BSW TIMBER SOLUTIONS LTD
Formerly known as SCA Wood UK, the company manufactures and distributes timber products to the DIY and builders' merchant sectors as a subsidiary of the Binderholz-owned BSW Group.
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Cash
£153k
-91.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
+9.8% vs 2024
Employees
370
+23.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£14m
+30.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £184,245,000 | £175,269,000 | £199,357,000 | +13.7% | |
| Operating profit | £10,071,000 | £9,782,000 | £13,936,000 | +42.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,773,000 | £10,434,000 | £13,647,000 | +30.8% | |
| Net profit | £7,392,000 | £7,764,000 | £10,490,000 | +35.1% | |
| Cash | £7,452,000 | £1,766,000 | £153,000 | -91.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,302,000 | £17,145,000 | £19,343,000 | +12.8% | |
| Net assets | £29,384,000 | £16,162,000 | £17,741,000 | +9.8% | |
| Equity | £29,384,000 | £16,162,000 | £17,741,000 | +9.8% | |
| Average employees | 322 | 300 | 370 | +23.3% | |
| Wages | £11,499,000 | £10,781,000 | £13,482,000 | +25.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £174,000 | £163,000 | £140,000 | -14.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £39,000 | £57,000 | £56,000 | -1.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £174,000 | £163,000 | £140,000 | -14.1% |
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 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 4.4% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.2% | 57.1% | 72.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.9% | 73.7% | 71.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.73x | 1.24x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | 28.94x | 57.20x | 9.43x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- BSW TIMBER SOLUTIONS LTD 2021-02-26 → present
- SCA WOOD UK LTD 2018-07-17 → 2021-02-26
- SCA TIMBER SUPPLY LIMITED 2004-04-21 → 2018-07-17
- SCA TIMBER (UK) LIMITED 1997-01-14 → 2004-04-21
- SCA TIMBER HOLDINGS LIMITED 1991-07-31 → 1997-01-14
- SHELLFAIR LIMITED 1990-09-20 → 1991-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors are satisfied that use of the going concern basis in the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2025, the Company acquired the trading assets and liabilities of fellow Binderholz UK Group Limited company, Bayram Timber Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKAY, John Bruce | Director | 2016-09-05 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MILNE, Alan Graham | Director | 2020-12-01 | Nov 1982 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Peter Tom | Secretary | — | 1996-04-18 |
| DRISCOLL, Jeanette | Secretary | 1997-01-01 | 2003-10-03 |
| MILLS, Raymond Alan | Secretary | 2003-09-09 | 2021-12-22 |
| NILSSON, Peter Olof | Secretary | 1996-04-18 | 1997-01-01 |
| BLAKE, John Henry | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| BOWER, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2012-04-30 |
| DRISCOLL, Jeanette | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-10-03 |
| EK, Anders Ingvar | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2017-12-21 |
| EMSLEY, Neil Foxhall | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-01-07 |
| FISHER, Jeffrey | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2011-04-30 |
| FRIDH, Goran | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2009-09-09 |
| GARNER, Andrew Stanley | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Emyrs John | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2020-12-01 |
| HACKNEY, Anthony Malcolm | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| HENNINGSSON, Per Markus | Director | 2017-12-21 | 2020-12-01 |
| HILDINSON, Nils Ola Stefan | Director | — | 1994-04-01 |
| JONES, Neil | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2014-03-03 |
| KENNY, Michael Anthony | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-03-06 |
| KING, Stephen | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| KVARNUNG, Mats Josef | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2000-02-25 |
| LARSSON, Kurt Olof Jerry | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2020-12-01 |
| LARSSON, Ulf | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2009-09-09 |
| LEONARDSSON, Ulric | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-08-04 |
| LLOYD, John Michael | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2016-12-16 |
| MILLS, Raymond Alan | Director | 2003-09-09 | 2021-12-22 |
| NILSSON, Peter Olof | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1997-09-30 |
| NORDIN, Carl Hugo Kettil | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1997-01-01 |
| OLOFSSON, Mats Georg | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-09-07 |
| OWEN, Anthony John | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| SANDGREN, Mats Henning Rune | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| SIMPSON, Robert Kirk | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2012-10-17 |
| SUNDIN, Erik Tommy | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-10-31 |
| WILHELMSSON, Nils Lenmart | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2009-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bsw Timber Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-01 | Active |
| Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget Sca | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2021-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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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