Harper Industries Limited
Registered name: HARPER INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Harper Industries Limited made £25.2m revenue and £381k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Harper Industries Limited’s revenue was £25.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £381k profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £25.2m |
| Cost of sales | £17.1m | £15.9m | £15.3m | −£15m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £10.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £601k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £538k |
| Profit after tax | £817 | £160k | £99.8k | £381k |
| Profit (best available) | £817 | £160k | £99.8k | £381k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 40.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲19457% | ▼37.5% | ▲281.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £871 | £653 | £454 | — |
| Net assets | — | £124k | £5.6m | — |
| Fixed assets | £601k | £1.1m | £1.1m | — |
| Current assets | £112k | £48.4k | £9.8k | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Hallis-Hudson Group LimitedRev. £25.5m · Profit £2.3k
- Hallco 75 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £381k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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