LITTLEWOOD FENCING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-38.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-21.6% vs 2024
Employees
218
+10.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+237.7% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £47,686,126 | £53,293,552 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,658,192 | £5,330,968 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,589,309 | £5,367,195 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,221,748 | £4,092,158 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,781,676 | £3,539,462 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £14,211,238 | £11,189,450 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £13,470,702 | £10,562,860 | |
| Equity | £7,105,812 | £8,907,736 | £10,570,688 | £12,705,907 | £13,718,431 | £13,470,702 | £10,562,860 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 218 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £10,278,017 | £9,113,075 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £40,000 | £13,333 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+11.8%
£47,686,126 £53,293,552
-
Cash
-38.8%
£5,781,676 £3,539,462
-
Net assets
-21.6%
£13,470,702 £10,562,860
-
Employees
+10.1%
198 218
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Operating profit
+221.5%
£1,658,192 £5,330,968
-
Profit before tax
+237.7%
£1,589,309 £5,367,195
-
Wages
-11.3%
£10,278,017 £9,113,075
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 11.7% | 47.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 36.8% | 59.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.77x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 11.96x | 76.83x |
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
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. As at 31 May 2025, the Company had £3.5m of cash at bank and in hand, net current assets of £5.3m and net assets of £10.7m.”
Group structure
- LITTLEWOOD FENCING LIMITED · parent
- Berry Systems UK Itd 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2024, the ultimate controlling party of the Company changed due to Network Plus Services Ltd acquiring an entity further up the Group structure. The Directors are excited about the opportunities to spread our business services within the new Group, create synergies and extend our client base.”
- “Dividends of £7,000,000 were distributed for the year ended 31 May 2025 (2024: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOWLIE, Kevin Alexander | Director | 2024-09-19 | Feb 1980 | British |
| HOBDEN, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2001-04-24 | Dec 1971 | British |
| MAITLAND, James Martin | Director | 2024-09-19 | Aug 1983 | British |
| PORTER, Michael | Director | 2024-09-19 | Nov 1967 | British |
| PRESCOTT, David Brian | Director | 2026-02-11 | Nov 1986 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBDEN, Gillian Margaret | Secretary | 2001-04-24 | 2017-01-09 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-24 | 2001-04-24 |
| HOBDEN, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2017-01-09 |
| HOBDEN, Michael Ernest | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2007-05-31 |
| HOBDEN, Nicholas Henry | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2017-12-13 |
| HOBDEN, Paul Frederick | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2017-12-13 |
| JACKSON, Graham Bernard | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2017-12-13 |
| SYMES, Dereka Anne | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2024-09-19 |
| VERJEE, Jehad | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2024-09-19 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-24 | 2001-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlewood Holdings (Sussex) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.