ATTWOOLL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.8m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13m
Equity attributable
Employees
65
Average over period
Profit before tax
£998k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,296,899 | — | |
| Operating profit | £960,453 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £997,681 | — | |
| Net profit | £715,782 | — | |
| Cash | £5,788,956 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,361,280 | — | |
| Net assets | £13,288,257 | — | |
| Equity | £13,288,257 | — | |
| Average employees | 65 | — | |
| Wages | £1,175,315 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £47,927 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | 11.21x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the group's forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ATTWOOLL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- John Attwooll and Company (Tents) Limited 100%
- Emlyn Canvas and Cordage Company 100%
- Western Facilities Limited 100%
- Attwoolls (Whitminster) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The second tranche of contractual obligation for purchase of own shares completed on 31 December 2025. Remaining tranches will be completed on 31 October 2026 and 31 October 2027.”
- “On 31 October 2025, 1,110 D Ordinary shares and 1,890 E Ordinary shares were repurchased.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTWOOLL, Heather Jane | Secretary | 2003-09-17 | — | British |
| ATTWOOLL, Heather Jane | Director | 2003-09-17 | Nov 1959 | British |
| ATTWOOLL, John Anthony | Director | 2003-09-17 | Mar 1956 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-09-17 | 2003-09-17 |
| ATTWOOLL, Nigel Philip | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2024-12-13 |
| ATTWOOLL, Peter Henry | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2014-01-02 |
| ATTWOOLL, Sylvia Grace | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2014-02-18 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-09-17 | 2003-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Jane Attwooll | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-18 | Active |
| Mr Nigel Philip Attwool | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-09-20 | Ceased 2024-10-18 |
| Mr John Anthony Attwooll | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-09-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-11-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.