
Company Number
00399212
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
william hare group ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Specialised construction activities (other than scaffold erection) n.e.c.
+1Registered Address
brandlesholme house, brandlesholme road, bury, lancashire, BL8 1JJ
Website
http://hare.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WILLIAM HARE LIMITED at £135.5m based on a Turnover of £185.5m and 0.73x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WILLIAM HARE LIMITED at £26.6m based on an EBITDA of £4.4m and a 6.08x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WILLIAM HARE LIMITED at £67m based on Net Assets of £35m and 1.91x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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William Hare Limited is a live company located in bury, BL8 1JJ with a Companies House number of 00399212. It operates in the manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures sector, SIC Code 25110. Founded in October 1945, it's largest shareholder is william hare group ltd with a 100% stake. William Hare Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £185.5m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded William Hare Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £185.5m, make it larger than the average company (£11.3m)
£185.5m - William Hare Limited
£11.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 11%, show it is growing at a similar rate (10.6%)
11% - William Hare Limited
10.6% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 13.1%, this company has a higher cost of product (25%)
13.1% - William Hare Limited
25% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 1.3% make it less profitable than the average company (6.4%)
1.3% - William Hare Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 796 employees, this is above the industry average (57)
796 - William Hare Limited
57 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £56.9k, the company has a higher pay structure (£46.5k)
£56.9k - William Hare Limited
£46.5k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £233.1k, this is more efficient (£191.4k)
£233.1k - William Hare Limited
£191.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 83 days, this is later than average (58 days)
83 days - William Hare Limited
58 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 44 days, this is close to average (44 days)
44 days - William Hare Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 18 days, this is less than average (28 days)
18 days - William Hare Limited
28 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 11 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)
11 weeks - William Hare Limited
16 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 66.9%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (57.4%)
66.9% - William Hare Limited
57.4% - Industry AVG
William Hare Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £185.5 million and the company has net assets of £35 million. According to their latest financial statements, William Hare Limited has 796 employees and maintains cash reserves of £14.9 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 185,522,000 | 165,181,000 | 219,230,000 | 134,430,000 | 142,074,000 | 167,256,000 | 158,090,000 | 143,690,000 | 132,166,000 | 111,541,000 | 109,926,000 | 111,254,000 | 118,158,000 | 135,477,000 | 120,944,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 161,186,000 | 145,378,000 | 202,951,000 | 113,453,000 | 114,021,000 | 140,793,000 | 134,757,000 | 122,247,000 | 110,246,000 | 93,617,000 | 94,992,000 | 98,131,000 | 104,490,000 | 111,175,000 | 93,638,000 |
Gross Profit | 24,336,000 | 19,803,000 | 16,279,000 | 20,977,000 | 28,053,000 | 26,463,000 | 23,333,000 | 21,443,000 | 21,920,000 | 17,924,000 | 14,934,000 | 13,123,000 | 13,668,000 | 24,302,000 | 27,306,000 |
Admin Expenses | 21,890,000 | 19,466,000 | 19,780,000 | 19,529,000 | 24,476,000 | 23,253,000 | 21,862,000 | 20,615,000 | 20,688,000 | 16,225,000 | 13,735,000 | 13,557,000 | 16,211,000 | 20,475,000 | 20,445,000 |
Operating Profit | 2,446,000 | 337,000 | -3,501,000 | 1,448,000 | 3,577,000 | 3,210,000 | 1,471,000 | 828,000 | 1,232,000 | 1,699,000 | 1,199,000 | -434,000 | -2,543,000 | 3,827,000 | 6,861,000 |
Interest Payable | 154,000 | 241,000 | 83,000 | 79,000 | 91,000 | 273,000 | 289,000 | 369,000 | 97,000 | 240,000 | 472,000 | 281,000 | 138,000 | 49,000 | 64,000 |
Interest Receivable | 8,000 | 12,000 | 3,000 | 17,000 | 119,000 | 115,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 22,000 | 6,000 | 34,000 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 2,300,000 | 108,000 | -3,581,000 | 1,386,000 | 3,605,000 | 3,052,000 | 1,197,000 | 462,000 | 1,157,000 | 1,465,000 | 761,000 | -704,000 | -2,669,000 | 3,832,000 | 6,851,000 |
Tax | -867,000 | 67,000 | 623,000 | -96,000 | -1,194,000 | -684,000 | -404,000 | -162,000 | -417,000 | -480,000 | -248,000 | -35,000 | 477,000 | -1,165,000 | -2,184,000 |
Profit After Tax | 1,433,000 | 175,000 | -2,958,000 | 1,290,000 | 2,411,000 | 2,368,000 | 793,000 | 300,000 | 740,000 | 985,000 | 513,000 | -739,000 | -2,192,000 | 2,667,000 | 4,667,000 |
Dividends Paid | 6,205,000 | ||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 1,433,000 | 175,000 | -2,958,000 | 1,290,000 | -3,794,000 | 2,368,000 | 793,000 | 300,000 | 740,000 | 985,000 | 513,000 | -739,000 | -2,192,000 | 2,667,000 | 4,667,000 |
Employee Costs | 45,329,000 | 38,133,000 | 38,172,000 | 33,151,000 | 36,049,000 | 32,960,000 | 29,889,000 | 31,579,000 | 30,063,000 | 23,693,000 | 22,280,000 | 22,048,000 | 21,753,000 | 21,976,000 | 22,536,000 |
Number Of Employees | 796 | 676 | 671 | 673 | 660 | 624 | 591 | 648 | 626 | 528 | 514 | 516 | 509 | 515 | 537 |
EBITDA* | 4,374,000 | 2,313,000 | -1,475,000 | 3,799,000 | 5,638,000 | 5,438,000 | 4,258,000 | 2,509,000 | 2,341,000 | 2,694,000 | 2,011,000 | 807,000 | -1,185,000 | 5,197,000 | 8,270,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 28,656,000 | 28,094,000 | 28,044,000 | 27,947,000 | 28,836,000 | 20,331,000 | 21,678,000 | 21,947,000 | 19,912,000 | 14,985,000 | 13,673,000 | 12,551,000 | 13,333,000 | 14,352,000 | 13,940,000 |
Intangible Assets | 27,000 | 68,000 | 109,000 | 250,000 | 402,000 | 555,000 | 707,000 | 535,000 | 456,000 | ||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 1,532,000 | 758,000 | 2,076,000 | 792,000 | 561,000 | 127,000 | 514,000 | 52,000 | |||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 28,656,000 | 28,094,000 | 28,044,000 | 27,974,000 | 30,436,000 | 21,198,000 | 24,004,000 | 22,349,000 | 20,467,000 | 15,692,000 | 15,000,000 | 13,568,000 | 13,460,000 | 14,866,000 | 13,992,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 8,336,000 | 11,420,000 | 15,349,000 | 6,730,000 | 15,148,000 | 17,845,000 | 24,220,000 | 24,377,000 | 24,176,000 | 16,655,000 | 20,624,000 | 19,208,000 | 14,966,000 | 11,302,000 | 7,957,000 |
Trade Debtors | 42,430,000 | 21,859,000 | 38,040,000 | 24,351,000 | 20,713,000 | 30,535,000 | 30,555,000 | 26,443,000 | 15,085,000 | 16,541,000 | 15,752,000 | 18,450,000 | 19,847,000 | 29,853,000 | 15,959,000 |
Group Debtors | 8,218,000 | 11,394,000 | 10,686,000 | 10,970,000 | 4,359,000 | 9,962,000 | 10,798,000 | 10,644,000 | 15,435,000 | 15,306,000 | 14,770,000 | 13,014,000 | 13,572,000 | 9,513,000 | 6,831,000 |
Misc Debtors | 3,336,000 | 3,615,000 | 3,318,000 | 2,348,000 | 1,791,000 | 1,887,000 | 1,448,000 | 1,406,000 | 2,043,000 | 1,279,000 | 1,314,000 | 1,299,000 | 1,942,000 | 2,544,000 | 2,382,000 |
Cash | 14,903,000 | 15,164,000 | 15,085,000 | 18,337,000 | 17,850,000 | 21,287,000 | 128,000 | 3,939,000 | 646,000 | 14,628,000 | |||||
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 77,223,000 | 63,452,000 | 82,478,000 | 62,736,000 | 59,861,000 | 81,516,000 | 67,021,000 | 62,998,000 | 56,739,000 | 53,720,000 | 52,460,000 | 51,971,000 | 50,327,000 | 53,858,000 | 47,757,000 |
total assets | 105,879,000 | 91,546,000 | 110,522,000 | 90,710,000 | 90,297,000 | 102,714,000 | 91,025,000 | 85,347,000 | 77,206,000 | 69,412,000 | 67,460,000 | 65,539,000 | 63,787,000 | 68,724,000 | 61,749,000 |
Bank overdraft | 1,253,000 | 6,627,000 | 6,957,000 | 3,281,000 | 972,000 | ||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 19,453,000 | 12,106,000 | 17,524,000 | 11,489,000 | 13,060,000 | 14,830,000 | 14,696,000 | 12,931,000 | 13,872,000 | 16,167,000 | 10,426,000 | 13,745,000 | 17,619,000 | 19,587,000 | 17,500,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 19,878,000 | 21,304,000 | 27,132,000 | 15,568,000 | 13,778,000 | 20,129,000 | 15,890,000 | 8,715,000 | 4,467,000 | 4,667,000 | 4,731,000 | 4,604,000 | 5,275,000 | 2,394,000 | 3,337,000 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 411,000 | 584,000 | 895,000 | 840,000 | 1,085,000 | 1,316,000 | 1,141,000 | 1,215,000 | 811,000 | 618,000 | 533,000 | 385,000 | 414,000 | 441,000 | 166,000 |
other current liabilities | 29,530,000 | 20,991,000 | 27,921,000 | 22,282,000 | 23,288,000 | 24,271,000 | 18,080,000 | 22,149,000 | 11,849,000 | 11,004,000 | 8,886,000 | 8,701,000 | 3,627,000 | 7,943,000 | 5,878,000 |
total current liabilities | 69,272,000 | 54,985,000 | 73,472,000 | 50,179,000 | 51,211,000 | 60,546,000 | 51,060,000 | 45,010,000 | 37,626,000 | 32,456,000 | 31,533,000 | 30,716,000 | 27,907,000 | 30,365,000 | 26,881,000 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 102,000 | 513,000 | 1,097,000 | 1,727,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,603,000 | 1,638,000 | 2,783,000 | 2,383,000 | 600,000 | 704,000 | 578,000 | 856,000 | 1,153,000 | 289,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 1,458,000 | 608,000 | 688,000 | 581,000 | 857,000 | 397,000 | 527,000 | 547,000 | 490,000 | 389,000 | 241,000 | 273,000 | 313,000 | 303,000 | 343,000 |
total long term liabilities | 1,560,000 | 1,121,000 | 1,785,000 | 2,308,000 | 2,153,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,165,000 | 3,330,000 | 2,873,000 | 989,000 | 945,000 | 851,000 | 1,169,000 | 1,456,000 | 632,000 |
total liabilities | 70,832,000 | 56,106,000 | 75,257,000 | 52,487,000 | 53,364,000 | 62,546,000 | 53,225,000 | 48,340,000 | 40,499,000 | 33,445,000 | 32,478,000 | 31,567,000 | 29,076,000 | 31,821,000 | 27,513,000 |
net assets | 35,047,000 | 35,440,000 | 35,265,000 | 38,223,000 | 36,933,000 | 40,168,000 | 37,800,000 | 37,007,000 | 36,707,000 | 35,967,000 | 34,982,000 | 33,972,000 | 34,711,000 | 36,903,000 | 34,236,000 |
total shareholders funds | 35,047,000 | 35,440,000 | 35,265,000 | 38,223,000 | 36,933,000 | 40,168,000 | 37,800,000 | 37,007,000 | 36,707,000 | 35,967,000 | 34,982,000 | 33,972,000 | 34,711,000 | 36,903,000 | 34,236,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 2,446,000 | 337,000 | -3,501,000 | 1,448,000 | 3,577,000 | 3,210,000 | 1,471,000 | 828,000 | 1,232,000 | 1,699,000 | 1,199,000 | -434,000 | -2,543,000 | 3,827,000 | 6,861,000 |
Depreciation | 1,928,000 | 1,976,000 | 1,999,000 | 2,310,000 | 2,020,000 | 2,087,000 | 2,020,000 | 1,311,000 | 1,109,000 | 995,000 | 812,000 | 1,241,000 | 1,358,000 | 1,370,000 | 1,409,000 |
Amortisation | 27,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 141,000 | 767,000 | 370,000 | |||||||||
Tax | -867,000 | 67,000 | 623,000 | -96,000 | -1,194,000 | -684,000 | -404,000 | -162,000 | -417,000 | -480,000 | -248,000 | -35,000 | 477,000 | -1,165,000 | -2,184,000 |
Stock | -3,084,000 | -3,929,000 | 8,619,000 | -8,418,000 | -2,697,000 | -6,375,000 | -157,000 | 201,000 | 7,521,000 | -3,969,000 | 1,416,000 | 4,242,000 | 3,664,000 | 3,345,000 | 7,957,000 |
Debtors | 17,116,000 | -15,176,000 | 14,375,000 | 9,274,000 | -14,747,000 | -1,735,000 | 6,384,000 | 5,930,000 | -563,000 | 498,000 | -696,000 | -2,164,000 | -6,936,000 | 17,200,000 | 25,224,000 |
Creditors | 7,347,000 | -5,418,000 | 6,035,000 | -1,571,000 | -1,770,000 | 134,000 | 1,765,000 | -941,000 | -2,295,000 | 5,741,000 | -3,319,000 | -3,874,000 | -1,968,000 | 2,087,000 | 17,500,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 8,539,000 | -6,930,000 | 5,639,000 | -1,006,000 | -983,000 | 6,191,000 | -4,069,000 | 10,300,000 | 845,000 | 2,118,000 | 185,000 | 5,074,000 | -4,316,000 | 2,065,000 | 5,878,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 850,000 | -80,000 | 107,000 | -276,000 | 460,000 | -130,000 | -20,000 | 57,000 | 101,000 | 148,000 | -32,000 | -40,000 | 10,000 | -40,000 | 343,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 6,211,000 | 9,057,000 | -12,065,000 | -6,000 | 19,595,000 | 19,059,000 | -4,697,000 | 5,632,000 | -6,383,000 | 13,692,000 | -2,123,000 | -146,000 | -3,710,000 | -12,401,000 | -3,374,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -1,426,000 | -5,828,000 | 11,564,000 | 1,790,000 | -6,351,000 | 4,239,000 | 7,175,000 | 4,248,000 | -200,000 | -64,000 | 127,000 | -671,000 | 2,881,000 | -943,000 | 3,337,000 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -584,000 | -895,000 | -575,000 | 186,000 | -538,000 | 140,000 | -1,219,000 | 804,000 | 1,976,000 | -19,000 | 274,000 | -307,000 | -324,000 | 1,139,000 | 455,000 |
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -146,000 | -229,000 | -80,000 | -62,000 | 28,000 | -158,000 | -274,000 | -366,000 | -75,000 | -234,000 | -438,000 | -270,000 | -126,000 | 5,000 | -10,000 |
cash flow from financing | -3,982,000 | -6,952,000 | 10,909,000 | 1,914,000 | -6,302,000 | 4,221,000 | 5,682,000 | 4,686,000 | 1,701,000 | -317,000 | 460,000 | -1,248,000 | 2,431,000 | 201,000 | 33,351,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -261,000 | 79,000 | -3,252,000 | 487,000 | -3,437,000 | 21,287,000 | -128,000 | 128,000 | -3,939,000 | 3,939,000 | -646,000 | -13,982,000 | 14,628,000 | ||
overdraft | -1,253,000 | 1,253,000 | -6,627,000 | 6,627,000 | -6,957,000 | 3,676,000 | 2,309,000 | 972,000 | |||||||
change in cash | -261,000 | 79,000 | -3,252,000 | 487,000 | -3,437,000 | 22,540,000 | -1,381,000 | 6,755,000 | -10,566,000 | 10,896,000 | -3,676,000 | -2,309,000 | -1,618,000 | -13,982,000 | 14,628,000 |
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WILLIAM HARE LIMITED group structure
William Hare Limited has no subsidiary companies.
William Hare Limited currently has 10 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Craig Arnold (Jun 1998) and Ms Susan Hodgkiss (Apr 2002).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Craig Arnold | England | 73 years | Jun 1998 | - | Director |
Ms Susan Hodgkiss | 74 years | Apr 2002 | - | Director | |
Mr Nicholas Day | 67 years | Jan 2003 | - | Director | |
Mr Steven Duffield | 61 years | Apr 2014 | - | Director | |
Mr Thomas Hodgkiss | 44 years | Apr 2014 | - | Director | |
Mr Hugo Camacho | England | 47 years | Sep 2018 | - | Director |
Miss Sally Hodgkiss | 40 years | Apr 2020 | - | Director | |
Ms Gaynor Phillips | 46 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Philip Norris | United Kingdom | 47 years | Oct 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Anthony Whitten | 58 years | Jul 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
185.5m
+12%
operating profit
2.4m
+626%
gross margin
13.2%
+9.42%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
35m
-0.01%
total assets
105.9m
+0.16%
cash
14.9m
-0.02%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00399212
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
43999 - Specialised construction activities (other than scaffold erection) n.e.c.
25110 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
incorporation date
October 1945
age
80
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
HORSFIELD & SMITH
address
brandlesholme house, brandlesholme road, bury, lancashire, BL8 1JJ
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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