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D B WOOD LIMITED

#04312250 · Active · Incorporated 2001-10-29 (25y) · Last filing 2026-09-22 (1mo ago)
Financials · SIC 64999 · K Financial & Insurance Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-11-12 (in 37 days) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£936k

+83% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£9.8m

+55% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

55

+31% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£4.7m

+35.2% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £5,811,742£7,158,896£9,584,054 +33.9%
Operating profit £2,733,929£3,634,932£4,315,202 +18.7%
Profit before tax £1,385,297£3,506,519£4,740,987 +35.2%
Net profit £585,883£2,633,026£3,491,122 +32.6%
Cash £371,911£511,413£935,670 +83%
Total assets less current liabilities £4,327,270£6,931,906£10,130,627 +46.1%
Net assets £3,688,986£6,321,947£9,796,904 +55%
Equity £3,688,986£6,321,947£9,796,904 +55%
Average employees 394255 +31%
Wages £1,482,888£1,893,041£2,642,891 +39.6%
Directors' remuneration £90,458£216,023£240,180 +11.2%
Directors' pension contributions £8,288£71,783£78,811 +9.8%
Highest paid director £60,176£82,998£65,000 -21.7%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 47.0%50.8%45.0%
Net margin 10.1%36.8%36.4%
Return on capital employed 63.2%52.4%42.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 39.3%26.5%17.8%
Current ratio 2.50x3.72x5.58x
Interest cover 61.48x——

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 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue to trade for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of approval of the report”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 7 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BROOKS, Ashley Secretary 2001-10-29 — British
BROOKS, Ashley Director 2001-10-29 Jan 1969 British
CAVALIERE, Carlo Director 2022-02-25 Jan 1969 British
UNDERWOOD, Tracey Louise Director 2022-02-25 Nov 1974 British
Show 7 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2001-10-29 2001-10-29
COLE, Michael Andrew Director 2004-09-20 2007-06-15
HICKS, Graham Walter Director 2001-10-29 2007-06-19
SIMMS, Michael David Director 2004-09-20 2018-02-07
UNDERWOOD, Tracey Louise Director 2015-01-07 2018-11-30
WILSON, Richard James Director 2004-09-20 2016-01-01
AR NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2001-10-29 2001-10-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Wisteria Bidco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2022-07-01 Active
Mr Ashley Brooks Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2022-07-01

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 113 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2022-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2022-07-12 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-11-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-11-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-10-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-07-04 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2022-11-02 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-10-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-10-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-12 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2022-07-07 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2022-07-07 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2022-07-05 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2022-07-05 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2022-05-13 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2022-02-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-02-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-10-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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