HIGHWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Cash
£524k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.2m
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£525k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,482,000 | £45,185,000 | £50,737,000 | £58,136,000 | £90,941,000 | £31,897,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,528,000 | £2,478,000 | £950,000 | -£3,025,000 | -£4,303,000 | £525,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,528,000 | £2,477,000 | £951,000 | -£2,436,000 | -£3,746,000 | £525,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,261,000 | £1,972,000 | £801,000 | -£2,440,000 | -£3,568,000 | £344,000 | — | |
| Cash | £6,347,000 | £5,165,000 | £7,015,000 | £8,377,000 | £1,011,000 | £524,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,145,000 | £7,209,000 | £8,052,000 | £5,749,000 | £2,609,000 | £2,666,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £4,136,000 | £6,108,000 | £6,909,000 | £4,469,000 | £901,000 | £1,245,000 | — | |
| Equity | £4,136,000 | £6,108,000 | £6,909,000 | £4,469,000 | £901,000 | £1,245,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 72 | 78 | 82 | 8 | 7 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £734,000 | £560,000 | £372,000 | £421,000 | — | £414,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 5.5% | 1.9% | -5.2% | -4.7% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 4.4% | 1.6% | -4.2% | -3.9% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.9% | 34.4% | 11.8% | -52.6% | -164.9% | 19.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.18x | 1.25x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HIGHWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · parent
- Highwood Ventures 2 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Four new contracts started in 2025 will support a healthy revenue flow through 2026 and beyond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEECH, Simon Charles Patrick | Director | 2020-08-05 | May 1971 | British |
| BROWN, Natalie Louise | Director | 2022-02-03 | Feb 1989 | British |
| HAWTHORNE, Martin James | Director | 2020-08-05 | Feb 1965 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Stephen | Director | 2014-04-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PROSSER, Phillip James Curran | Director | 2020-08-05 | Mar 1989 | British |
| ROUSE, Anthony Kenneth | Director | 2025-11-13 | Sep 1991 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINTRAM, Malcolm | Secretary | 2004-08-03 | 2008-03-01 |
| SHANNON, Christina Margaret | Secretary | 2004-03-23 | 2004-08-03 |
| WOODWARD, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2008-03-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-22 | 2004-03-22 |
| STAG GATES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-03-22 | 2004-03-23 |
| BASKERVILLE, Mark Oliver | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2024-02-19 |
| HAYWARD, Guy Desmond | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2020-08-05 |
| LORD, Elliot Allan | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2025-03-28 |
| MEEK, Nigel Ashley | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2021-07-05 |
| MINTRAM, Malcolm | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2021-07-05 |
| SHANNON, Nigel Leonard | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2021-07-05 |
| SHANNON, Nigel Leonard | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2004-08-18 |
| STEVENSON, Andrew | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2023-10-31 |
| WOODWARD, Paul Michael | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-22 | 2004-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highwood Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2021-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.