A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 00180630Private limited companyIncorporated 1922

Key figures

£12,377,371-3.0%
Net assets 2025
-3.0%
Average annual change 2024–2025
05 m10 m15 m20242025

† A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 13100

Where the company stands among the 271 active companies whose first SIC code is 13100 (Preparation and spinning of textile fibres).

Net assets£12,377,371
Higher than 95% · median £62,613
Total assets£18,904,287
Higher than 95% · median £303,883
Cash£440,667
Higher than 75% · median £74,458
Company age104.6 years
Older than 96% · median 17.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. G. MODIANO LIMITED£157.4m
  2. TODD & DUNCAN LIMITED£48.5m
  3. JAMES ROBINSON FIBRES LIMITED£23.6m
  4. ABRAHAM MOON & SONS LIMITED£19.9m
  5. Z.HINCHLIFFE & SONS LIMITED£18.4m
  6. A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED£12.4m
  7. HARRIS TWEED HEBRIDES LIMITED£11.8m
  8. SPECIALITY FIBRES AND MATERIALS LIMITED£10.1m
  9. SUNSPEL LIMITED£9m
  10. INTRONET LTD£8.6m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 271. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00180630. It was incorporated on 27 Mar 1922. Its status is active. The registered office is in Pudsey (LS28). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is preparation and spinning of textile fibres (13100), weaving of textiles (13200), finishing of textiles (13300).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £18,847,188. Loss for the year was £376,931. Net assets were £12,377,371, down 3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £440,667. Total assets were £18,904,287 and total liabilities £6,039,802. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 271 active companies whose first SIC code is 13100: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £62,613). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £303,883). By cash it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £74,458). It is older than 96% of them (median age 17.1 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £2,000, from HM Revenue & Customs.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly wool, man-made staple fibres, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly wool, special woven fabrics, musical instruments.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 6 of 14 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover23,195,14918,847,188
Profit for the year784,126-376,931
Cash at bank and in hand869,265440,667
Total assets19,950,31418,904,287
Total liabilities6,366,2306,039,802
Net assets / total equity12,754,30212,377,371

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

1 grant

A.W.HAINSWORTH & SONS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £2,000.

Grant
  1. SME Brexit Support FundHM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: wool, man-made staple fibres, machinery, plastics and special woven fabrics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: wool, special woven fabrics, musical instruments, toys, games and sports goods and man-made staple fibres.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £18.8m, net assets £12.4m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £23.2m, net assets £12.8m
  3. A.W. Hainsworth Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.