ARDEN WOOD SHAVINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£59K
+9.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£6.5M
-7.2% vs 2023
Employees
66
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£667K
-334.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,513,000 | £12,808,000 | +2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £377,000 | -£430,000 | -214.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £284,000 | -£667,000 | -334.9% | |
| Net profit | £207,000 | -£504,000 | -343.5% | |
| Cash | £54,000 | £59,000 | +9.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,989,000 | £10,679,000 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,018,000 | £6,514,000 | -7.2% | |
| Equity | £7,018,000 | £6,514,000 | -7.2% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 66 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,786,000 | £3,004,000 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £8,000 | £7,000 | -12.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | -3.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | -4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 4.05x | -1.81x |
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
- ARDEN WOOD SHAVINGS LIMITED 1991-09-27 → present
- BETHANITE LIMITED 1991-03-19 → 1991-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the Company have concluded that, if required, the Group will be able to provide financial support to VUK, who in turn will be able to provide financial support to the Company, for the period until 31 December 2026. Accordingly, the Directors are satisfied that they have a reasonable basis upon which to conclude that the Company is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the foreseeable future and that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAINSBURY, Katherine | Secretary | 2025-10-31 | — | — |
| CLAVIE, Valerie Isabelle Marie | Director | 2021-06-30 | Apr 1968 | French |
| KNIPE, Tracy Jayne | Director | 2026-03-31 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MACPHAIL, Donald John Fraser | Director | 2017-10-04 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACCHINO, Nicola Maria | Secretary | 1997-08-05 | 2017-10-04 |
| GOUGH, Celia Rosalind | Secretary | 2017-10-04 | 2025-10-31 |
| RUSSELL, Gregory Francis | Secretary | — | 1997-08-05 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-19 | 1991-06-25 |
| BELLYNCK, Christophe | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2026-03-31 |
| FORSTER, Peter | Director | 1993-06-07 | 2012-03-31 |
| GALLAGHER, Neil Vincent | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2020-06-30 |
| GERRARD, David Andrew | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2021-06-30 |
| GRAVESON, Gavin Howard | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2019-01-02 |
| KIRKMAN, Richard | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2020-07-21 |
| PRICE, Nigel Patrick | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1999-07-29 |
| RUSSELL, Gregory Francis | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1999-08-03 |
| STANFORD, Christopher Jeremy | Director | 1991-06-25 | 2017-10-04 |
| STANFORD, Ronald Alexander | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1997-12-18 |
| SWANN, Katherine Anne | Director | 2020-07-02 | 2024-09-03 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-19 | 1991-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gg001 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-04 | Ceased 2017-10-04 |
| Aws Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-04 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Jeremy Stanford | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.