H.G.TIMBER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-12% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
-21.2% vs 2023
Employees
45
-4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+18.6% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,680,511 | — | £23,116,173 | £18,879,517 | £22,308,998 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,307,833 | — | £4,130,682 | £3,791,072 | £4,289,462 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,305,611 | — | £4,125,362 | £3,799,474 | £4,504,459 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,888,856 | — | £3,272,454 | £2,925,939 | £3,474,021 | |
| Cash | £140,882 | £690,313 | £690,313 | £888,972 | £888,972 | £3,872,865 | £4,187,159 | £3,684,394 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,477,137 | £6,981,016 | — | £8,598,343 | — | £11,344,528 | £13,713,779 | £10,947,482 | |
| Net assets | £6,321,097 | £6,811,331 | — | £8,364,287 | — | £11,048,466 | £13,331,778 | £10,509,171 | |
| Equity | £6,321,097 | £6,811,331 | — | £8,364,287 | — | £11,048,466 | £13,331,778 | £10,509,171 | |
| Average employees | 55 | 41 | — | 41 | — | 48 | 47 | 45 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,377,762 | — | £1,648,380 | £1,601,918 | £2,131,423 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.7% | — | 17.9% | 20.1% | 19.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 12.0% | — | 14.2% | 15.5% | 15.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 26.8% | — | 36.4% | 27.6% | 39.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.27x | 5.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 574.80x | — | 510.02x | 88.14x | 146.58x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Directors of the Company is of the opinion that the accounts have been prepared on a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 9 October 2024 James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Limited acquired the Company and became the immediate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Stuart | Secretary | 2024-10-09 | — | — |
| BRUCE-JONES, Tom Reid | Director | 2024-10-09 | Sep 1968 | British |
| ILDERTON, Lesley Ann | Director | 2025-12-20 | Jan 1976 | British |
| ROBERTS, Stuart | Director | 2024-10-09 | Apr 1973 | Scottish |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEODOULOU, Andrian | Secretary | 1999-12-17 | 2011-02-16 |
| THEODOULOU, Nicolas Yianni | Secretary | — | 1999-07-07 |
| THEODOULOU GALE, Helen | Secretary | 2011-02-16 | 2024-10-09 |
| MCKENZIE, Peter | Director | 2024-10-09 | 2026-03-05 |
| PYLE, Laurence | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2024-10-09 |
| THEODOULOU, Alistair | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2025-12-20 |
| THEODOULOU, Andrian | Director | — | 2011-05-12 |
| THEODOULOU, Nicolas Yianni | Director | — | 1999-07-07 |
| THEODOULOU, Victor | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2024-10-09 |
| THEODOULOU, Victor | Director | — | 2011-07-04 |
| THEODOULOU, Violet | Director | — | 1994-03-23 |
| THEODOULOU GALE, Helen | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2024-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones & Sons (Pallets And Packaging) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-09 | Active |
| Helen Theodoulou | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-14 | Ceased 2024-10-09 |
| Mr Alistair Theodoulou | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-14 | Ceased 2024-10-09 |
| Mr Victor Theodoulou | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2024-09-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+18.2%
£18,879,517 £22,308,998
-
Cash
-12%
£4,187,159 £3,684,394
-
Net assets
-21.2%
£13,331,778 £10,509,171
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Employees
-4.3%
47 45
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Operating profit
+13.1%
£3,791,072 £4,289,462
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+18.6%
£3,799,474 £4,504,459
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+33.1%
£1,601,918 £2,131,423
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers