H.B.H. WOOLACOTTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-16 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-9.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£24M
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
180
-0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,200,909 | — | £26,193,469 | £25,970,764 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,804,685 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,797,063 | — | £1,555,284 | £1,551,283 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,118,483 | — | £1,171,839 | £1,184,383 | |
| Cash | — | £5,491,539 | — | £8,077,509 | £7,337,363 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £21,127,714 | — | £24,223,403 | £25,308,217 | |
| Net assets | — | £19,844,007 | — | £22,766,725 | £23,866,067 | |
| Equity | £17,938,628 | £19,844,007 | £21,727,386 | £22,766,725 | £23,866,067 | |
| Average employees | — | 171 | — | 181 | 180 | |
| Wages | — | £4,500,428 | — | £5,271,937 | £5,568,902 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £114,678 | — | £122,625 | £108,692 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-0.9%
£26,193,469 £25,970,764
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-9.2%
£8,077,509 £7,337,363
-
Net assets
+4.8%
£22,766,725 £23,866,067
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-0.6%
181 180
-
Profit before tax
-0.3%
£1,555,284 £1,551,283
-
Wages
+5.6%
£5,271,937 £5,568,902
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.3% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | 7.8% | — | 4.5% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.3% | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 19.3% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.79x | 3.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | 367.97x | — | — | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- H.B.H. WOOLACOTTS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- H.B.H. (WOOLACOTTS) T.V. & ELECTRICAL LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1978-12-31
- R.B. FIFTY-SIX COMPANY LIMITED 1973-08-28 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Group structure
- H.B.H. WOOLACOTTS LIMITED · parent
- Haven Kitchens Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Haven Kitchens Ltd, became a subsidiary company of HBH Woolacotts on 23 August 2024.”
- “During the year a new store was purchased in Barnstaple. Renovation works on this site continued after the year end, the site will be allocated between fixed assets and investment property once renovations are complete.”
- “After the year end another site was purchased which location is next to the Barnstaple site purchased during in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUNDELL, Denise Elizabeth | Secretary | 2002-06-19 | — | British |
| HAYNES, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2017-06-03 | May 1990 | British |
| HEMMERLE, Christopher Edward | Director | 2010-01-01 | Sep 1986 | British |
| HEMMERLE, Kathleen Anne | Director | 1993-05-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| HEMMERLE, Martin George | Director | — | Mar 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILES, Donald James | Secretary | — | 1997-07-20 |
| HEMMERLE, Martin George | Secretary | 1997-07-20 | 2002-06-19 |
| BAILES, Donald James | Director | — | 1997-07-20 |
| HEMMERLE, Helmut Karl | Director | — | 2020-12-06 |
| HEMMERLE, Veronica Jean | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2017-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kathleen Anne Hemmerle | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Ms Elizabeth Anne Haynes | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Edward Hemmerle | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-04-02 | Active |
| Mr Martin George Hemmerle | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2017-02-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-11-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.