£12.16m
+13%vs Dec 2024Active01352138Private limited companyPreston
H.B. PANELCRAFT LIMITED
Significant control: Hbp (Holdings) Limited (75–100%)
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Registered activity: Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200). We’re building product and service lists for UK companies. Get this one when it’s ready.
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Summary
H.B. PANELCRAFT LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 01352138) incorporated on 8 February 1978, registered in Preston. Its registered activity is maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £12.16m and cash of £11.13m, with 64 employees on average. Net assets rose 13% on the prior period (£10.75m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 970 comparable companies in Lancashire (median £4,190, upper quartile £35k).
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Ownership and control
- Hbp (Holdings) Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Paul Andrew Harwood
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Gary Martin Harwood
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Athol Street Holdings Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 8 February 197848 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 339 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 22 February 2027in 119 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 45200
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£11.13m
+21%vs Dec 2024Not reported
64
+2%vs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £12.16m | £11.13m | £923k | £1.43m | — | £1.58m | 64 |
| 31 December 2024 | £10.75m | £9.21m | £1.41m | — | — | £1.81m | 63 |
| 31 December 2023 | £9.10m | £7.36m | £1.40m | — | — | £1.85m | 64 |
| 31 December 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio8.42Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£174kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £12,162,209 at 31 December 2025
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+13.2% vs prior period
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 8.42
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £11,129,304
- Three or more accounting periods on record4 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 8 February 1978
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 339 days
- Confirmation statement duein 119 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £12.16m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £10.75m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £9.10m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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- BARNES STREET GARAGE LIMITEDLancashire · inc. May 1975
- QUENCHPORT LIMITEDCrawshawbooth Rossendale · inc. Apr 1981
- G. & A. THURSBY LIMITEDLancashire · inc. Jul 1982
All companies incorporated on 8 February 1978 · in Feb 1978.
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