SWL LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
+29.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£30M
+14.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
294
+15.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9M
+30.6% highest 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 | £111,604,000 | £118,158,000 | £143,742,000 | +21.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,609,000 | £4,535,000 | £5,991,000 | +32.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,548,000 | £4,494,000 | £5,868,000 | +30.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,495,000 | £3,428,000 | £4,161,000 | +21.4% | |
| Cash | £6,254,000 | £8,766,000 | £11,367,000 | +29.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,713,000 | £27,710,000 | £32,754,000 | +18.2% | |
| Net assets | £22,806,000 | £25,962,000 | £29,677,000 | +14.3% | |
| Equity | £22,806,000 | £25,962,000 | £29,677,000 | +14.3% | |
| Average employees | 232 | 254 | 294 | +15.7% | |
| Wages | £9,741,000 | £11,124,000 | £12,941,000 | +16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,168,000 | £1,353,000 | £1,539,000 | +13.7% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.7% | 16.4% | 18.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.18x | 2.45x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 75.56x | 49.29x | 36.09x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditor concluded directors' use of going concern basis appropriate. No material uncertainties identified that cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SWL LIMITED · parent
- Flintshire Woodlands Limited
- SWOAC Limited
- Scottish Woodlands Limited 100%
- RTS Forestry Limited 100%
- RTS Limited
- Earnside Ltd
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Richard William | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | — | — |
| BRUCE-JONES, Tom Reid | Director | 2016-02-04 | Sep 1968 | British |
| HENRY, Desmond | Director | 2023-04-01 | Feb 1973 | British |
| NIMMO, Craig Hamilton | Director | 2023-04-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| ROBERTS, Stuart | Director | 2022-07-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| ROBERTSON, David Brand | Director | 2023-04-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2020-10-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WALKER, Richard William | Director | 2016-04-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey | Secretary | 2005-07-18 | 2016-03-31 |
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2005-07-18 |
| BROWNE, Alfred Ralland | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2023-03-10 |
| BRUCE-JONES, Tom Allan | Director | 2005-03-10 | 2016-02-04 |
| CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| JOHNSTON, Stuart Alexander | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2021-07-01 |
| MANN, Colin | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2017-07-04 |
| SHAW, Robert | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2014-08-31 |
| STANLEY, Stephen Andrew Ogilvie | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| STEVENSON, Robin Teacher | Director | 2005-03-10 | 2022-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.