ST. ANDREWS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES GROUP LTD
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Cash
£295k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£80k
lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
95
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£100k
Period ending 2026-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
there are a number of uncertainties in the above circumstances which together indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,628,420 | £28,599,803 | £29,330,440 | £15,658,565 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £332,442 | -£945,954 | -£553,612 | £96,894 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £180,630 | -£1,142,100 | -£810,847 | -£99,890 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £101,561 | -£903,678 | -£695,761 | -£129,441 | — | |
| Cash | — | £239,917 | £1,027,598 | £291,178 | £294,621 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,002 | £2,785,717 | £509,223 | £323,807 | £2,414,033 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,002 | £1,507,792 | £273,129 | £113,759 | -£80,118 | — | |
| Equity | £1,002 | £1,507,792 | £273,129 | £113,759 | -£80,118 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 107 | 109 | 102 | 95 | — | |
| Wages | — | £3,616,164 | £3,834,692 | £3,926,668 | £2,163,998 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £93,234 | £95,057 | £144,139 | £86,279 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £43,832 | £47,832 | £47,832 | £31,558 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 7 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.2% | -3.3% | -1.9% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.4% | -3.2% | -2.4% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.9% | -185.8% | -171.0% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 84.3% | 96.9% | 98.7% | 100.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.06x | 0.80x | 0.69x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.12x | -4.66x | -2.14x | 0.48x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“there are a number of uncertainties in the above circumstances which together indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ST. ANDREWS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES GROUP LTD · parent
- St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies (Holdings) Limited 100%
- St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies Limited 77%
- St Andrews Timber and Building Supplies (West) Limited 99%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, Kevin James | Secretary | 2025-11-20 | — | — |
| ROBINSON, Ronald Cockburn | Director | 2022-08-10 | Aug 1966 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ronald Cockburn Robinson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 15 of 15 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-10 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.