LAWSONS (WHETSTONE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+28.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£72M
+3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
727
-3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+119.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LAWSONS (WHETSTONE) LIMITED 1993-04-30 → present
- EXCEPTGAIN PROJECTS LIMITED 1993-02-16 → 1993-04-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £94,563,628 | £117,265,232 | £172,000,011 | £169,098,935 | £160,462,018 | £164,128,751 | |
| Operating profit | — | £8,323,783 | £15,713,734 | £18,562,550 | £6,600,685 | £1,718,384 | £3,611,137 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £8,320,761 | £15,701,099 | £18,504,809 | £7,550,087 | £1,487,070 | £3,262,888 | |
| Net profit | — | £6,922,207 | £13,119,979 | — | — | £736,405 | £2,134,787 | |
| Cash | — | £13,947,601 | £16,085,259 | — | — | £8,339,859 | £10,730,892 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £77,044,798 | £74,507,900 | |
| Net assets | — | £35,122,461 | £48,242,440 | — | — | £70,067,506 | £72,202,293 | |
| Equity | £28,200,254 | £35,122,461 | £48,242,440 | — | — | £70,067,506 | £72,202,293 | |
| Average employees | — | 459 | 504 | — | — | 751 | 727 | |
| Wages | — | £15,234,543 | £16,275,036 | — | — | £27,459,274 | £26,900,541 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.8% | 13.4% | 10.8% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.3% | 11.2% | — | — | 0.5% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.24x | 2.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | 535.64x | 1143.07x | — | — | 7.32x | 7.30x |
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
- Forvis Mazars 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. 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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LAWSONS (WHETSTONE) LIMITED · parent
- Briants of Risborough Limited 100%
- Oxford Fencing Supplies Limited 100%
- The Landscape Centre Limited 100%
- Witham Timber (Boston) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company repaid all finance lease liabilities during the year.”
- “The Company is committed to tackling climate change and is making positive steps to reduce emissions. The Company has a policy of operating electric Company cars and plant wherever possible and are currently looking at adding solar panels to sites where it is possible to do so. Wherever possible, we deliver from the closest branch to the customer, thereby reducing miles travelled.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2024-05-13 | Mar 1981 | British |
| HILLIER, Michael Terence | Director | 2011-04-07 | Dec 1966 | British |
| LAWSON, John Edmund Maltby | Director | 1993-04-28 | May 1932 | British |
| LAWSON, Simon John | Director | 1993-04-28 | Mar 1960 | British |
| MORTON, Ciaran Gregory | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| PETERSON, David William | Director | 2025-04-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| PITTINGALE, Allun | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Paul Walter | Secretary | 2018-06-30 | 2018-07-31 |
| BENTON, Paul Walter | Secretary | 1993-04-28 | 2011-10-18 |
| HARDMAN, Jane Maria | Secretary | 2016-07-01 | 2018-04-12 |
| RUSHENT, Paul Julian | Secretary | 2018-08-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| WATTS, Jerome Justin Sebastian, Dr | Secretary | 1993-03-05 | 1993-04-28 |
| WELLER, David Roy | Secretary | 2018-04-12 | 2018-06-29 |
| WELLER, David Roy | Secretary | 2011-10-18 | 2016-07-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-02-16 | 1993-03-05 |
| BENTON, Paul Walter | Director | 1993-04-26 | 2022-08-25 |
| COAKLEY, Ricky Eamonn | Director | 2022-10-08 | 2025-02-28 |
| COOKE, Simon Henry | Director | 1993-04-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| DOWDESWELL, Alexander Stuart | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2007-12-10 |
| ELLIOTT, Anthony John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2024-11-28 |
| HARDMAN, Jane Maria | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2018-04-12 |
| INZANI, Giuseppe | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2013-12-25 |
| KEYSE, Trevor John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| LACE, John David | Director | 1993-03-05 | 1993-04-28 |
| MUNKLEY, Anthony | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2015-07-09 |
| NORRIS, Jeremy Nicholas | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2025-05-31 |
| RUSHENT, Paul Julian | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| SEXTON, Paul William | Director | 2006-10-18 | 2020-05-08 |
| STAFFORD, Stephen David | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2005-06-28 |
| WELLER, David Roy | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2018-06-29 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-02-16 | 1993-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawsons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-20 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+2.3%
£160,462,018 £164,128,751
-
Cash
+28.7%
£8,339,859 £10,730,892
-
Net assets
+3%
£70,067,506 £72,202,293
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.2%
751 727
-
Operating profit
+110.1%
£1,718,384 £3,611,137
-
Profit before tax
+119.4%
£1,487,070 £3,262,888
-
Wages
-2%
£27,459,274 £26,900,541
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