DONALDSON TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED
Operating as part of the James Donaldson & Sons Group, the company manufactures structural timber components such as roof trusses and engineered joists for the UK construction industry.
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Cash
£8.5M
-34.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
-17.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
429
-6.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9M
-70.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £103,540,000 | £83,631,000 | £80,363,000 | -3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £10,813,000 | £6,405,000 | £1,879,000 | -70.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,813,000 | £6,423,000 | £1,884,000 | -70.7% | |
| Net profit | £8,323,000 | £4,707,000 | £1,390,000 | -70.5% | |
| Cash | £10,332,000 | £12,928,000 | £8,477,000 | -34.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,579,000 | £18,727,000 | £15,555,000 | -16.9% | |
| Net assets | £17,949,000 | £18,156,000 | £15,046,000 | -17.1% | |
| Equity | £17,949,000 | £18,156,000 | £15,046,000 | -17.1% | |
| Average employees | 495 | 457 | 429 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | £13,799,000 | £13,537,000 | £13,204,000 | -2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £291,025 | £232,297 | £180,250 | -22.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 7.7% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 5.6% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.2% | 34.2% | 12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.4% | 52.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.78x | 1.77x | 1.68x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- 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
- “Donaldson Timber Engineering Limited has granted guarantees in favour of the Royal Bank of Scotland for all sums due between James Donaldson Group Limited, James Donaldson Timber Limited, MGM Timber (Scotland) Limited, Parker Kislingbury Limited, James Donaldson Insulation Limited, Nu-Style Products (Holdings) Limited, McLeod & Higgins (Roofing Contractors) Limited and Donaldson Timber Systems Limited. The Company has pledged assets to secure general banking facilities granted to the Company by way of a floating charge.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCMILLAN, Neil John | Secretary | 2021-09-01 | — | — |
| CLARK, Bryan John | Director | 2025-11-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
| DONALDSON, Alyson | Director | 2023-07-31 | Feb 1983 | British |
| DONALDSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2018-03-16 | Jul 1982 | British |
| DONALDSON, Michael James | Director | 2018-08-08 | Jun 1980 | British |
| ROBERTS, Luke | Director | 2019-11-05 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWKINS, Ian Richard | Secretary | 2009-10-05 | 2021-03-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Alexander Alan | Secretary | — | 2009-10-05 |
| BASU, Avi Kishmore | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2021-05-07 |
| CAIRNS, Arlene | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-04-07 |
| CAIRNS, Scott | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| DONALDSON, George Neilson | Director | — | 2001-07-27 |
| DONALDSON, Michael Neil | Director | — | 2020-08-31 |
| ENGLISH, Jeremy | Director | 2007-09-17 | 2008-11-07 |
| FELLINGHAM, Jonathan | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2019-10-24 |
| GIBSON, Joanne | Director | 2021-09-15 | 2024-03-14 |
| HAWKINS, Ian Richard | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2018-03-29 |
| SINCLAIR, Alexander Alan | Director | — | 2009-10-05 |
| WATSON, George | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
| WELSH, Brian Alexander | Director | 2008-10-06 | 2009-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Donaldson Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.