H & B SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£7.6m
+55% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
36
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
+17.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,653,861 | £56,369,350 | £56,547,076 | +0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,232,783 | £3,260,315 | £3,833,329 | +17.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,227,356 | £3,258,496 | £3,833,287 | +17.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,458,780 | £2,436,831 | £2,869,543 | +17.8% | |
| Cash | £3,347,748 | £4,895,006 | £7,588,808 | +55% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,355,891 | £20,334,292 | £19,903,278 | -2.1% | |
| Net assets | £19,328,747 | £20,301,534 | £19,879,790 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £19,328,747 | £20,301,534 | £19,879,790 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 37 | 36 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £1,049,563 | £1,165,322 | £1,263,272 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £37,962 | £37,692 | £37,692 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.7% | 16.0% | 19.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.0% | 7.6% | 10.2% | |
| Current ratio | 10.30x | 12.22x | 9.05x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bevan Buckland Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements the directors consider that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLASSON, Alun John | Secretary | 1998-07-30 | — | British |
| GLASSON, Alun John | Director | 1998-07-30 | Jun 1961 | British |
| GLASSON, James Bernard | Director | 2011-05-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| GLASSON, Susanne Elizabeth | Director | 1998-08-26 | Dec 1961 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-06 | 1998-05-06 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-06 | 1998-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alun John Glasson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Susanne Elizabeth Glasson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.