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NORTHWOOD HYGIENE PRODUCTS LIMITED

Operating as part of a family-owned group, the company is a vertically integrated manufacturer and supplier of professional away-from-home paper hygiene products, including tissues, towels, and wipes for the UK and European markets.

#07022313 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 2009-09-17 (17y 1m) · Last filing 2026-09-30 (1mo ago)
Basic Materials · SIC 17220 · C Manufacturing · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-10-01 (in 12 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£207k

-70.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£21m

+7.3% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

400

-1.5% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£1.6m

-65.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £177,734,921£164,244,143£151,270,533 -7.9%
Operating profit £15,608,405£7,331,217£3,658,714 -50.1%
Profit before tax £13,314,506£4,717,164£1,610,187 -65.9%
Net profit £9,910,758£3,272,330£1,437,297 -56.1%
Cash £402,054£695,697£207,307 -70.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £33,384,926£33,263,573£35,627,940 +7.1%
Net assets £16,095,249£19,450,423£20,861,255 +7.3%
Equity £16,095,249£19,450,423£20,861,255 +7.3%
Average employees 372406400 -1.5%
Wages £14,747,645£16,539,502£16,552,945 +0.1%
Directors' remuneration £762,006£996,697£655,897 -34.2%
Directors' pension contributions £140,546£131,056£125,258 -4.4%
Highest paid director £203,700£301,791£214,105 -29.1%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 8.8%4.5%2.4%
Net margin 5.6%2.0%1.0%
Return on capital employed 46.8%22.0%10.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 80.9%79.9%76.3%
Current ratio 1.12x0.94x0.96x
Interest cover 6.80x2.80x1.79x

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.

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. NORTHWOOD HYGIENE PRODUCTS LIMITED 2014-10-31 → present
  2. CONNECT HYGIENE PRODUCTS LTD 2009-12-11 → 2014-10-31
  3. REPAP HYGIENE PRODUCTS LIMITED 2009-09-17 → 2009-12-11

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
TC Group
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

  1. NORTHWOOD HYGIENE PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
    1. Connect Hygiene Products Ltd 100% · England and Wales
    2. Midland Paper Products Limited 100% · England and Wales

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

People

8 active · 7 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
KING, Paul Edward Secretary 2011-06-01 — —
DAVIES, Christopher John Director 2017-10-19 Mar 1965 British
FECHER, Adam Scott Director 2009-11-19 May 1974 British
FECHER, Marc Darren Director 2014-07-23 Dec 1971 British
FECHER, Paul Director 2009-09-17 Dec 1946 British
FOY, Peter Director 2017-10-19 Jul 1976 British
KING, Paul Edward Director 2011-06-01 Dec 1974 British
WILLIAMS, Craig James Director 2025-10-07 Oct 1972 British
Show 7 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BRECKIN, Alan Leslie Director 2010-02-01 2011-05-24
BURKILL, David Director 2015-10-22 2016-10-31
CLAY, Wendy Rebecca Director 2010-01-15 2020-10-05
HALLIWELL, Paul Director 2016-02-25 2017-12-31
TARRY, Brian John Director 2010-02-01 2025-03-31
WICKHAM, Christopher Richard Director 2010-02-01 2014-08-29
WILLIAMSON, Steven Mark Director 2014-09-17 2017-10-13

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Paul Fecher Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2016-09-17 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 93 total filings

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

  • 2021-06-23 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2021-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2021-06-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-09-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-09-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-16 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-09-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-06-03 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-09-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-12-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-09-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-03-13 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-12-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-09-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-06-23 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2021-06-23 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2021-06-16 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2021-06-08 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

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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