TENNANTS BUILDING PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-22 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£708K
+462.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
-16% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
38
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-2,186.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-01-02
- TENNANTS BUILDING PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED 2026-01-02 → present
- WALLS & CEILINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2004-02-19 → 2026-01-02
- WALL & CEILING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1982-08-23 → 2004-02-19
- WINDRUSH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1981-07-13 → 1982-08-23
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £21,039,644 | £22,560,932 | £19,811,836 | £15,828,481 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,384,972 | £1,239,992 | £1,559 | -£1,347,623 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,385,041 | £1,234,470 | -£62,316 | -£1,425,005 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,114,919 | £1,004,330 | -£62,056 | -£1,096,665 | |
| Cash | — | — | £542,231 | £562,639 | £125,745 | £707,852 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,822,280 | £6,826,610 | £6,875,254 | £5,778,589 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,875,254 | £5,778,589 | |
| Equity | £3,822,918 | £4,707,361 | £5,822,280 | £6,826,610 | £6,875,254 | £5,778,589 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,312,782 | £1,425,758 | £1,433,643 | £1,454,615 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.6% | 5.5% | 0.0% | -8.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.3% | 4.5% | -0.3% | -6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 23.8% | 18.2% | 0.0% | -23.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 34.8% | 41.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.21x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 177.14x | 0.02x | -16.32x |
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
- Grant Thornton (NI) 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 the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Following a period of underperformance, the directors initiated a strategic restructuring during the year to improve operational efficiency and position the business for long-term sustainability. While this resulted in necessary one-off costs, these actions are expected to strengthen the company's financial position moving forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY, Elizabeth Sarah | Secretary | 2025-11-01 | — | — |
| CULLEN, Alan | Director | 2024-05-14 | Aug 1970 | Irish |
| GLENN, Timothy Sydney William | Director | 2023-01-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
| MCCLURE, Timothy | Director | 2026-03-30 | Sep 1980 | Northern Irish |
| ORR, David | Director | 2017-11-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMMONS, Catherine | Secretary | 2017-06-30 | 2025-11-01 |
| VAUGHAN, Sheila Ann | Secretary | — | 2017-06-30 |
| ALEXANDER, William Paul | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2022-04-05 |
| GINGELL, Andrew Clive | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2020-04-22 |
| PEDEN, Robert Alexander, Dr | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2023-07-31 |
| SIMMONS, Catherine | Director | 2021-04-21 | 2026-03-27 |
| SLINGSBY, Richard | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| VAUGHAN, Andrew Lawson | Director | 2000-01-06 | 2017-06-30 |
| VAUGHAN, Brian David | Director | — | 2017-06-30 |
| VAUGHAN, Sheila Ann | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| WORKMAN, Julian Geoffrey | Director | 2020-04-30 | 2024-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Tennant And Company (Northern Ireland) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-08-14 | Active |
| Tennants Consolidated Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-07-01 | Ceased 2023-08-14 |
| Mr Brian David Vaughan | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-30 |
| Mr Andrew Lawson Vaughan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-20.1%
£19,811,836 £15,828,481
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+462.9%
£125,745 £707,852
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-16%
£6,875,254 £5,778,589
-
Employees
0%
38 38
-
Operating profit
-86,541.5%
£1,559 -£1,347,623
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-2,186.7%
-£62,316 -£1,425,005
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+1.5%
£1,433,643 £1,454,615
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