HARDER BROS. LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
HARDER BROS. LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 10130Where the company stands among the 807 active companies whose first SIC code is 10130 (Production of meat and poultry meat products).
- NEEROCK LIMITED£289.5m
- PILGRIM'S PRIDE LTD.£281.3m
- BERNARD MATTHEWS FROZEN LIMITED£84.7m
- PICKSTOCK TELFORD LIMITED£54m
- OAKFIELD (FOODS) LIMITED£44.2m
- CAVAGHAN & GRAY GROUP LIMITED£36.9m
- FORZA FOODS LIMITED£36.1m
- PUKKA PIES LIMITED£35.9m
- DAVID WOOD BAKING LIMITED£25m
- KEPAK KIRKHAM LIMITED£23.7m
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 807. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: HARDER BROS. LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
HARDER BROS. LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00688920. It was incorporated on 6 Apr 1961. Its status is active. The registered office is in Leeds (LS27). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is production of meat and poultry meat products (10130).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £1,183,189. Net assets were £3,705,249, down 63% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £324,700. Total assets were £6,192,287 and total liabilities £2,344,628. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 807 active companies whose first SIC code is 10130: By net assets it ranks higher than 89% of them (median £84,635). By total assets it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £298,360). By cash it ranks higher than 74% of them (median £81,931). By number of employees it ranks lower than 65% of them (median 4). It is older than 98% of them (median age 10.5 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly other animal products, salt, stone and cement, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly other animal products, meat.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 16 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 7 Sep 2027.
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £1,150,000 (97% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 22,640,171 | 22,724,997 | — |
| Profit for the year | 1,016,932 | 1,228,472 | 1,183,189 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,762,673 | 3,061,685 | 324,700 |
| Total assets | 12,105,367 | 12,861,016 | 6,192,287 |
| Total liabilities | 2,822,134 | 2,732,045 | 2,344,628 |
| Net assets / total equity | 9,206,383 | 10,025,855 | 3,705,249 |
| Average number of employees | 123 | 97 | 1 |
| Average pay (per year) | 21,216 | 24,435 | 3,064,634 |
| Dividends paid | 130,500 | 409,000 | 1,150,000 |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the company continued to be that of
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: other animal products, salt, stone and cement and plastics.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: other animal products and meat.
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
24 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £3.7m, 1 employee
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £22.7m, net assets £10m, 97 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £22.6m, net assets £9.2m, 123 employees
- Ewa NOSEWICZ resignedSecretary
- Ewa NOSEWICZ appointedSecretary
- David THOMPSON resignedSecretary
- James HARDER resignedDirector
- Robert Arthur HARDER resignedDirector
Earlier events (16)
- Harder Bros (Holdings) Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Robert Arthur Harder ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr James Harder ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Robert Arthur Harder registered as a person with significant control
- Mr James Harder registered as a person with significant control
- David SHARP resignedSecretary
- David SHARP resignedDirector
- David THOMPSON appointedSecretary
- Philip Matthew SHARP appointedDirector
- Joan KIDGER resignedSecretary
- David SHARP appointedSecretary
- James Charles HARDER appointedDirector
- David SHARP appointedDirector
- James HARDER resignedSecretary
- Joan KIDGER appointedSecretary
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.