KELLAWAY BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£482K
-47% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
-18% vs 2024
Employees
233
+6.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-685.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £51,788,190 | £52,729,567 | £50,574,868 | £49,714,074 | £50,044,233 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £203,218 | -£1,221,624 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,631,148 | £2,891,043 | £1,383,889 | -£208,157 | -£1,635,984 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£304,582 | -£1,867,841 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £909,012 | £482,007 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £12,831,464 | £10,714,732 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £10,819,922 | £8,869,481 | |
| Equity | £6,389,478 | £8,233,053 | £9,975,688 | £10,150,968 | £10,819,922 | £8,869,481 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 219 | 233 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £7,185,935 | £7,914,173 |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -0.6% | -3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | -11.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 64.1% | 66.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.49x | -2.95x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that, having reviewed both the funding arrangements for the group and company, as well as forecasts for the next 12 months, that the company and group have sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- KELLAWAY BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED · parent
- Gametry Limited 100%
- Nailsea Builders Merchants Limited 100%
- Tamwood Builders Supplies Limited 100%
- Tamwood Property Services Limited 100%
- Western Timber Building Supplies Limited 100%
- Premier Timber & Builders Merchants Limited 100%
- Joseph Griggs & Company Limited 100%
- Bristol Tile Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The board took the decision to close Joseph Griggs & Company Ltd at the end of 2026 while meeting all financial obligations for that business. The closure of a loss making subsidiary will have a positive impact on cashflow and profitability in the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLIGAN, Julian Ernest | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | — | British |
| FLEETWOOD, Bob Denis | Director | 2007-09-01 | Sep 1957 | British |
| MILLIGAN, Ernest | Director | 2002-07-01 | May 1939 | British |
| MILLIGAN, Julian Ernest | Director | 1995-07-28 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MORGAN, Sean | Director | 2007-09-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
| TURNER, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2007-07-02 | Aug 1971 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, James Robert | Secretary | 2000-04-15 | 2004-01-01 |
| FLETCHER, Barbara Jean | Secretary | — | 1995-07-28 |
| ILLESLEY, Rupert Michael David | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| MILLIGAN, Julian Ernest | Secretary | 1995-07-28 | 2000-04-15 |
| BENNETT, James Robert | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2004-11-10 |
| FLETCHER, Barbara Jean | Director | — | 1995-07-28 |
| GALVIN, Jill Carol | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-04-29 |
| ILLESLEY, Rupert Michael David | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| MILLIGAN, Ernest | Director | — | 2000-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Ernest Milligan | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-06-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+0.7%
£49,714,074 £50,044,233
-
Cash
-47%
£909,012 £482,007
-
Net assets
-18%
£10,819,922 £8,869,481
-
Employees
+6.4%
219 233
-
Operating profit
-701.1%
£203,218 -£1,221,624
-
Profit before tax
-685.9%
-£208,157 -£1,635,984
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+10.1%
£7,185,935 £7,914,173
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