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Company Number

00575077

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Directors

William Woof

John McKerracher

Shareholders

uk plumbing supplies limited

Group Structure

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Industry

Dormant Company

Registered Address

quayside 2a wilderspool park, greenalls avenue, stockton heath, cheshire, WA4 6HL

Website

www.farrharris.co.uk

farr &harris limited Estimated Valuation

£11.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FARR &HARRIS LIMITED at £11.1m based on an EBITDA of £3.9m and a 2.82x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Farr &harris Limited is a live company located in stockton heath, WA4 6HL with a Companies House number of 00575077. It operates in the dormant company sector, SIC Code 99999. Founded in December 1956, it's largest shareholder is uk plumbing supplies limited with a 100% stake. Farr &harris Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £27.3m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Farr &Harris Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

8 Strong

3 Regular

1 Weak

Size

annual sales of £27.3m, make it larger than the average company (£7.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 15%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.7%)

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Farr &Harris Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £27.3 million and the company has net assets of £8.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Farr &Harris Limited has 90 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4.3 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
Turnover	27,306,013	26,566,437	22,025,945	17,944,268	18,767,900	18,244,852	15,644,986	13,432,629	11,820,527	11,906,605	11,296,216	9,839,510	9,488,918	9,477,796	8,279,207
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	19,634,564	19,435,734	15,711,030	12,903,238	13,322,636	12,999,882	11,148,561	9,467,236	8,178,924	8,548,894	8,374,800	6,941,189	6,763,771	6,750,033
Gross Profit	7,671,449	7,130,703	6,314,915	5,041,030	5,445,264	5,244,970	4,496,425	3,965,393	3,641,603	3,357,711	2,921,416	2,898,321	2,725,147	2,727,763
Admin Expenses	3,917,784	3,653,371	3,489,460	3,039,072	3,274,708	2,831,843	3,143,407	3,148,877	2,773,120	2,055,800	1,847,975	2,145,104	1,925,382	2,356,600	-327,550
Operating Profit	3,753,665	3,477,332	2,825,455	2,001,958	2,170,556	2,413,127	1,353,018	816,516	868,483	1,301,911	1,073,441	753,217	799,765	371,163	327,550
Interest Payable	4,042	3,561	3,228	4,741								20
Interest Receivable	41,862	2,575	518	13,490	30,589	25,844	10,644	11,826	12,485	10,542	8,332	10,744	6,400	9,968	4,211
Pre-Tax Profit	3,791,485	3,476,346	2,822,745	2,010,707	2,201,145	2,438,971	1,363,662	828,342	880,968	1,312,453	1,101,400	765,896	806,165	381,131	331,761
Tax	-888,102	-687,989	-536,715	-383,055	-426,108	-456,880	-264,814	-166,786	-180,102	-286,034	-249,503	-197,542	-229,895	-111,169	-83,831
Profit After Tax	2,903,383	2,788,357	2,286,030	1,627,652	1,775,037	1,982,091	1,098,848	661,556	700,866	1,026,419	851,897	568,354	576,270	269,962	247,930
Dividends Paid	994,375	7,926,103	1,033,770	1,600,000	500,000	500,000	500,000	500,000	345,800	460,000	145,800	497,600	171,032	20,000	60,000
Retained Profit	1,909,008	-5,137,746	1,252,260	27,652	1,275,037	1,482,091	598,848	161,556	355,066	566,419	706,097	70,754	405,238	249,962	187,930
Employee Costs	2,749,284	2,591,107	2,373,486	2,238,122	2,158,979	1,898,762	2,309,132	2,215,926	1,908,921	1,367,839	1,284,592	1,144,432	1,094,671	1,595,630	1,411,510
Number Of Employees	90	101	82	79	75	72	72	70	68	64	60	50	49	49	48
EBITDA*	3,932,953	3,629,662	2,985,882	2,160,560	2,326,859	2,541,320	1,456,442	949,259	1,002,027	1,476,544	1,228,730	916,168	1,284,010	501,544	462,948

* 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
Tangible Assets	656,874	601,428	562,972	628,939	603,767	678,244	615,477	620,686	643,837	3,286,455	4,204,589	2,829,758	2,877,672	2,040,407	2,125,437
Intangible Assets
Investments & Other	1,351	1,351	1,351	1,552	1,552	1,552	1,552	1,552	1,552	5,956	1,552	2,552	2,552	2,351	2,351
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	658,225	602,779	564,323	630,491	605,319	679,796	617,029	622,238	645,389	3,292,411	4,206,141	2,832,310	2,880,224	2,042,758	2,127,788
Stock & work in progress	2,930,562	2,770,640	2,172,530	1,671,953	1,385,068	1,175,172	1,028,186	951,417	806,793		606,602	592,815	556,405	758,113	510,694
Trade Debtors	4,050,533	4,188,559	3,267,079	2,896,230	2,600,099	2,654,185	2,211,466	2,071,883	1,575,892		1,684,137	1,509,035	1,402,196	1,569,180	1,119,734
Group Debtors			2,730,075	3,126,154	2,914,696	2,876,575	2,040,167	2,467,498	2,791,083
Misc Debtors	415,850	197,326	200,742	64,990	76,951	131,454	174,193	46,908	65,385		59,855	53,600	101,155	49,351	41,039
Cash	4,252,534	2,643,995	5,839,365	4,853,349	5,066,439	4,044,233	4,154,513	3,128,450	2,884,370	65,330	1,394,486	1,181,087	1,120,561	1,323,205	1,329,477
misc current assets
total current assets	11,649,479	9,800,520	14,209,791	12,612,676	12,043,253	10,881,619	9,608,525	8,666,156	8,123,523	65,330	3,745,080	3,336,537	3,180,317	3,699,849	3,000,944
total assets	12,307,704	10,403,299	14,774,114	13,243,167	12,648,572	11,561,415	10,225,554	9,288,394	8,768,912	3,357,741	7,951,221	6,168,847	6,060,541	5,742,607	5,128,732
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	2,515,695	2,967,806	2,016,920	2,162,060	1,595,940	1,721,963	1,565,009	1,133,800	918,303	2,871,783	912,561	663,550	739,063	803,589	588,176
Group/Directors Accounts											102,682	79,382	25,516
other short term finances	42,395
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	1,321,754	966,438	1,196,471	767,966	775,828	844,669	1,154,628	1,244,944	1,099,464		710,030	594,694	527,590	583,774	441,867
total current liabilities	3,879,844	3,934,244	3,213,391	2,930,026	2,371,768	2,566,632	2,719,637	2,378,744	2,017,767	2,871,783	1,725,273	1,337,626	1,292,169	1,387,363	1,030,043
loans
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities	42,395
provisions	137,605	130,203	84,125	88,803	80,118	73,134	66,359	69,752	75,911		49,542	19,429	27,434	19,544	12,951
total long term liabilities	180,000	130,203	84,125	88,803	80,118	73,134	66,359	69,752	75,911		49,542	19,429	27,434	19,544	12,951
total liabilities	4,059,844	4,064,447	3,297,516	3,018,829	2,451,886	2,639,766	2,785,996	2,448,496	2,093,678	2,871,783	1,774,815	1,357,055	1,319,603	1,406,907	1,042,994
net assets	8,247,860	6,338,852	11,476,598	10,224,338	10,196,686	8,921,649	7,439,558	6,839,898	6,675,234	485,958	6,176,406	4,811,792	4,740,938	4,335,700	4,085,738
total shareholders funds	8,247,860	6,338,852	11,476,598	10,224,338	10,196,686	8,921,649	7,439,558	6,839,898	6,675,234	485,958	6,176,406	4,811,792	4,740,938	4,335,700	4,085,738

	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
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	3,753,665	3,477,332	2,825,455	2,001,958	2,170,556	2,413,127	1,353,018	816,516	868,483	1,301,911	1,073,441	753,217	799,765	371,163	327,550
Depreciation	179,288	152,330	160,427	158,602	156,303	128,193	103,424	132,743	133,544	174,633	155,289	162,951	184,245	130,381	135,398
Amortisation													300,000
Tax	-888,102	-687,989	-536,715	-383,055	-426,108	-456,880	-264,814	-166,786	-180,102	-286,034	-249,503	-197,542	-229,895	-111,169	-83,831
Stock	159,922	598,110	500,577	286,885	209,896	146,986	76,769	144,624	806,793	-606,602	13,787	36,410	-201,708	247,419	510,694
Debtors	80,498	-1,812,011	110,522	495,628	-70,468	1,236,388	-160,463	153,929	4,432,360	-1,743,992	181,357	59,284	-115,180	457,758	1,160,773
Creditors	-452,111	950,886	-145,140	566,120	-126,023	156,954	431,209	215,497	-1,953,480	1,959,222	249,011	-75,513	-64,526	215,413	588,176
Accruals and Deferred Income	355,316	-230,033	428,505	-7,862	-68,841	-309,959	-90,316	145,480	1,099,464	-710,030	115,336	67,104	-56,184	141,907	441,867
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	7,402	46,078	-4,678	8,685	6,984	6,775	-3,393	-6,159	75,911	-49,542	30,113	-8,005	7,890	6,593	12,951
Cash flow from operations	2,715,038	4,922,505	2,116,755	1,561,935	1,573,443	554,836	1,612,822	838,738	-5,195,333	4,740,754	1,178,543	606,518	1,258,183	49,111	-249,356
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-234,734	-190,786	-94,460	-183,774	-81,826	-190,960	-98,215	-109,592	82,757	2,808,539	-824,532	-111,956	-717,801	-41,537	-54,163
Change in Investments			-201						-4,404	4,404	-1,000		201		2,351
cash flow from investments	-234,734	-190,786	-94,259	-183,774	-81,826	-190,960	-98,215	-109,592	87,161	2,804,135	-823,532	-111,956	-718,002	-41,537	-56,514
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts										-102,682	23,300	53,866	25,516
Other Short Term Loans	42,395
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities	42,395
share issue							812	3,108	5,834,210	-6,256,867	658,517	100			3,897,808
interest	37,820	-986	-2,710	8,749	30,589	25,844	10,644	11,826	12,485	10,542	8,332	10,724	6,400	9,968	4,211
cash flow from financing	122,610	-986	-2,710	8,749	30,589	25,844	11,456	14,934	5,846,695	-6,349,007	690,149	64,690	31,916	9,968	3,902,019
cash and cash equivalents
cash	1,608,539	-3,195,370	986,016	-213,090	1,022,206	-110,280	1,026,063	244,080	2,819,040	-1,329,156	213,399	60,526	-202,644	-6,272	1,329,477
overdraft
change in cash	1,608,539	-3,195,370	986,016	-213,090	1,022,206	-110,280	1,026,063	244,080	2,819,040	-1,329,156	213,399	60,526	-202,644	-6,272	1,329,477

Very Low Risk70 - 100

Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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FARR &HARRIS LIMITED group structure

Farr &Harris Limited has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

BLACKFRIARS CORP

#0003968

UK PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED

02723962

2 parents

FARR &HARRIS LIMITED

00575077

1 subsidiary

HORSEFAIR INVESTMENTS LIMITED

07857019

FARR &HARRIS LIMITED Shareholders

uk plumbing supplies limited

100%

Farr &Harris Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr William Woof (Apr 2024) and Mr John McKerracher (Sep 2024).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr William Woof	England	73 years	Apr 2024	-	Director
Mr John McKerracher	England	42 years	Sep 2024	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

27.3m

+3%

operating profit

3.8m

+8%

gross margin

28.1%

+4.67%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

8.2m

+0.3%

total assets

12.3m

+0.18%

cash

4.3m

+0.61%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

00575077

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

99999 - Dormant Company

incorporation date

December 1956

ultimate parent company

BLACKFRIARS CORP

previous names

N/A

address

quayside 2a wilderspool park, greenalls avenue, stockton heath, cheshire, WA4 6HL

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