BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£49k
-69.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.5m
-3.1% vs 2024
Employees
143
+9.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£224k
+24.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,801,555 | £23,656,822 | £22,095,650 | £21,541,823 | £21,509,498 | £19,148,120 | -11% | |
| Operating profit | £560,317 | £1,096,534 | £363,928 | £405,180 | -£184,282 | -£148,472 | +19.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £504,731 | £1,030,036 | £269,756 | £272,158 | -£295,493 | -£224,247 | +24.1% | |
| Net profit | £352,225 | £691,383 | £227,056 | £135,558 | -£153,897 | -£177,495 | -15.3% | |
| Cash | £2,080,062 | £1,938,981 | £256,850 | £7,900 | £157,580 | £48,770 | -69.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,018,065 | £8,189,930 | £8,123,145 | £8,334,075 | £7,396,851 | £6,785,343 | -8.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,768,504 | £5,459,887 | £5,686,943 | £5,822,501 | £5,668,604 | £5,491,109 | -3.1% | |
| Equity | £4,768,504 | £5,459,887 | £5,686,943 | £5,822,501 | £5,668,604 | £5,491,109 | -3.1% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 131 | 131 | 134 | 131 | 143 | +9.2% | |
| Wages | £3,227,928 | £3,583,380 | £3,564,777 | £3,747,387 | £3,325,905 | £3,544,368 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £152,623 | £325,757 | £235,825 | £211,180 | £223,167 | £250,042 | +12% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £11,158 | £12,302 | +10.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% | -0.9% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% | -0.7% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | 13.4% | 4.5% | 4.9% | -2.5% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.3% | 61.1% | 54.3% | 50.6% | 48.4% | 42.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.24x | 2.17x | 2.47x | |
| Interest cover | 9.35x | 14.08x | 3.49x | 2.89x | -1.35x | -1.61x |
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
- Langtons Professional Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEER, Michael John Thomas | Secretary | 2018-10-31 | — | — |
| BEER, Alan James | Director | 2001-11-19 | Apr 1966 | British |
| BEER, Michael John Thomas | Director | 2001-11-19 | Mar 1958 | British |
| BEER, Simon Scott Charles | Director | 2021-09-20 | Apr 1981 | British |
| CONBOY, Paul Stephen | Director | 2005-02-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| KEOGH, David Michael | Director | 2021-09-20 | May 1983 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEER, Alan James | Secretary | 2001-11-19 | 2004-01-14 |
| BEER, Michael John Thomas | Secretary | 2004-01-14 | 2017-06-22 |
| MOULDS, Michelle Clare | Secretary | 2017-06-22 | 2018-10-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-19 | 2001-11-19 |
| BEER, Andrew Arthur Edward | Director | 2001-11-19 | 2004-01-08 |
| BEER, Arthur John | Director | 2001-11-19 | 2006-01-01 |
| GEERING, Simon Thomas | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2021-02-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-19 | 2001-11-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M & A Beer Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Significant influence (as firm) | 2021-12-14 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Thomas Beer | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-14 |
| Mr Alan James Beer | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.