ELLIOTT BROTHERS (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£35m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
333
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
+17.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £91,568,000 | £92,870,000 | £101,279,000 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,060,000 | £2,093,000 | £2,632,000 | +25.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,557,000 | £1,636,000 | £1,919,000 | +17.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,976,000 | £1,133,000 | £1,171,000 | +3.4% | |
| Cash | £627,000 | £1,378,000 | £1,464,000 | +6.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,145,000 | £45,011,000 | £45,852,000 | +1.9% | |
| Net assets | £32,910,000 | £33,747,000 | £34,661,000 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £32,910,000 | £33,747,000 | £34,661,000 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 326 | 323 | 333 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £11,388,000 | £11,856,000 | £13,159,000 | +11% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £454,000 | £432,000 | £804,000 | +86.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,000 | £21,000 | £41,000 | +95.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £209,000 | £189,000 | £301,000 | +59.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | 4.6% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.0% | 47.1% | 44.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.22x | 1.77x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 5.54x | 4.25x | 3.57x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ELLIOTT BROTHERS (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED · parent
- Elliott Brothers Limited 100%
- E B International Limited 100%
- Fordarns (Fordingbridge) Limited 100%
- Elliotts Premier Roofing Limited 100%
- Premier Roofing Services Limited 100%
- New Forest Hire Limited (formerly Hardleys Kitchens and Bathrooms Limited) 100%
- Futuremost Group Limited 100%
- Futuremost Limited 100%
- The Pyramid Centre Limited 100%
- Timbco (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 July 2025 the group acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Timbco (UK) Limited.”
- “On 1 July 2025 the group acquired the business and assets of New Forest Hire Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHADWICK, Paul | Secretary | 2017-11-07 | — | — |
| CHADWICK, Paul | Director | 2024-12-10 | Jan 1979 | British |
| CHASE, Nicholas John | Director | 2017-06-30 | Apr 1949 | British |
| HAYWARD, Guy Desmond | Director | 2021-03-01 | Oct 1957 | British |
| MASON-ELLIOTT, Stuart Graham | Director | — | Sep 1951 | British |
| MASON-ELLIOTT, Thomas Edward | Director | 2011-01-01 | Mar 1984 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHASE, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2006-01-24 | 2017-11-07 |
| MASON-ELLIOTT, Thomas Edward | Secretary | 2011-01-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| PLATT, David John | Secretary | — | 2006-01-24 |
| ASKHAM, Francis Guy Lewis | Director | — | 2017-06-30 |
| ECCLES, Bryan | Director | 2004-07-15 | 2011-01-01 |
| ELLIOTT, George Edgar Newlyn Mason | Director | — | 2007-05-28 |
| EMERY, Harry | Director | — | 1999-04-27 |
| PLATT, David John | Director | 1999-04-27 | 2021-02-02 |
| WILLIAMS, Caroline Ann, Dr | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2024-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-26 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-07-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.