HOFFMAN THORNWOOD LIMITED
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Cash
£3k
-78.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.2m
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
34
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£441k
-125% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,017,000 | £10,073,000 | £10,079,000 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,348,000 | -£156,000 | -£392,000 | -151.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,322,000 | -£196,000 | -£441,000 | -125% | |
| Net profit | £1,384,000 | -£158,000 | -£395,000 | -150% | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £14,000 | £3,000 | -78.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,844,000 | £6,648,000 | £6,244,000 | -6.1% | |
| Net assets | £6,797,000 | £6,639,000 | £6,244,000 | -5.9% | |
| Equity | £6,797,000 | £6,639,000 | £6,244,000 | -5.9% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 34 | 34 | 0% | |
| Wages | £991,000 | £1,139,000 | £1,127,000 | -1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.2% | -1.5% | -3.9% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | -1.6% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | -2.3% | -6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.5% | 20.3% | 21.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.92x | 4.75x | 4.66x | |
| Interest cover | 51.85x | -3.90x | -8.00x |
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
- HOFFMAN THORNWOOD LIMITED 1988-06-21 → present
- THORNWOOD TIMBER SALES LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1988-06-21
- SCRIBEGROVE LIMITED 1979-09-28 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the current trading conditions and forecasts to enable them to conclude that the Company has adequate resources to continue in its existence for at least the next twelve months from the date of this report”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 29 April 2026, management announced a decision to unify the Group's manufacturing operations under a single brand, Hoffman Triesse. The proposed strategic change is expected to enhance the Group's operational footprint and support its long-term growth objectives.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISCHER, Andrew Olaf | Director | 2021-07-02 | Aug 1964 | German |
| GREGORY, Steven John | Director | 2024-09-12 | Jan 1963 | British |
| MARTIN, Richard John | Director | 2025-03-05 | May 1973 | British |
| PEREZ CORRAL, Maria | Director | 2021-07-02 | Sep 1980 | Spanish |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUGHLIN, Michael James | Secretary | 2000-01-07 | 2000-11-21 |
| MURPHY, Bernard Malcolm | Secretary | 1999-08-31 | 2000-01-07 |
| SKOTNES, Rudolf | Secretary | — | 1999-08-31 |
| STEAD, Alan George | Secretary | 2000-11-21 | 2017-06-01 |
| BACON, Michael James Peter | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2017-06-01 |
| BOUCHER, Joseph | Director | 2021-07-02 | 2022-03-23 |
| COHEN, Howard Larry | Director | — | 2006-07-07 |
| COLMAN, David John | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-07-02 |
| CULLEN, Nicholas John | Director | 2021-07-02 | 2025-01-20 |
| HEAD, Christopher David | Director | 2022-01-04 | 2023-05-11 |
| HEARN, Mark | Director | — | 1992-05-15 |
| HEWITT, John Peter | Director | 1996-08-28 | 1999-05-31 |
| HOLDSWORTH, Simon David | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2019-10-07 |
| LAUGHLIN, Michael James | Director | — | 2022-03-23 |
| MCDONALD, Michael Kevin | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2011-03-31 |
| MEYER, Montague John | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2017-06-01 |
| MULVIHILL, Dermot | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2000-01-07 |
| MURTAGH, Eugene | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2000-01-07 |
| SKOTNES, Rudolf | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| SMITH, Andrew Peter | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2022-03-23 |
| SUMMERELL, Neil John | Director | 1996-04-30 | 1998-08-01 |
| WILKINS, Anthony Michael | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2022-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Timber Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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