PONTRILAS SAWMILLS LIMITED
Operating as part of a family-run group, this Herefordshire-based independent sawmill processes hardwood and softwood to supply sawn timber products for the construction, fencing, packaging, and flooring sectors.
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Cash
£114K
-91.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£30M
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
320
-0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.4M
+388.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,511,216 | £64,266,310 | £74,362,623 | +15.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,049,283 | £980,633 | £3,781,148 | +285.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,672,725 | £687,595 | £3,360,140 | +388.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,184,352 | £549,531 | £1,943,657 | +253.7% | |
| Cash | £6,092,138 | £1,356,564 | £114,202 | -91.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,464,390 | £34,917,818 | £35,389,553 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £27,274,556 | £27,841,087 | £29,784,744 | +7% | |
| Equity | £27,274,556 | £27,841,087 | £29,784,744 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 309 | 321 | 320 | -0.3% | |
| Wages | £12,832,010 | £13,483,696 | £13,817,623 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,619,285 | £1,656,424 | £1,343,157 | -18.9% |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 1.5% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.6% | 2.8% | 10.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.09x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 8.10x | 2.55x | 8.38x |
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
- PONTRILAS SAWMILLS LIMITED 2012-07-25 → present
- PONTRILAS TIMBER AND BUILDERS'MERCHANTS LIMITED 1948-07-31 → 2012-07-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director's have considered the future trading position of the company, and based on actual results since the year end, are confident that the going concern principle can be applied in the financial statements In reaching this conclusion the director's have given due consideration not only to the current trading outlook but also to capital commitments and to the utilisation of its overall banking facilities”
Significant events
- “On 27th January 2026 100% of the shares of the immediate parent Pontrilas Group Limited were sold to Glennon Bros UK Holdings Limited”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENNON, Mike | Director | 2026-01-27 | Aug 1963 | Irish |
| GLENNON, Patrick John | Director | 2026-01-27 | Jan 1961 | Irish |
| HILTON, Eric Bracewell | Director | 2009-06-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| LEWIS, Wayne | Director | 2019-09-23 | May 1978 | English |
| POYNTON, Jonathan James | Director | 2014-07-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| PUGH, Brian William Coles | Director | 2011-10-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, John Morgan | Secretary | — | 2000-04-07 |
| HICKMAN, John Edward Sylvester | Secretary | 2004-08-20 | 2010-09-03 |
| TRUMPER, Jeremy Richard | Secretary | 2000-04-07 | 2000-12-04 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan | Secretary | 2000-12-04 | 2004-08-20 |
| FRANCIS, John Morgan | Director | 1992-03-16 | 2000-12-21 |
| GREEN, William John | Director | — | 2000-02-15 |
| HESKINS, Colin Frederick | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1999-06-14 |
| HICKMAN, Jeremy Jonathan Sylvester | Director | — | 2026-01-27 |
| HICKMAN, John Edward Sylvester | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2010-09-03 |
| HICKMAN, Virginia Seabourne | Director | 1992-03-16 | 2026-01-27 |
| MILLS, David | Director | 1992-03-16 | 2016-12-31 |
| MORGAN, James Norman | Director | 1992-03-16 | 2003-12-31 |
| POYNER, Adrian John | Director | 1992-03-16 | 1993-10-11 |
| POYNTON, Sharon Anna | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2019-11-08 |
| VECK, Desmond | Director | 1993-08-27 | 1994-03-01 |
| WAREHAM, Miranda Primrose | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2026-01-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2004-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeremy Jonathan Sylvester Hickman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Pontrilas Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.