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H & g recruitment solutions ltd
Registration Number
04754825Incorporation Date
06/05/2003Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Unit E2, The Courtyard, St Albans, Hertfordshire. AL4 0LA
Website
www.harperguy.co.ukAudit Fees
£28,000Secretary
Not available
Directors
Active
Ms Sara Joanne Mathews (57 yrs)
Active
Ms Adele Elizabeth Nolan (39 yrs)
Active
Mr Mark Victor Mitchell (62 yrs)
Active
Ms Gail Lesley Radley (56 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-24 | 31-Mar-25 | 30-Mar-26 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 29777 | 31465 | 32470 | 35565 | 39633 |
| Directors Fees | 25 | 208 | 102 | 135 | 162 |
| Gross Profits | 2361 | 3060 | 4369 | 4028 | 4489 |
| Value Added | 24018 | 30249 | 30707 | 34273 | 35471 |
| Trading Profit | 219 | 400 | 1040 | 1171 | 1649 |
| Depreciation | 34 | 26 | 28 | 37 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 94 | 106 | 120 | 94 | 113 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 91 | 268 | 892 | 1040 | 1492 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | -117 | 38 | 538 | 582 | 624 |
| Fixed Assets | 47 | 41 | 49 | 96 | 115 |
| Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debtors | 1866 | 2020 | 2759 | 3236 | 3606 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 2704 | 603 | 448 | 686 | 1092 |
| Total Current Assets | 4570 | 2623 | 3207 | 3922 | 4698 |
| Creditors | 307 | 300 | 338 | 285 | 365 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 1054 | 295 | 74 | 196 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 2981 | 1553 | 1541 | 1678 | 2014 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 4342 | 2148 | 1953 | 2159 | 2379 |
| Net Current Assets | 228 | 475 | 1254 | 1763 | 2319 |
| Shareholders Funds | 276 | 314 | 852 | 1434 | 2058 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 202 | 157 | 111 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 0 | 0 | 295 | 314 | 377 |
| Total Capital Employed | 276 | 516 | 1304 | 1859 | 2435 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 0.31 | 0.85 | 2.75 | 2.92 | 3.76 |
| Sales Growth % | 16 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 75 | 195 | 233 | 17 | 43.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 23 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 33.1197525657247 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.3544495993252 |
| Stock Turnover | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 53 | 50 | 722 | 773 | 850.467391304347 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 42 | 48 | 682 | 745 | 754.702127659575 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 42 | 48 | 659 | 720 | 719.608695652174 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 23799 | 29849 | 29667 | 33102 | 33821.6086956522 |
| Employees | 567 | 627 | 45 | 46 | 47 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 2 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 31 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 9.5% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 3.8%.
- Sales per Employee is £773,000 which is well above the industry average of £334,000.
- The average salary is £720,000 which is well above the industry average of £40,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years. Only 2 other companies achieved this.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 2.9% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 2.3%.
- Formal debt of the company has increased by £76,000, a rise of 33%.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year.
- The company is among the Top 16 in terms of Value Added.
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
- The company is among the Top 6 Cash Rich companies.
- The company is among the Top 121 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £35.6m sales and made £1.0m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £39.6m and profits would rise to £1.5m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £35.6m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE RATING
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-24 | 31-Mar-25 | 30-Mar-26 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 29777 | 31465 | 32470 | 35565 | 39633 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 91 | 268 | 892 | 1040 | 1492 |
| Total Value (£000) | 2963 | 4971 | 8378 | 9678 | 12557 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 1913 | 2061 | 2808 | 3333 | 3722 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 1050 | 2910 | 5570 | 6345 | 8835 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -1638 | -1747 | -1957 | -1898 | -1664 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 1325 | 3224 | 6421 | 7780 | 10893 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
MISS GAIL LESLEY RADLEY (92.5%)
MRS ADELE NOLAN (5.0%)
MRS EMMA PICKERING (2.5%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
NETWORK TRANSPORT SOLUTION LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 23 years.
The number of shareholders is low (3).
1 director is over 60 years of age.
1 director is under 40 years of age.
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £9.7m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The company value is small in comparison to its sales.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 31% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 30% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 20%.
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