WOODLAND ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
Get an alert when WOODLAND ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£1.4m
+30.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.4m
+25.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
9
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£656k
+20.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,782,760 | £7,096,221 | +22.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £542,097 | £655,629 | +20.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £544,894 | £656,147 | +20.4% | |
| Net profit | £527,920 | £420,102 | — | £402,486 | £485,221 | +20.6% | |
| Cash | £795,393 | £730,701 | £1,105,307 | £1,098,243 | £1,434,331 | +30.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £763,546 | £1,237,578 | £1,690,439 | £1,960,556 | £2,448,429 | +24.9% | |
| Net assets | £763,546 | £1,183,648 | £1,666,522 | £1,909,008 | £2,394,229 | +25.4% | |
| Equity | £763,546 | £1,183,648 | £1,666,522 | £1,909,008 | £2,394,229 | +25.4% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £576,039 | £713,085 | +23.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £2,311 | £7,228 | +212.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £489,518 | £493,686 | +0.9% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.4% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.0% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 27.7% | 26.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 57.1% | 43.6% | 41.0% | 42.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.48x | 2.36x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WOODLAND ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2005-02-24 → present
- W M FREIGHT LIMITED 2004-09-09 → 2005-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In July 2026 we retained our Gold rating from EcoVadis that validates corporate adherence to 21 recognized CSR criteria which follow verifiable international CSR standards (the Global Compact Principles, the International Labour Organization conventions, the Global Reporting Initiative standard, the ISO 26000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2006-12-02 | — | British |
| HOOL, David | Director | 2024-04-01 | Sep 1981 | British |
| PIRODDI, Maurizio | Director | 2005-06-09 | Jul 1965 | Italian |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | 2005-02-05 | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2006-12-02 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2023-11-28 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2005-02-05 | 2006-12-01 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-13 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Paul | Director | 2005-02-05 | 2011-05-31 |
| YEATMAN, Richard | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2007-10-26 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.