HOWARD TENENS LIMITED

Active
Company number 06690158Private limited companyIncorporated 2008

Key figures

£147,890,000+5.5%
Net assets 2024/25
+5.5%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m2023/242024/25

† HOWARD TENENS 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 52103

Where the company stands among the 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103 (Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities).

Turnover£133,212,000
Higher than 93% · median £8,478,000 among 154 that publish turnover
Net assets£147,890,000
Higher than 99% · median £17,642
Total assets£278,720,000
Higher than 99% · median £81,611
Cash£12,710,000
Higher than 99% · median £28,571
Employees783
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age18.2 years
Older than 84% · median 5.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NEXT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£600.3m
  2. IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC£237.5m
  3. HOWARD TENENS LIMITED£147.9m
  4. CULINA LOGISTICS LIMITED£109.2m
  5. GREAT BEAR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£101m
  6. P.J.H. GROUP LIMITED£99.9m
  7. FOWLER WELCH LIMITED£78.9m
  8. THINVENTORY LIMITED£59.7m
  9. PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES PLC£48.1m
  10. SEKO LOGISTICS (LONDON) LIMITED£45.7m

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 5,536. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HOWARD TENENS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

HOWARD TENENS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06690158. It was incorporated on 5 Sep 2008. Its status is active. The registered office is in Stroud (GL5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103), other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68209).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 27 Sep 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £133,212,000. Profit for the year was £9,990,000. Net assets were £147,890,000, up 5.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,710,000. Total assets were £278,720,000 and total liabilities £111,649,000. The company had an average of 783 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103: By turnover it ranks higher than 93% of the 154 that publish turnover (median £8,478,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,642). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £81,611). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £28,571). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 84% of them (median age 5.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 39 days to pay suppliers, and 67% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 4.5% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered. 15 of 32 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover128,757,000133,212,000
Profit for the year17,232,0009,990,000
Cash at bank and in hand—12,710,000
Total assets262,059,000278,720,000
Total liabilities51,263,000111,649,000
Net assets / total equity140,157,000147,890,000
Average number of employees793783

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2019 – 30 Sep 2019
Average time taken to pay invoices
39 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
67%
Standard payment terms
30–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 49%
  • 31 to 60 days 43%
  • After 60 days 8%
Earlier periods (2)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2019
47
35%
77%
30 Sep 2018
49
36%
60%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 4.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 14.3% lower
Median bonus pay
women 24% higher
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter44% womenLower middle14.7% womenUpper middle18.5% womenUpper pay quarter30.6% women
Earlier years (1)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2017/18
women 5.7% lower
women 12.5% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

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: electrical equipment, machinery, plastics, paper and paperboard and vehicles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics and iron and steel articles.

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

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £133.2m, net assets £147.9m, 783 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £128.8m, net assets £140.2m, 793 employees
  3. Tenens Ptc Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr Peter Ewan Morris registered as a person with significant control
  5. Name changed to HOWARD TENENS LIMITEDPreviously BCOMP 367 LIMITED
  6. 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.