DECORATIVE PANELS HOLDINGS LIMITED
The company is a manufacturing group that produces and sells decorative faced sheet materials, wood-based panel components, and flat-pack furniture kits.
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Cash
£1.6M
-9% vs 2024
Net assets
£34M
+2.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
465
+2.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7M
+1.2% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £114,605,999 | £105,181,500 | -8.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,257,232 | £4,127,924 | -3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,630,615 | £3,674,285 | +1.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,671,576 | £3,699,220 | £3,825,438 | £2,829,068 | £2,785,899 | -1.5% | |
| Cash | £24,202 | £256 | £232 | £1,750,495 | £1,593,186 | -9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,860,451 | £26,989,112 | £28,068,678 | £34,662,838 | £35,475,450 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | — | £26,277,621 | £27,297,281 | £32,785,057 | £33,538,684 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £25,374,989 | £26,277,621 | £27,297,281 | £32,785,057 | £33,538,684 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 452 | 465 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £19,091,003 | £19,918,559 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £3,529,533 | £3,759,820 | +6.5% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.7% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.5% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.3% | 11.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 48.6% | 44.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.44x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 6.59x | 8.80x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DECORATIVE PANELS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2001-03-27 → present
- DECORATIVE PANELS LIMITED 1990-03-29 → 2001-03-27
- FUNERAL SUPPLIES (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED 1964-02-24 → 1990-03-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On this basis the going concern basis of accounting continues to be adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DECORATIVE PANELS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Decorative Panels Lamination Limited 100%
- Decorative Panels Components Limited 100%
- Decorative Panels Furniture Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There are no post balance sheet events to disclose.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Tania Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | — | British |
| DALTON, Philip | Director | 2011-07-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| GAUNT, Stephen Richard | Director | — | Sep 1950 | British |
| JONES, Tania Elizabeth | Director | 2000-01-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| METCALFE, John Guy | Director | — | Aug 1963 | British |
| SAWYER, Michael John | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| TAYLOR, Charlotte Louise | Director | 2022-11-01 | Oct 1988 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAUNT, Frank Christopher | Secretary | — | 2000-04-30 |
| FORWARD, Malcolm | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| FORWARD, Malcolm | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| GAUNT, Frank Christopher | Director | — | 2000-04-30 |
| MACINNES, Ian Crombie | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| TURNER, Leslie Frank | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2001-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Richard Gaunt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Guy Metcalfe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-23 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.