D H H TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-05-31 (this month)

Last filed for 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-05-12

Overdue

Watchouts

2 items

Cash

£2M

+17.7% highest in 10 filed years

Net assets

£8M

+4.8% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

+4.8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£1M

-50.8% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Confirmation statement overdue

Due 2026-05-12.
3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

D H H TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED 1989-06-16 → present
LAWNFIELD LIMITED 1989-04-28 → 1989-06-16

Net assets

10-year trend · vs Basic Materials median

D H H TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED·Basic Materials median · n=623

Accounts

10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31

Metric	2019-08-31	2019-09-01	2020-08-31	2020-09-01	2021-08-31	2021-09-01	2022-08-31	2022-09-01	2023-08-31	2024-08-31
Turnover	£19,382,193	—	£16,074,798	—	£22,538,399	—	£28,539,286	—	£24,710,005	£23,175,983
Operating profit	£448,617	—	£463,148	—	£2,586,143	—	£2,499,316	—	£2,860,689	£1,357,080
Profit before tax	£376,924	—	£422,354	—	£2,526,767	—	£2,474,269	—	£2,856,949	£1,405,460
Net profit	£302,788	—	£343,547	—	£2,007,403	—	£1,995,747	—	£2,253,802	£1,055,725
Cash	£9,567	£9,567	£15,582	£15,583	£10,903	£10,903	£11,912	£11,912	£1,616,197	£1,901,802
Total assets less current liabilities	£2,597,110	—	£4,739,824	—	£4,873,060	—	£6,345,307	—	£8,099,109	£8,487,334
Net assets	£2,597,110	—	£2,873,157	—	£4,873,060	—	£6,345,307	—	£8,099,109	£8,487,334
Equity	£2,597,110	—	£2,873,157	—	£4,873,060	—	£6,345,307	—	£8,099,109	£8,487,334
Average employees	20	—	20	—	22	—	24	—	21	22
Wages	£710,363	—	£885,388	—	£795,429	—	£941,559	—	£1,102,052	£1,111,454

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	2019-08-31	2019-09-01	2020-08-31	2020-09-01	2021-08-31	2021-09-01	2022-08-31	2022-09-01	2023-08-31	2024-08-31
Operating margin	2.3%	—	2.9%	—	11.5%	—	8.8%	—	11.6%	5.9%
Net margin	1.6%	—	2.1%	—	8.9%	—	7.0%	—	9.1%	4.6%
Return on capital employed	17.3%	—	9.8%	—	53.1%	—	39.4%	—	35.3%	16.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32.3%	34.7%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.09x	2.88x
Interest cover	6.25x	—	11.49x	—	42.04x	—	100.14x	—	284.19x	—

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: BKL Audit LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Significant events

“On 11th October 2024, all the shares in DHH Timber Products Limited were bought by DHH Group Holdings Ltd for a total consideration of £2.65m. This transaction occurred after the balance sheet date and does not impact the results reported for the year ended 31st August 2024. Management considers this event to be material and has disclosed it in accordance with Section 32 of FRS 102.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 8 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
FRANCIS, David Edward	Secretary	1998-11-01	—	British
BANKS, Bruce	Director	2010-10-01	Sep 1958	British
FRANCIS, Benjamin James	Director	2010-10-01	Apr 1975	British
FRANCIS, David Edward	Director	2024-10-15	May 1946	British
THRALE, Andrew John	Director	2022-01-01	Oct 1963	British

Show 8 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
DOWLING, Derek Rodney	Secretary	—	1998-11-01
DOWLING, Derek Rodney	Director	—	2010-01-26
FLETCHER, Derek Charles	Director	—	2021-10-18
FRANCIS, David Edward	Director	—	2024-10-15
HOLLINGTON, Nicola Jane	Director	2014-10-28	2024-10-15
MCDOUGALL, Peter	Director	—	2009-01-01
WALKER, Claire Anne	Director	2020-12-03	2024-10-15
WALKER, Matthew John James	Director	2010-10-01	2013-05-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Dhh Group Holdings Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2024-10-15	Active
Mr Benjamin James Francis	Individual	Voting 25–50%	2021-04-16	Ceased 2024-10-15
Mrs Sandra Ann Francis	Individual	Shares 25–50%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2024-10-15
Ms Nicola Jane Hollington	Individual	Shares 25–50%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2024-10-15
Mr Derek Charles Fletcher	Individual	Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2021-04-16
Mr David Edward Francis	Individual	Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2021-04-16

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 149 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-01-21	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-10-08	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-08-11	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-04-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2024-12-13	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-12-13	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-12-13	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-12-13	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-12-13	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-12-13	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-12-13	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-04-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-03-14	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-01-22	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-05-31	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-04-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-05-31	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-04-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-04-27	PSC04	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2022-04-27	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31

Turnover

-6.2%

£24,710,005 £23,175,983
Cash

+17.7%

£1,616,197 £1,901,802

highest in 10 filed years
Net assets

+4.8%

£8,099,109 £8,487,334

highest in 6 filed years
Employees

+4.8%

21 22
Operating profit

-52.6%

£2,860,689 £1,357,080
Profit before tax

-50.8%

£2,856,949 £1,405,460
Wages

+0.9%

£1,102,052 £1,111,454

highest in 6 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

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