Howarth Timber Group Limited
Registered name: HOWARTH TIMBER GROUP LIMITED
Howarth Timber Group Limited made £267m revenue and £9.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Howarth Timber Group Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £267m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £9.4m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in West Yorkshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 126 yrs · since 1900
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £296m | £280m | £267m |
| Cost of sales | −£198m | −£188m | −£180m |
| Gross profit | £97.8m | £92.1m | £86.8m |
| Operating profit | £24.9m | £18.4m | £11.8m |
| Profit before tax | £25.1m | £19.9m | £13.3m |
| Profit after tax | £19.9m | £14.1m | £9.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £19.9m | £14.1m | £9.4m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.7% | 5.1% | 3.5% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 32.9% | 32.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.3% | ▼4.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼28.9% | ▼33.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- New Holland Dock Wharfingers LimitedRev. £3.8m · Profit −£1.2m
- Howarth Timber & Building Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Howarth Timber Engineered Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Verdon Timber Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- VHL 2018 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £9.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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