TIPTREE BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£511K
+22.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.2M
+4% vs 2024
Employees
18
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£67K
-12.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,808,131 | £4,572,518 | £5,391,424 | £4,887,785 | £4,345,568 | £4,794,182 | +10.3% | |
| Operating profit | £70,409 | £95,380 | £117,794 | £95,019 | £75,426 | £52,890 | -29.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £70,406 | £95,380 | £117,794 | £95,019 | £76,689 | £66,881 | -12.8% | |
| Net profit | £55,271 | £72,691 | £98,285 | £78,481 | £58,102 | £54,177 | -6.8% | |
| Cash | £719,380 | £844,743 | £887,280 | £1,171,928 | £417,085 | £511,473 | +22.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,246,837 | £1,324,828 | £1,429,751 | £1,501,643 | £1,213,943 | £1,259,789 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,226,711 | £1,299,402 | £1,397,687 | £1,476,168 | £1,187,977 | £1,235,359 | +4% | |
| Equity | £1,226,711 | £1,299,402 | £1,397,687 | £1,476,168 | £1,187,977 | £1,235,359 | +4% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £96,113 | £106,159 | £81,146 | £112,187 | £149,068 | £164,934 | +10.6% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 42.5% | 30.9% | 39.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.21x | 2.99x | 2.36x |
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
- TIPTREE BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 1987-06-09 → present
- TIPTREE HIRE CENTRE LIMITED 1986-03-27 → 1987-06-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 31 October 2025, upon the resignation of Mr S J Clark, his shareholding of 50 ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of £1, was repurchased by Tiptree Building Supplies Limited. The total consideration paid for these shares was £6,795.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAVELEY, Marie | Secretary | 2007-06-01 | — | British |
| BARTON, Christopher | Director | 2023-09-10 | Apr 1965 | British |
| EVERS, Alan Michael | Director | 2023-11-24 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Keith John | Secretary | — | 1997-08-22 |
| HOWE SMITH, Anthony John | Secretary | 1997-08-12 | 2007-06-01 |
| ADAMS, Keith John | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| BROWNING, Kevin Peter | Director | 2009-08-12 | 2018-10-31 |
| CLARK, Simon John | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| DENNEY, Mervyn John | Director | 2009-08-12 | 2023-11-30 |
| EARLEY, Joseph Miller | Director | — | 1993-11-17 |
| EVERS, Michael Thomas | Director | — | 2009-01-31 |
| GLADWIN, Robert Stephen | Director | 1994-08-30 | 2013-07-04 |
| HOWE SMITH, Anthony John | Director | 1994-08-30 | 2007-06-01 |
| WILDING, Christopher James | Director | — | 2000-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevester Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.