HARDWOOD SALES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-10 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£383K
+0.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+1.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
47
-2.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£518K
-26.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £16,578,465 | £20,540,965 | — | £20,144,786 | £19,648,591 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,785,546 | £3,013,785 | — | £753,581 | £566,545 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,772,105 | £2,998,108 | £3,116,856 | £704,255 | £517,721 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,535,689 | £2,361,751 | £2,574,565 | £456,336 | £351,698 | |
| Cash | — | — | £218,709 | £125,526 | £209,863 | £379,613 | £383,157 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,578,500 | £4,215,312 | £4,851,577 | £5,408,954 | £5,917,450 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,222,415 | £3,322,166 | £3,946,731 | £4,403,067 | £4,454,765 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,222,415 | £3,322,166 | £3,946,731 | £4,403,067 | £4,454,765 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 44 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,172,781 | £1,380,374 | £1,455,267 | £2,222,655 | £1,680,127 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £122,460 | £115,889 | £160,810 | £958,260 | £306,480 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.5%
£20,144,786 £19,648,591
-
Cash
+0.9%
£379,613 £383,157
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.2%
£4,403,067 £4,454,765
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-2.1%
48 47
-
Operating profit
-24.8%
£753,581 £566,545
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-26.5%
£704,255 £517,721
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-24.4%
£2,222,655 £1,680,127
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.8% | 14.7% | — | 3.7% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 15.3% | 11.5% | — | 2.3% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 77.8% | 71.5% | — | 13.9% | 9.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.31x | 2.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 207.24x | 192.24x | — | 15.28x | 11.60x |
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
“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
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £300,000.”
- “DSG resigned as auditor on 11 September 2024. DSG Audit were appointed on 11 September 2024 as auditor to the Company and in accordance with Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.”
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 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2020-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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.