J.H.& F.W.GREEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+23.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£68M
-4.2% vs 2023
Employees
520
-7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-223.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £100,315,039 | £103,752,857 | |
| Operating profit | £5,334,447 | £5,403,571 | — | — | £3,116,501 | -£1,401,681 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,165,601 | £6,149,936 | — | — | £2,264,466 | -£2,800,067 | |
| Net profit | £3,460,678 | £5,776,496 | — | — | £1,559,928 | -£2,329,532 | |
| Cash | £559,070 | £4,334,803 | — | — | £1,553,784 | £1,925,007 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,497,591 | — | — | — | £94,608,079 | £90,546,787 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,827,264 | — | — | £71,228,676 | £68,271,054 | |
| Equity | £57,142,255 | — | £59,237,895 | £65,819,925 | £71,228,676 | £68,271,054 | |
| Average employees | 476 | 452 | — | — | 559 | 520 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £16,993,389 | £17,306,113 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £719,978 | £880,675 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.4%
£100,315,039 £103,752,857
-
Cash
+23.9%
£1,553,784 £1,925,007
-
Net assets
-4.2%
£71,228,676 £68,271,054
-
Employees
-7%
559 520
-
Operating profit
-145%
£3,116,501 -£1,401,681
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-223.7%
£2,264,466 -£2,800,067
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+1.8%
£16,993,389 £17,306,113
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | — | — | — | 3.3% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 44.0% | 44.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.86x | -0.59x |
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
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- J.H.& F.W.GREEN LIMITED · parent
- Bury Estates Limited 100%
- David Cover & Son Limited 100%
- Seabeach Investments Limited 100%
- Sengate Limited 100%
- Orpington Timber & Building Supplies Limited 100%
- Wingham Timber & Mouldings Limited 100%
- E E Olley & Sons Limited 90%
- D W Nye Limited 100%
- Nye Group Limited 100%
- Trusstec Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2023, Covers acquired D.W. Nye Ltd and Nye Group Ltd ("NYEs"). In March 2024, their trade and assets were integrated into Covers.”
- “A part of this acquisition, Trusstec Ltd, a small roof truss business within the acquisition, ceased trading in December 2024, and our investment was written off.”
- “We also reviewed the carrying value of other investments, such as Wingham Timber, acquired in 2022, and reduced its value in light of subdued trading conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Rupert John Henry | Secretary | 2005-12-23 | — | British |
| BOWRY, James Michael | Director | 2021-05-07 | May 1987 | British |
| BRUCE, James | Director | 2023-11-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| GREEN, Henry Charles Edward | Director | 2013-06-26 | Mar 1971 | British |
| GREEN, James Edward | Director | 2024-11-11 | Dec 1983 | British |
| GREEN, Jane | Director | — | May 1947 | British |
| GREEN, Patrick William | Director | — | Apr 1946 | British |
| GREEN, Rupert John Henry | Director | — | Sep 1959 | British |
| GREEN, Susan Daphne | Director | 2002-03-05 | Jun 1954 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELER, Richard David Herbert | Secretary | — | 2005-12-23 |
| GREEN, Edward Richard | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2020-09-27 |
| GREEN, Frederick John | Director | 2020-12-09 | 2023-10-02 |
| GREEN, George Richard | Director | — | 2022-02-01 |
| GREEN, Robert Henry | Director | — | 2022-02-01 |
| GREEN, Sam Patrick | Director | 2020-12-09 | 2024-09-30 |
| GREEN, Sarah Christine | Director | — | 1994-05-29 |
| PARSHALL, Harry Alcock Field | Director | 2014-11-17 | 2017-10-17 |
| WHEELER, Richard David Herbert | Director | 2005-03-21 | 2005-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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