HAYWOOD AND PADGETT LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
+46.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£31m
+3.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
206
+7.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.9m
0% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £43,040,969 | £45,332,118 | +5.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £7,780,651 | £6,287,066 | -19.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,769,939 | £7,866,329 | £7,866,329 | 0% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,622,816 | £5,733,127 | — | — | |
| Cash | £6,546,053 | £4,882,189 | £7,104,368 | £10,380,048 | +46.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,867,607 | £25,217,519 | £30,388,087 | £31,405,336 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £23,810,038 | £24,352,912 | £29,568,844 | £30,542,648 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £23,810,038 | £24,352,912 | £29,568,844 | £30,542,648 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 193 | 192 | 192 | 206 | +7.3% | |
| Wages | — | £5,011,945 | £5,455,461 | £5,982,557 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £9,747 | £48,199 | £18,376 | -61.9% |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 18.1% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 25.6% | 20.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.81x | 5.03x |
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
- HAYWOOD AND PADGETT LIMITED 1988-03-30 → present
- PRODUCTSUM LIMITED 1987-11-13 → 1988-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hart Shaw LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HAYWOOD AND PADGETT LIMITED · parent
- Nibnibs Ltd 75%
Significant events
- “On 24 May 2023, administrators were appointed for Nibnibs Ltd, a 75% subsidiary of the company. On 6 December 2023, Nibnibs Ltd entered liquidation.”
- “On 20 March 2025, the company received a Notice of Intended Dividend detailing that £165,065 of this balance will be received. This has been released from the bad debt provision within these financial statements. A final distribution is expected to be received.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADGETT, Wayne | Secretary | 2000-12-20 | — | British |
| PADGETT, Charlotte Emily | Director | 2023-08-09 | Apr 1992 | British |
| PADGETT, Luke | Director | 2023-08-09 | Sep 1996 | British |
| PADGETT, Natasha | Director | 2023-08-09 | Apr 1995 | British |
| PADGETT, Wayne | Director | — | Sep 1961 | British |
| PADGETT-ARMITAGE, Rebecca Maria | Director | 2015-02-10 | Nov 1990 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, David Thomas | Secretary | 1994-10-17 | 2000-11-29 |
| PADGETT, Wayne | Secretary | — | 1994-10-17 |
| FORD, Ronald | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2008-08-05 |
| HAYWOOD, Anna Maria | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2008-08-05 |
| HAYWOOD, David | Director | — | 2008-08-05 |
| MITCHELL, David Thomas | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2000-11-29 |
| PADGETT, Michelle | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2023-02-28 |
| PADGETT, Michelle | Director | 2003-02-19 | 2011-05-06 |
| STRATFORD, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2004-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood And Padgett Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-28 | Active |
| Mr Wayne Padgett | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.