SOMERLAP FOREST PRODUCTS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-05 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-18.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-13.1% vs 2024
Employees
53
+6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£870K
-35.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,915,881 | £8,880,558 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,321,061 | £846,292 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,346,098 | £870,029 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,002,313 | £646,352 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £2,117,994 | £1,717,976 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £4,846,490 | £4,196,751 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,534,102 | £3,941,000 | |
| Equity | — | £4,876,147 | £5,833,057 | £6,421,479 | £4,534,102 | £3,941,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 50 | 53 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,784,770 | £1,853,968 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £303,924 | £271,526 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-0.4%
£8,915,881 £8,880,558
-
Cash
-18.9%
£2,117,994 £1,717,976
-
Net assets
-13.1%
£4,534,102 £3,941,000
-
Employees
+6%
50 53
-
Operating profit
-35.9%
£1,321,061 £846,292
-
Profit before tax
-35.4%
£1,346,098 £870,029
-
Wages
+3.9%
£1,784,770 £1,853,968
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.8% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.2% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 27.3% | 20.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.47x | 2.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2235.30x | 1385.09x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SOMERLAP FOREST PRODUCTS LTD. 2001-11-08 → present
- UBLEY SAWMILL LIMITED 1992-05-20 → 2001-11-08
- UBLEY SAW MILL LIMITED 1982-01-26 → 1992-05-20
- ACEYARD LIMITED 1981-11-23 → 1982-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 14 March 2023 the company transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust as part of the ongoing strategy to give employees greater involvement to develop the business further.”
- “On 14 March 2023 the shares in Somerlap Forest Products Limited were acquired by Somerlap Employee Ownership Trust ('the Trust') in order to establish an employee ownership structure. During the year voluntary contributions (gifts) for the benefit of all employees were made to the Trust by Somerlap Forest Products Limited. Gifts totalling £1,239,454 (2024: £2,889,690) have been made in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, Kevin Andrew | Director | — | Dec 1960 | British |
| BOND, Wendy | Director | 2017-03-22 | Mar 1959 | British |
| FRASER, Steven | Director | 1992-01-01 | Dec 1961 | British |
| JONES, Marcia Kelly | Director | 2017-05-03 | May 1976 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD, Raymond Alan | Secretary | 1992-01-01 | 2017-03-22 |
| PRITCHARD, Raymond Alan | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2017-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerlap Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2023-03-14 | Active |
| Wendy Bond | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-26 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
| Mr Kevin Andrew Bond | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-12 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.