HALL & WOODHOUSE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1k
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£143k
-99.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
1,663
-5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11k
-99.8% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-25 | 2022-01-25 | 2023-01-25 | 2024-01-25 | 2025-01-25 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £71,460,000 | £83,407,000 | £109,327,000 | £121,751,000 | £122,871,000 | £131,078 | -99.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£12,254,000 | £5,529,000 | £11,122,000 | £12,854,000 | £7,833,000 | £12,111 | -99.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,068,000 | £11,153,000 | £10,289,000 | £10,430,000 | £6,477,000 | £10,710 | -99.8% | |
| Net profit | -£14,656,000 | £6,640,000 | £8,071,000 | £9,513,000 | £4,119,000 | £8,935 | -99.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £853,000 | £3,509,000 | £1,089 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £168,594,000 | £183,392,000 | £184,528,000 | £195,998,000 | £200,887,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £105,783,000 | £115,461,000 | £126,131,000 | £134,031,000 | £136,479,000 | £142,936 | -99.9% | |
| Equity | £105,783,000 | £115,461,000 | £126,131,000 | £134,031,000 | £136,479,000 | £142,936 | -99.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 1,876 | 1,750 | 1,663 | -5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £35,332,000 | £35,716,000 | £37,555 | -99.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £385,000 | £347,000 | £535 | -99.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £32,000 | £10,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £385,000 | £347,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-25 | 2022-01-25 | 2023-01-25 | 2024-01-25 | 2025-01-25 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -17.1% | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 6.4% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | -20.5% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 3.4% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.3% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 3.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 37.3% | 38.6% | 31.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.94x | 0.89x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | -5.79x | 2.54x | 5.19x | 5.21x | 5.35x | 7.90x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HALL & WOODHOUSE LIMITED 1999-06-09 → present
- HALL & WOODHOUSE,LIMITED 1898-06-08 → 1999-06-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- S&W AUDIT
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has completed a cash flow forecast for the next 18 months using conservative assumptions which take into account our expectations regarding trading levels and ongoing inflationary levels. These forecasts show that the Group will remain within its existing £55 million facilities throughout the going concern period even under a variety of downside scenarios.”
Group structure
- HALL & WOODHOUSE LIMITED · parent
- Badger Ales Limited 100%
- Woodhouse Inns Limited 100%
- Blandford Beer Company Limited 100%
- King & Barnes Limited 100%
- Rio Drinks Limited 100%
- Hall & Woodhouse Developments Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARVIS, Marianne Susie | Secretary | 2017-07-26 | — | — |
| BARNETT, Paul David | Director | 2020-07-06 | Nov 1978 | British |
| CLARKE, Timothy | Director | 2010-06-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| JAMES, Mark | Director | 2013-05-17 | Aug 1972 | British |
| KEARSEY, Matthew Richard | Director | 2009-03-30 | Sep 1972 | British |
| LIVESEY, Dean James, Mr. | Director | 2016-04-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| WHEELER, David Alexander | Director | 2025-05-16 | Oct 1998 | British |
| WOODHOUSE, Anthony William | Director | 2000-02-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| WOODHOUSE, Tatiana | Director | 2022-02-01 | Feb 1990 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIVE, Linda Mary | Secretary | 2000-04-12 | 2005-11-13 |
| JAMES, Mark | Secretary | 2005-11-14 | 2017-07-26 |
| JEFFERIES, Anthony Roger | Secretary | — | 2000-04-11 |
| ELLIOTT, Ann | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2026-08-31 |
| FRENCH, David John | Director | 2008-03-25 | 2018-01-31 |
| GRAY, Lucinda Rachel | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-07-23 |
| GREENSMITH, Peter Dudley John | Director | — | 2005-02-18 |
| HART, Thomas David Mure | Director | — | 2000-12-24 |
| HERON, Patrick Charles | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| HOARE, David Harry Christopher | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2019-05-04 |
| JEFFERIES, Anthony Roger | Director | — | 2000-04-11 |
| LORING, Barrie Michael | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2005-03-24 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Stephen | Director | — | 2002-02-01 |
| MACLEAY, Alastair | Director | 1993-04-20 | 1999-07-09 |
| MATTHEWS, Franey Gerrard | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| OWEN, Michael James | Director | 2016-11-28 | 2019-04-25 |
| PETERS, Tracey Mary, Mrs. | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2009-02-11 |
| ROCKLEY, James Hugh Cecil, Lord | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2010-05-21 |
| SCOTT, James Martin | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2019-05-10 |
| STREET, Michael Anthony | Director | 2010-01-12 | 2020-05-10 |
| WILLIAMS, John Graham George | Director | — | 2017-05-12 |
| WOODHOUSE, David Harold | Director | — | 2009-01-01 |
| WOODHOUSE, John Michael | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| WOODHOUSE, Mark John Michael | Director | — | 2025-05-16 |
| YOUNGER, Andrew Seymour Robert, The Hon | Director | 2003-02-04 | 2007-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-04 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.