THORNCLIFFE BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-21 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£95K
+530.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+0.9% vs 2023
Employees
268
+1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£572K
+7.1% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £43,085,263 | £44,173,557 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £546,526 | £1,076,024 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £534,185 | £571,865 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £778,599 | £262,026 | |
| Cash | £1,108,046 | — | — | £14,996 | £94,580 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £19,053,554 | £20,283,467 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £12,895,379 | £13,007,405 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £12,895,379 | £13,007,405 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 264 | 268 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,714,111 | £8,102,394 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.3% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.8% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 2.9% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 53.4% | 52.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.10x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1.06x | 2.02x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- THORNCLIFFE BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED · parent
- Flintshire Waste Management and Recycling Services Limited 100%
- Flintshire Steel Supplies Limited 100%
- Morris Garden Machinery Limited 100%
Significant events
- “This has continued into 2024 with significant investment in staff, facilities, equipment and stock made in this year.”
- “The Directors report that the proportion has increased from 41% for the year to 31 December 2023 to 43% in the year to 31 December 2024. This is a result of increased turnover of £1.2 Million in the Waste arm of the Business.”
- “In late 2024 a new site in Wrexham was acquired and this will be opened by May 2025.”
- “A continuing capital investment programme was undertaken in 2024 alongside the investment of biomass heating systems and solar panels. In addition, a new site near Wrexham was acquired, with continued development undertaken across all sites to improve the customer experience this was alongside a full review, and investment where required, of the motor vehicles and plant.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN, Jonathan Paul | Secretary | 2004-02-01 | — | British |
| HARPER, Deborah Jean | Director | 1998-09-07 | Nov 1965 | British |
| HARPER, Timothy John | Director | 1998-09-07 | Jun 1959 | British |
| MONKS, John Paul | Director | 2006-02-15 | Jan 1964 | British |
| NEWMAN, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2003-04-25 | Apr 1963 | British |
| PIERCE, Paul Timothy | Director | 2000-06-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARPER, Timothy John | Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 2004-02-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 1998-09-07 |
| CURRIE, Michael William | Director | 1998-10-08 | 2001-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy John Harper | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-07 | Active |
| Mrs Deborah Jean Harper | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.5%
£43,085,263 £44,173,557
-
Cash
+530.7%
£14,996 £94,580
-
Net assets
+0.9%
£12,895,379 £13,007,405
-
Employees
+1.5%
264 268
-
Operating profit
+96.9%
£546,526 £1,076,024
-
Profit before tax
+7.1%
£534,185 £571,865
-
Wages
+5%
£7,714,111 £8,102,394
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