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THE WOODPECKER INN LTD

#05163943 · Active · Incorporated 2004-06-28 (22y 4m) · Last filing 2026-09-07 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 56103 · I Accommodation & Food Service Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-07-12 (in 9 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£6m

+8.8% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

301

-1% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£1.4m

-12.7% vs 2024

Accounts

6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28

Metric Trend 2020-12-272021-12-262022-12-252023-12-312024-12-292025-12-28 Δ vs prior
Turnover £13,639,098£12,867,407£11,948,865£12,046,871£11,840,526£12,387,695 +4.6%
Operating profit £2,755,780£2,629,934£1,793,586£1,427,853£1,646,732£1,447,650 -12.1%
Profit before tax £2,755,780£2,629,934£1,793,586£1,427,853£1,658,946£1,447,650 -12.7%
Net profit —£2,110,981£1,455,092£1,091,788£1,241,579£1,088,132 -12.4%
Cash £9,685£2,836———— —
Total assets less current liabilities £3,567,771£4,556,213£5,089,212£5,348,956£5,581,224£6,049,818 +8.4%
Net assets £3,487,188£4,452,225£5,007,317£5,299,105£5,540,684£6,028,816 +8.8%
Equity £3,487,188£4,452,225£5,007,317£5,299,105£5,540,684£6,028,816 +8.8%
Average employees 362296330333304301 -1%
Wages £3,426,539£3,103,552£3,077,784£3,185,986£3,234,314£3,570,102 +10.4%
Directors' remuneration —————— —

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 2020-12-272021-12-262022-12-252023-12-312024-12-292025-12-28
Operating margin 20.2%20.4%15.0%11.9%13.9%11.7%
Net margin —16.4%12.2%9.1%10.5%8.8%
Return on capital employed 77.2%57.7%35.2%26.7%29.5%23.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 46.6%45.7%48.7%51.2%54.0%55.2%
Current ratio ———1.91x1.81x1.79x

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
Menzies LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

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

People

3 active · 4 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SHEDDEN, Christine Jane Secretary 2012-10-01 — —
SHEDDEN, Bradley John Director 2012-10-01 Apr 1975 British
SHEDDEN, John Edward Director 2012-10-01 Jan 1947 British
Show 4 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
THOMPSON, Diane Secretary 2004-07-01 2012-10-01
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD Corporate Nominee Secretary 2004-06-28 2004-06-30
THOMPSON, Peter George Director 2004-07-01 2012-10-01
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD Corporate Nominee Director 2004-06-28 2004-06-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
House Special Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-06-29 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 86 total filings

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

  • 2026-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-07-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-01-13 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-01-03 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-12-23 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-09-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-07-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-08-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-06-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-09-28 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2023-09-28 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-06-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-06-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2021-06-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-03-31 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-03-31 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2020-11-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

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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