

  +226.8%

  £45,200,000 → £147,700,000

• Net assets

  -152.2%

  £114,800,000 → -£59,900,000

• Employees

  +680.1%

  186 → 1,451

• Operating profit

  -217.1%

  -£14,000,000 → -£44,400,000

• Profit before tax

  -251.6%

  -£35,300,000 → -£124,100,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers