HOWARTH TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Operating as Howarth Timber, this private subsidiary of Howarth Timber Group Limited acts as a builders' merchant supplying timber, landscaping, and construction materials to trade and retail customers across the UK.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£21M
-17.6% vs 2024
Employees
612
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.7M
-283.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £138,725,000 | £142,375,000 | +2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,003,000 | -£1,159,000 | -215.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £946,000 | -£1,734,000 | -283.3% | |
| Net profit | £299,000 | -£1,671,000 | -658.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,427,000 | £30,438,000 | -16.4% | |
| Net assets | £25,883,000 | £21,318,000 | -17.6% | |
| Equity | £25,883,000 | £21,318,000 | -17.6% | |
| Average employees | 604 | 612 | +1.3% | |
| Wages | £20,040,000 | £21,662,000 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | -3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.3% | 69.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.25x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | 17.60x | -2.06x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HOWARTH TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 2003-10-02 → present
- HOWARTH TIMBER MERCHANTS LIMITED 1999-03-17 → 2003-10-02
- HOWARTH TIMBER (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED 1984-08-07 → 1999-03-17
- JAMES BATES,LIMITED 1924-11-24 → 1984-08-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements”
Group structure
- HOWARTH TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED · parent
- Boards (Cottingham) Limited 100%
- Bentley Holdings (Bowdon) Limited 100%
- Sternalgia Limited 100%
- Enfield Estates Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARTH, Nicholas David | Secretary | 2002-11-20 | — | British |
| HOWARTH, Andrew Peter | Director | — | Oct 1955 | British |
| HOWARTH, Nicholas David | Director | — | Sep 1957 | British |
| TURNER, Allister Paul | Director | 2019-01-07 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARTH, Dorothy Elizabeth Benson | Secretary | — | 2002-09-20 |
| GRANT, Paul Robert | Director | 2018-07-26 | 2018-12-21 |
| HOWARTH, Deborah Jane | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2019-03-29 |
| HOWARTH, Jack | Director | — | 1995-07-18 |
| HOWARTH, Julie Ann | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2019-03-29 |
| NETHERTON-SINCLAIR, Jason David | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2018-07-26 |
| ROBERTS, John Richard | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| ROOM, Nigel Charles | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| SQUIRES, David Stuart | Director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| STOREY, David John | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2017-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howarth Timber Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-01 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas David Howarth | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
| Mr Andrew Peter Howarth | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.