HALES SAWMILLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-10
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+52.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+1.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
47
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-9% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-10.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,420,578 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,479,755 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,342,221 | £2,966,573 | £4,303,883 | £1,241,550 | £1,129,523 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,072,911 | £2,450,812 | £3,836,383 | £923,706 | £839,553 | |
| Cash | £105,239 | £1,422,645 | £2,137,479 | £1,413,384 | £1,463,339 | £2,237,451 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,425,284 | £8,337,140 | £9,248,181 | £6,596,481 | £6,438,075 | £6,394,309 | |
| Net assets | £3,736,066 | £4,145,477 | £5,373,789 | £5,807,672 | £5,831,378 | £5,920,931 | |
| Equity | £3,736,066 | £4,145,477 | £5,373,789 | £5,807,672 | £5,831,378 | £5,920,931 | |
| Average employees | 43 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 47 | |
| Wages | — | £1,042,041 | £1,154,566 | £1,156,865 | £1,264,756 | £1,319,314 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 11.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | 8.6% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 17.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 10.71x | — | — | — | — |
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
- DJH 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.”
Significant events
- “Since March 2024 we have now received confirmation that our application to become FCA approved was successful.”
- “Hales Sawmills are currently in the process of completing our carbon audit, after receiving a successful certificate of registration in January 2024 we are currently completing the March 2024 and March 2025 carbon emissions data to gain a successful certificate which complies with the requirements of ISO 14064-1:2018.”
- “Hales Sawmills continue to successfully complete audits for FSC, FORS and Quality Management Systems ISO9001:2015.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTON, Helen Louise | Director | 2022-11-16 | Sep 1970 | British |
| PARTON, Jemma | Director | 2021-03-25 | Apr 1998 | British |
| PARTON, Julian Charles | Director | 2006-04-26 | Dec 1963 | British |
| PARTON, Lewis William Adam | Director | 2016-10-10 | Jun 1995 | British |
| PARTON, Owen David James | Director | 2022-11-16 | Oct 1999 | British |
| SMITH, Emma | Director | 2025-02-26 | Nov 1983 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARTON, Joan | Secretary | 2006-04-26 | 2012-12-29 |
| PARTON, William Henry | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2024-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Charles Parton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mr William Henry Parton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mr Lewis William Adam Parton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Hales Sawmills Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+52.9%
£1,463,339 £2,237,451
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.5%
£5,831,378 £5,920,931
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-4.1%
49 47
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Profit before tax
-9%
£1,241,550 £1,129,523
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+4.3%
£1,264,756 £1,319,314
highest in 5 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