HAYWOOD AND PADGETT LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
-2.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£34m
+12.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
210
+1.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.7m
-16.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,087,183 | £31,547,763 | £43,040,969 | £45,332,118 | £46,676,198 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £5,251,367 | £3,820,380 | £7,780,651 | £6,287,066 | £5,270,326 | -16.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,252,072 | £3,801,949 | £7,866,329 | £6,771,982 | £5,663,351 | -16.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,570,669 | £3,091,696 | £5,733,127 | £4,949,414 | £4,209,698 | -14.9% | |
| Cash | £6,831,033 | £6,546,053 | £7,104,368 | £10,380,048 | £10,084,528 | -2.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,466,574 | £24,867,607 | £30,388,087 | £31,405,336 | £35,097,277 | +11.8% | |
| Net assets | £22,353,342 | £23,810,038 | £29,568,844 | £30,542,648 | £34,384,346 | +12.6% | |
| Equity | £22,353,342 | £23,810,038 | £29,568,844 | £30,542,648 | £34,384,346 | +12.6% | |
| Average employees | 183 | 189 | 192 | 206 | 210 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £5,455,310 | £5,489,656 | £5,455,461 | £5,982,557 | £6,640,995 | +11% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £10,650 | £11,353 | £48,199 | £18,376 | £33,386 | +81.7% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.4% | 12.1% | 18.1% | 13.9% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 9.8% | 13.3% | 10.9% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.4% | 15.4% | 25.6% | 20.0% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 15.0% | 11.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.81x | 5.03x | 6.64x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HAYWOOD AND PADGETT LIMITED 1988-03-30 → present
- PRODUCTSUM LIMITED 1987-11-13 → 1988-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hart Shaw LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Company continued to invest in its future during the year through capital expenditure of approximately £1.5 million on plant and equipment and the acquisition of investment properties and development land costing approximately £1.7 million.”
- “During the year, the directors approved the decision to disassemble a machine, which is no longer in use.”
- “On 29 January 2025, all A and B shares were redesignated to Ordinary shares.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADGETT, Wayne | Secretary | 2000-12-20 | — | British |
| PADGETT, Charlotte Emily | Director | 2023-08-09 | Apr 1992 | British |
| PADGETT, Luke | Director | 2023-08-09 | Sep 1996 | British |
| PADGETT, Natasha | Director | 2023-08-09 | Apr 1995 | British |
| PADGETT, Wayne | Director | — | Sep 1961 | British |
| PADGETT-ARMITAGE, Rebecca Maria | Director | 2015-02-10 | Nov 1990 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, David Thomas | Secretary | 1994-10-17 | 2000-11-29 |
| PADGETT, Wayne | Secretary | — | 1994-10-17 |
| FORD, Ronald | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2008-08-05 |
| HAYWOOD, Anna Maria | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2008-08-05 |
| HAYWOOD, David | Director | — | 2008-08-05 |
| MITCHELL, David Thomas | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2000-11-29 |
| PADGETT, Michelle | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2023-02-28 |
| PADGETT, Michelle | Director | 2003-02-19 | 2011-05-06 |
| STRATFORD, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2004-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood And Padgett Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-28 | Active |
| Mr Wayne Padgett | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.