THOMAS HARDY BURTONWOOD LIMITED
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Cash
£246K
-10.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.2M
+10.6% vs 2024
Employees
57
+11.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+165.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,821,000 | £6,709,000 | £13,649,000 | +103.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£903,000 | -£1,547,000 | £1,301,000 | +184.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,064,000 | -£1,605,000 | £1,046,000 | +165.2% | |
| Net profit | -£858,000 | -£1,208,000 | £782,000 | +164.7% | |
| Cash | £239,000 | £275,000 | £246,000 | -10.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,820,000 | £16,602,000 | £16,357,000 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | £8,579,000 | £7,371,000 | £8,153,000 | +10.6% | |
| Equity | £8,579,000 | £7,371,000 | £8,153,000 | +10.6% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 51 | 57 | +11.8% | |
| Wages | £2,416,000 | £2,706,000 | £3,795,000 | +40.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £741,000 | £866,000 | £1,160,000 | +33.9% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -13.2% | -23.1% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | -12.6% | -18.0% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.3% | -9.3% | 8.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.1% | 64.6% | 60.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.50x | 0.51x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | -5.61x | -29.19x | 5.08x |
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
- THOMAS HARDY BURTONWOOD LIMITED 1998-10-23 → present
- OVAL (1332) LIMITED 1998-07-10 → 1998-10-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has more than adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Directors are forecasting increased volumes and profits in 2026 and have taken the decision to operate the canning facility on a 24/7 basis with effect from October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, John | Director | 2022-02-21 | Apr 1982 | British |
| VOSS, Neil Mark | Director | 2001-07-16 | Dec 1969 | British |
| WARD, Jonathan Christopher | Director | 2012-01-05 | Sep 1978 | British |
| WARD, Margaret Rae | Director | 2011-12-13 | Jun 1944 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, Peter | Secretary | 1998-10-07 | 2011-12-06 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-10 | 1998-10-07 |
| GILCHRIST, Richard Anthony | Director | 1998-10-07 | 2004-04-02 |
| TODD, Gary Alexander | Director | 2012-01-05 | 2022-02-20 |
| WARD, Peter | Director | 1998-09-30 | 2011-12-06 |
| WIMPENNY, Nigel Byron | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2004-04-02 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-10 | 1998-09-30 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-10 | 1998-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Michelmore | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-28 |
| Sandra Brown | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.