H.G.TIMBER LIMITED
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Cash
£0
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£10k
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
54
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,680,511 | £23,116,173 | £18,879,517 | £22,308,998 | £20,697,419 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,307,833 | £4,130,682 | £3,791,072 | £4,103,430 | £1,754,710 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,305,611 | £4,125,362 | £3,799,474 | £4,504,459 | £1,920,522 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £1,888,856 | £3,272,454 | £2,925,939 | £3,474,021 | £1,375,322 | — | |
| Cash | £690,313 | £888,972 | £3,872,865 | £4,187,159 | £3,684,394 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,981,016 | £8,598,343 | £11,344,528 | £13,713,779 | £10,947,482 | £10,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £6,811,331 | £8,364,287 | £11,048,466 | £13,331,778 | £10,509,171 | £10,000 | — | |
| Equity | £6,811,331 | £8,364,287 | £11,048,466 | £13,331,778 | £10,509,171 | £10,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 41 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 54 | — | |
| Wages | — | £1,377,762 | £1,648,380 | £1,601,918 | £2,131,423 | £1,958,659 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £191,571 | £231,537 | £237,118 | £310,737 | £114,995 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £175,000 | £119,870 | £1,104 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £205,384 | £210,752 | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 16 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.7% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 18.4% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 12.0% | 14.2% | 15.5% | 15.6% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 26.8% | 36.4% | 27.6% | 37.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.2% | 27.4% | 23.4% | 17.8% | 14.6% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.27x | 5.13x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 88.14x | — | 86.09x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the signing of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At 31 December 2025 the operations of H.G. Timber Limited were hived into James Jones (Pallets & Packaging) Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Stuart | Secretary | 2024-10-09 | — | — |
| BRUCE-JONES, Tom Reid | Director | 2024-10-09 | Sep 1968 | British |
| ILDERTON, Lesley Ann | Director | 2025-12-20 | Jan 1976 | British |
| ROBERTS, Stuart | Director | 2024-10-09 | Apr 1973 | Scottish |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEODOULOU, Andrian | Secretary | 1999-12-17 | 2011-02-16 |
| THEODOULOU, Nicolas Yianni | Secretary | — | 1999-07-07 |
| THEODOULOU GALE, Helen | Secretary | 2011-02-16 | 2024-10-09 |
| MCKENZIE, Peter | Director | 2024-10-09 | 2026-03-05 |
| PYLE, Laurence | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2024-10-09 |
| THEODOULOU, Alistair | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2025-12-20 |
| THEODOULOU, Andrian | Director | — | 2011-05-12 |
| THEODOULOU, Nicolas Yianni | Director | — | 1999-07-07 |
| THEODOULOU, Victor | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2024-10-09 |
| THEODOULOU, Victor | Director | — | 2011-07-04 |
| THEODOULOU, Violet | Director | — | 1994-03-23 |
| THEODOULOU GALE, Helen | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2024-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones & Sons (Pallets And Packaging) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-09 | Active |
| Helen Theodoulou | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-14 | Ceased 2024-10-09 |
| Mr Alistair Theodoulou | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-14 | Ceased 2024-10-09 |
| Mr Victor Theodoulou | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2024-09-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.