Full-year results: revenue up 6%, dividend raised
Every division grew; net debt fell to 1.4 times earnings (sample).
Six companies, one owner for the long run
Halden Group (sample) owns and builds businesses in logistics, building materials, energy services, food and property. Each company keeps its own name and management; the group brings capital, patience and a few shared services.
Halden Group plc
Parent company, Springfield (sample)
100%
80%
55%
100%
100%
35%
Solid line: the group controls the company. Dashed line: an associate, where the group holds a minority stake. The figure on each line is the share of the company the group owns (sample).
The companies
Five subsidiaries and one associate, in three divisions. Every company has its own website, customers and managing director; the profiles say what each one does and how much of it the group owns.
Warehousing and road freight
Contract warehousing, cross-docking and a fleet of 140 trucks for retailers and manufacturers.
100% held, since 2006
Managing director: Ruth Adair (sample)
Aggregates and ready-mix
Two quarries, four concrete plants and a recycling yard serving builders within 60 miles.
80% held, since 2011
Managing director: Martin Ellery (sample)
Wind and solar maintenance
Technicians who service and repair wind turbines and solar farms under long-term contracts.
55% held, since 2019
Managing director: Siobhan Kerr (sample)
Bakery and chilled foods
Bread, rolls and chilled desserts for supermarkets and cafés, baked overnight in two plants.
100% held, since 1998
Managing director: Daniel Osei (sample)
Industrial sites and units
Owns the group’s sites and lets 46 industrial units to other businesses.
100% held, since 2003
Managing director: Clare Whitlock (sample)
Fleet planning software
Route and load planning software for haulage firms; the group holds a minority stake.
35% held, since 2025
Managing director: Tomas Rydell (sample)
The year by division
Year to 31 March 2026. Associates are not included in revenue; the group’s share of their profit is shown separately in the annual report.
Division
Revenue
Operating profit
People
Industrial services
$238.4m
$21.9m
1,960
Food
$126.7m
$9.8m
830
Property
$18.2m
$9.1m
24
Group costs
($2.2m)
31
Group
$383.3m
$38.6m
2,845
Example figures (sample).
How we own companies
We buy companies to keep them. There is no fund life, no exit date and no plan to merge our businesses into one.
- Companies keep their name, their managing director and their customers
- Each managing director reports to one group director, once a month
- Head office provides finance, insurance, treasury and internal audit; everything else stays in the company
- Profits go first into the companies' own plans; the dividend comes from what is left
- A seat on the group board for the founder who sold to us, if they want one
Selling your business to the group
If you own a profitable private company and want it to stay itself after you sell, we would like to hear from you. Every conversation is confidential.
Revenue
$5m to $60m
Profit history
Three years or more
Sectors
Industrial services, materials, food
Location
Within 200 miles of Springfield
Your role after the sale
Your choice
What we look for (sample).
How a sale works
1
A first call
Thirty minutes with our acquisitions director. No documents, no names if you prefer.
2
Figures and a visit
Under a confidentiality agreement we read three years of accounts and visit the business.
3
An indicative offer
A written offer within four weeks of the visit, with the price range and how we would pay.
4
Due diligence
Eight to twelve weeks with our accountants and lawyers; one point of contact on each side.
5
Completion and the first hundred days
Signing, a letter to staff and customers together, and no changes you did not agree.
Investors
Halden Group plc (sample) publishes results twice a year. Shareholders, lenders and analysts can find the figures, the calendar and every report here.
Full year to 31 March 2026
Revenue
Up 6% on last year
$383.3m
Operating profit
$38.6m
Dividend per share
14.2c
Net debt to EBITDA
1.4 times
Example figures (sample).
Financial calendar
9 Sep 2026
Half-year results
14 Nov 2026
Interim dividend paid
10 Jun 2027
Full-year results
22 Jul 2027
Annual general meeting, Springfield
Dates (sample).
Group news
Larch Software joins the group as an associate
A 35% stake in the company that plans our trucks' routes (sample).
Halden Logistics opens a cross-dock depot in Northgate
Twenty-four doors and a night shift for next-day retail deliveries (sample).
Head office
Halden House, 2 Market Street
Springfield (sample)
Switchboard
Investor relations
Press office
Acquisitions
