HIGHWOOD GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6M
Equity attributable
Employees
82
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£815K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £76,520,000 | £105,835,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,251,000 | -£785,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £236,000 | -£815,000 | |
| Net profit | £191,000 | £4,745,000 | £1,800,000 | £220,000 | -£698,000 | |
| Cash | £21,000 | £98,000 | £69,000 | £8,548,000 | £4,881,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 | £8,255,000 | £7,985,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £6,975,000 | £6,277,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £6,975,000 | £6,277,000 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 8 | 10 | 90 | 82 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,815,000 | £6,814,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,349,000 | £1,586,000 |
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 2023-06-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.6% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.3% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 15.2% | -9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 79.6% | 81.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 69.50x | -13.31x |
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
- Fiander Tovell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- HIGHWOOD GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Highwood Construction Limited 100%
- Highwood Homes Limited 100%
- Highwood Residential Limited 100%
- Highwood Resources Limited 100%
- Highwood Land (Horndean) Limited 100%
- North Stoneham Developments Limited 100%
- Highwood Land (South Allington) Limited 100%
- Highwood (Botley) Limited 100%
- Highwood Ventures Limited 100%
- Highwood Ventures 2 Limited 100%
- Highwood Ventures 1 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The past 18 months has been a period of significant transition for the Highwood Group. At the beginning of the period, the business underwent a change in leadership following a period marked by strategic decisions that, in hindsight, did not align with the long-term needs of the business.”
- “The Board approved an extension of the financial period end to December 2024. This allowed the group time to embed structural and cultural changes, aimed at improving long-term resilience and performance.”
- “Performance in the period continued to be challenged by inflationary pressures and subcontractor insolvencies. Many project prices were fixed prior to the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, leaving the business exposed to significant increases in energy, material, and labour costs.”
- “The planning environment has remained challenging, with negative rhetoric and policy signals from the Government earlier in the period, contributing to delays in converting our pipeline into deliverable sites. However, there has been a noticeable shift in tone and direction following the incoming government in September 2024.”
- “Despite the unique challenges faced, the Group remained committed to investing in our people and ongoing development. As a result, we successfully secured 4 land transactions with trusted clients for delivery in 2025. During the 18-month period, the group completed or was in the contractual process for a total of 445 beds across a variety of sites, and commenced construction of 4 care and 1 retirement sites with a healthy flow of land deals progressing through planning for 2025.”
- “During the period ended 31 December 2024, the group acquired the 100% shareholdings in Highwood Ventures 1 Limited.”
- “This is to recognise the transfer of Highwood Ventures 1 Limited from being direct a subsidiary of the ultimate parent holding company, Highwood Group Holdings Limited, to being a subsidiary of Highwood Homes Limited (and so within this group and this consolidation).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEECH, Simon Charles Patrick | Director | 2020-08-05 | May 1971 | British |
| BROWN, Natalie Louise | Director | 2022-10-03 | Feb 1989 | British |
| HAWTHORNE, Martin James | Director | 2019-09-02 | Feb 1965 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Stephen | Director | 2020-08-05 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PROSSER, Phillip James Curran | Director | 2020-08-05 | Mar 1989 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINTRAM, Malcolm | Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2008-03-01 |
| WOODWARD, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2008-03-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| BASKERVILLE, Mark Oliver | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2024-02-19 |
| HAYWARD, Guy Desmond | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2020-08-05 |
| LORD, Elliot Allan | Director | 2020-08-05 | 2025-03-28 |
| MEEK, Nigel Ashley | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2023-08-09 |
| MINTRAM, Malcolm | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2021-07-05 |
| SHANNON, Nigel Leonard | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2021-07-05 |
| STEVENSON, Andrew | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2023-10-31 |
| STOKES, Thomas Gerard | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2009-02-28 |
| WOODWARD, Paul Michael | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2020-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highwood Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-01-26 | Active |
| Mr Malcolm Mintram | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-26 |
| Mr Nigel Ashley Meek | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-26 |
| Mr Nigel Leonard Shannon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2021-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
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