HARDWOOD SALES LIMITED
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Cash
£505k
+31.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.5m
+1.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
54
+14.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£759k
+46.6% 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 | £16,578,465 | £20,540,965 | £23,384,058 | £20,144,786 | £19,648,591 | £21,209,475 | +7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,785,546 | £3,013,785 | £3,145,662 | £753,581 | £566,545 | £815,713 | +44% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,772,105 | £2,998,108 | £3,116,856 | £704,255 | £517,721 | £759,000 | +46.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,535,689 | £2,361,751 | £2,574,565 | £456,336 | £351,698 | £549,121 | +56.1% | |
| Cash | £218,709 | £125,526 | £209,863 | £379,613 | £383,157 | £504,897 | +31.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,578,500 | £4,215,312 | £4,851,577 | £5,408,954 | £5,917,450 | £6,067,956 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,222,415 | £3,322,166 | £3,946,731 | £4,403,067 | £4,454,765 | £4,503,886 | +1.1% | |
| Equity | £3,222,415 | £3,322,166 | £3,946,731 | £4,403,067 | £4,454,765 | £4,503,886 | +1.1% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 54 | +14.9% | |
| Wages | £1,172,781 | £1,380,374 | £1,455,267 | £2,222,655 | £1,680,127 | £1,753,673 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £122,460 | £115,889 | £160,810 | £958,260 | £306,480 | £215,363 | -29.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 14.7% | 13.5% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 15.3% | 11.5% | 11.0% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 77.8% | 71.5% | 64.8% | 13.9% | 9.6% | 13.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.31x | 2.33x | 2.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 15.28x | 11.60x | 13.59x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HARDWOOD SALES LIMITED 2008-07-01 → present
- HARDWOOD TIMBER SALES LIMITED 2005-11-08 → 2008-07-01
- DOYLESTER NINETEEN LIMITED 2005-09-28 → 2005-11-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DSG Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The current circumstances provide different challenges, but the directors feel that the company is in a strong position to cope with these challenges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Michael Anthony | Secretary | 2005-11-07 | — | British |
| COLLINS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2005-11-07 | Nov 1962 | British |
| COLLINS, Natalie Joanne | Director | 2011-12-31 | Nov 1970 | British |
| COOGAN, Jason Anthony | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1990 | British |
| JONES, Daniel | Director | 2022-09-15 | Jan 1985 | British |
| MASSEY, Adam Scott | Director | 2022-09-15 | Nov 1962 | British |
| MCCOY, Jonathan Patrick | Director | 2005-11-07 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MCCOY, Sonia | Director | 2011-12-31 | May 1973 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-09-28 | 2005-11-07 |
| CROSBIE, Alicia Karen | Director | 2011-12-31 | 2022-03-31 |
| CROSBIE, John Ronald | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2022-03-31 |
| DSG DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-09-28 | 2005-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwood Sales Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.