HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED
Active Company number 01362650
HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED (company number 01362650) is a private limited company incorporated on 12 April 1978. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Reading, RG1 3BD. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28990). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 December 2023, report turnover of £48.3m and net assets of £5.9m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 01362650
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 12 April 1978
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- Fourth Floor Abbots House
Abbey Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 3BD
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 30 June 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 14 July 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2021 | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48.3m | £41.9m | £40.0m | £34.8m | £41.3m |
| Gross profit | £14.6m | £10.1m | £11.2m | £13.2m | £14.2m |
| Operating profit | £64k | −£2.6m | £566k | £3.8m | £3.0m |
| Profit before tax | −£288k | −£2.4m | £667k | £3.8m | £2.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£186k | −£2.3m | £562k | £3.6m | £2.5m |
| Total assets | £27.8m | £27.1m | £25.9m | £20.7m | £17.9m |
| Cash at bank | £22k | £55k | £177k | £1.2m | £874k |
| Current liabilities | £21.4m | £20.5m | £16.4m | £9.8m | £8.5m |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | (£4.1m) | (£2.6m) | £1.0m | £5.9m | £6.9m |
| Net assets | £5.9m | £6.1m | £7.0m | £6.5m | £2.9m |
| Employees | 248 | 251 | 245 | 240 | 236 |
Figures read from filings at Companies House (ixbrl) and checked; see how we read them. Small-company accounts often omit turnover and profit. Spotted an error? Tell us.
Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Hws Holdings Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 19 registered, 2 outstanding, 17 satisfied
Previous names
- HARVEY SOFTENERS LIMITED (changed 10 November 2009)
Questions about HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED
Is HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 6 October 2026.)
When was HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED incorporated?
HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED was incorporated on 12 April 1978, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 6 October 2026.)
Where is HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Reading, RG1 3BD. (Companies House register, as at 6 October 2026.)
Who controls HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Hws Holdings Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01362650/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 6 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 6 October 2026.)
Does HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 6 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 19 charges: 2 outstanding and 17 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01362650/charges. (Companies House register, as at 6 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is HARVEY WATER SOFTENERS LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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