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Company Number

00996161

Website

http://www.whoward.eu

Registered Address

lower green lane astley, tyldesley, manchester, M29 7JZ

Industry

Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials

Telephone

01942881900

Next Accounts Due

September 2025

Group Structure

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Directors

Frances Grant33 Years

Jonathan Grant30 Years

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Shareholders

w howard group ltd 100%

w. howard limited Estimated Valuation

£15.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of W. HOWARD LIMITED at £15.2m based on a Turnover of £21.3m and 0.71x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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W. Howard Limited is a live company located in manchester, M29 7JZ with a Companies House number of 00996161. It operates in the manufacture of other products of wood sector, SIC Code 16290. Founded in December 1970, it's largest shareholder is w howard group ltd with a 100% stake. W. Howard Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £21.3m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded W. Howard Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4.5out of 5

5 Strong

3 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £21.3m, make it larger than the average company (£14.1m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7%)

EXPORT

W. Howard Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £21.3 million and the company has net assets of £9 million. According to their latest financial statements, W. Howard Limited has 102 employees and maintains cash reserves of £503.7 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	21,308,242	29,918,140	26,636,578	19,271,457	20,858,982	19,534,774	17,413,060	16,376,897	16,453,835	15,842,200	13,756,196	15,731,490	13,760,811	11,963,083	0
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	13,847,353	19,904,830	16,179,077	13,264,760	13,869,215	13,552,582	11,814,997	10,643,099	10,746,302	11,653,538	10,078,667	11,579,058	10,162,881	8,659,627	0
Gross Profit	7,460,889	10,013,310	10,457,501	6,006,697	6,989,767	5,982,192	5,598,063	5,733,798	5,707,533	4,188,662	3,677,529	4,152,432	3,597,930	3,303,456	4,210,762
Admin Expenses	6,284,879	7,395,723	6,907,167	5,299,356	5,924,379	5,065,349	4,552,949	4,535,362	4,570,896	3,344,236	3,149,746	3,724,737	3,048,194	3,107,796	3,950,606
Operating Profit	1,176,010	2,617,587	3,550,334	707,341	1,065,388	916,843	1,045,114	1,198,436	1,136,637	844,426	527,783	427,695	549,736	195,660	260,156
Interest Payable	202,325	174,199	150,798	131,854	144,912	137,662	112,071	109,737	106,037	89,361	80,784	76,194	49,503	62,969	43,296
Interest Receivable	12,000	12,000	12,000	12,000	15,421	12,031	12,000	31,238	30,342	12,000	12,000	10,202	10,200	21,785	14,667
Pre-Tax Profit	985,685	2,455,388	3,411,536	587,487	935,897	791,212	945,043	1,119,937	1,060,942	767,065	458,999	361,703	510,433	154,476	231,527
Tax	-233,076	-437,721	-689,900	-181,754	-200,225	-191,307	-117,289	-154,514	-107,024	-110,768	17,472	8,345	-33,509	-1,583	-72,821
Profit After Tax	752,609	2,017,667	2,721,636	405,733	735,672	599,905	827,754	965,423	953,918	656,297	476,471	370,048	476,924	152,893	158,706
Dividends Paid	416,508	747,408	728,889	208,254	416,508	416,508	416,508	416,508	416,508	416,508	312,381	312,381	357,516	0	0
Retained Profit	336,101	1,270,259	1,992,747	197,479	319,164	183,397	411,246	548,915	537,410	239,789	164,090	57,667	119,408	152,893	158,706
Employee Costs	3,967,085	4,274,810	4,599,082	3,533,744	3,040,609	2,848,823	2,904,996	3,095,216	2,686,621	2,510,678	2,120,130	2,580,283	2,309,683	2,494,078	2,482,668
Number Of Employees	102	109	116	121	98	95	111	112	94	92	86	102	93	86	81
EBITDA*	1,803,041	3,330,383	4,104,602	1,256,486	1,512,105	1,272,071	1,443,976	1,620,440	1,520,470	1,182,756	863,741	789,349	913,296	503,958	691,848

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	3,706,205	3,997,332	3,357,402	3,480,636	3,049,984	2,787,216	2,666,590	2,930,970	2,992,377	2,932,358	2,614,921	2,744,368	2,789,238	2,906,567	2,906,118
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	429,306	429,306	429,426	429,426	408,165	385,665	540,915	663,915	706,665	500,500	73,000	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	1,512,405	1,561,535	56,600	0	0	0	0	0	0	886,556	552,048	567,352	409,240	509,422	8,003
Total Fixed Assets	5,647,916	5,988,173	3,843,428	3,910,062	3,458,149	3,172,881	3,207,505	3,594,885	3,699,042	4,319,414	3,239,969	3,311,720	3,198,478	3,415,989	2,914,121
Stock & work in progress	1,241,710	3,471,054	5,010,421	1,091,937	1,226,419	1,138,203	933,035	661,085	623,210	684,563	701,692	1,177,622	743,447	619,863	510,318
Trade Debtors	2,812,015	4,499,899	4,577,462	5,360,574	4,383,405	4,842,227	3,851,200	4,423,999	4,387,909	4,070,983	3,626,965	3,884,936	2,826,307	2,559,308	2,221,424
Group Debtors	1,363,718	1,381,441	1,944,775	2,889,085	2,674,598	2,788,058	2,528,402	2,385,338	1,796,277	0	0	0	0	0	279,892
Misc Debtors	1,503,806	1,189,836	1,283,113	1,041,867	1,544,033	2,280,255	2,328,931	1,273,913	847,836	600,784	797,651	993,514	830,025	746,693	1,045,968
Cash	503,692	154,260	562,184	726,454	3,917	235,787	243,694	272,172	152,610	145,249	184,165	244,933	500	1,481	1,481
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	7,424,941	10,696,490	13,377,955	11,109,917	9,832,372	11,284,530	9,885,262	9,016,507	7,807,842	5,501,579	5,310,473	6,301,005	4,400,279	3,927,345	4,059,083
total assets	13,072,857	16,684,663	17,221,383	15,019,979	13,290,521	14,457,411	13,092,767	12,611,392	11,506,884	9,820,993	8,550,442	9,612,725	7,598,757	7,343,334	6,973,204
Bank overdraft	350,000	3,121,073	3,183,178	3,735,141	3,365,581	4,126,962	3,137,883	3,080,398	2,941,742	3,078,234	2,902,629	2,779,307	1,455,599	1,555,670	1,376,707
Bank loan	0	0	0	233,333	6,825	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	255,182	272,999	1,857,639	1,351,108	1,738,523	2,339,986	1,551,888	730,702	681,988	477,127	360,514	1,766,350	1,541,294	1,399,012	1,139,230
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	108,990	0	13,840	100,783	3,057	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	340,405	481,514	109,727	109,768	115,967	255,641	262,141	289,106	228,377	138,061	67,423	52,061	82,169	226,663	272,044
other current liabilities	1,756,994	2,383,896	2,707,297	2,039,243	2,134,868	2,246,235	2,648,007	2,985,662	2,513,985	2,036,933	1,586,283	1,709,239	1,181,266	939,150	933,492
total current liabilities	2,702,581	6,259,482	7,966,831	7,468,593	7,375,604	9,069,607	7,602,976	7,085,868	6,366,092	5,730,355	4,916,849	6,306,957	4,260,328	4,120,495	3,721,473
loans	484,580	816,667	1,166,667	1,516,667	94,695	103,476	203,170	381,052	547,599	214,356	259,542	88,278	119,446	142,065	168,498
hp & lease commitments	316,361	274,712	128,667	190,187	281,311	106,265	292,089	497,414	479,326	276,113	72,890	62,656	77,155	66,043	212,478
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	23,207	23,207	23,207	38,677	38,677	38,677	0	0	0	22,496	32,996	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	553,754	654,322	526,790	404,851	296,709	239,555	239,421	303,193	320,417	379,810	310,091	317,354	351,515	333,326	331,743
total long term liabilities	1,354,695	1,745,701	1,845,331	2,134,912	695,922	487,973	773,357	1,220,336	1,347,342	870,279	642,523	490,784	581,112	541,434	712,719
total liabilities	4,057,276	8,005,183	9,812,162	9,603,505	8,071,526	9,557,580	8,376,333	8,306,204	7,713,434	6,600,634	5,559,372	6,797,741	4,841,440	4,661,929	4,434,192
net assets	9,015,581	8,679,480	7,409,221	5,416,474	5,218,995	4,899,831	4,716,434	4,305,188	3,793,450	3,220,359	2,991,070	2,814,984	2,757,317	2,681,405	2,539,012
total shareholders funds	9,015,581	8,679,480	7,409,221	5,416,474	5,218,995	4,899,831	4,716,434	4,305,188	3,793,450	3,220,359	2,991,070	2,814,984	2,757,317	2,681,405	2,539,012

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	1,176,010	2,617,587	3,550,334	707,341	1,065,388	916,843	1,045,114	1,198,436	1,136,637	844,426	527,783	427,695	549,736	195,660	260,156
Depreciation	627,031	712,796	554,268	549,145	446,717	355,228	398,862	422,004	383,833	338,330	335,958	361,654	363,560	308,298	431,692
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	-233,076	-437,721	-689,900	-181,754	-200,225	-191,307	-117,289	-154,514	-107,024	-110,768	17,472	8,345	-33,509	-1,583	-72,821
Stock	-2,229,344	-1,539,367	3,918,484	-134,482	88,216	205,168	271,950	37,875	-61,353	-17,129	-475,930	434,175	123,584	109,545	510,318
Debtors	-1,440,767	770,761	-1,429,576	689,490	-1,308,504	1,202,007	625,283	1,051,228	1,473,699	581,659	-469,138	1,380,230	250,149	260,136	3,555,287
Creditors	-17,817	-1,584,640	506,531	-387,415	-601,463	788,098	821,186	48,714	204,861	116,613	-1,405,836	225,056	142,282	259,782	1,139,230
Accruals and Deferred Income	-626,902	-346,608	668,054	-95,625	-126,837	-401,772	-337,655	510,354	477,052	450,650	-145,452	517,473	275,112	5,658	933,492
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-100,568	127,532	121,939	108,142	57,154	134	-63,772	-17,224	-59,393	69,719	-7,263	-34,161	18,189	1,583	331,743
Cash flow from operations	4,494,789	1,857,552	2,222,318	144,826	1,861,022	60,049	849,213	918,667	623,620	1,144,440	267,730	-308,343	941,637	399,717	-1,042,113
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-335,904	-1,352,726	-431,034	-979,797	-709,485	-475,854	-134,482	-360,597	-443,852	-655,767	-206,511	-316,784	-246,231	-226,598	-277,322
Change in Investments	0	-120	0	21,261	22,500	-155,250	-123,000	-42,750	206,165	427,500	73,000	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-335,904	-1,352,606	-431,034	-1,001,058	-731,985	-320,604	-11,482	-317,847	-650,017	-1,083,267	-279,511	-316,784	-246,231	-226,598	-277,322
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	-233,333	226,508	6,825	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	-108,990	108,990	-13,840	-86,943	97,726	3,057	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-332,087	-350,000	-350,000	1,421,972	-8,781	-99,694	-177,882	-166,547	333,243	-45,186	171,264	-31,168	-22,619	-26,433	168,498
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	-99,460	517,832	-61,561	-97,323	35,372	-192,324	-232,290	78,817	293,529	273,861	25,596	-44,607	-133,382	-191,816	484,522
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-37,177	35,681	-10,500	11,996	0	-43,496	-10,500	2,380,306
interest	-190,325	-162,199	-138,798	-119,854	-129,491	-125,631	-100,071	-78,499	-75,695	-77,361	-68,784	-65,992	-39,303	-41,184	-28,629
cash flow from financing	-621,872	-103,357	-674,702	1,417,463	-183,018	-319,923	-507,186	-203,406	586,758	140,814	140,072	-141,767	-238,800	-269,933	3,004,697
cash and cash equivalents
cash	349,432	-407,924	-164,270	722,537	-231,870	-7,907	-28,478	119,562	7,361	-38,916	-60,768	244,433	-981	0	1,481
overdraft	-2,771,073	-62,105	-551,963	369,560	-761,381	989,079	57,485	138,656	-136,492	175,605	123,322	1,323,708	-100,071	178,963	1,376,707
change in cash	3,120,505	-345,819	387,693	352,977	529,511	-996,986	-85,963	-19,094	143,853	-214,521	-184,090	-1,079,275	99,090	-178,963	-1,375,226

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W. HOWARD LIMITED group structure

W. Howard Limited has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

W HOWARD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

15441408

W HOWARD GROUP LTD

04179813

2 parents

W. HOWARD LIMITED

00996161

1 subsidiary

MANAGEMENT & PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

09504754

W. HOWARD LIMITED Shareholders

w howard group ltd

100%

W. Howard Limited currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Mrs Frances Grant (Jun 1991) and Mr Jonathan Grant (Sep 1994).

officer	age	start	end	role
Mrs Frances Grant	83 years	Jun 1991	-	Director
Mr Jonathan Grant	59 years	Sep 1994	-	Director
Mr Simon Fleet	52 years	Jun 2018	-	Director
Mr Philip Tissington	51 years	Jun 2019	-	Director
Mr Stuart Murray	44 years	Feb 2020	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

21.3m

-29%

operating profit

1.2m

-55%

gross margin

35.1%

+4.62%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

+0.04%

total assets

13.1m

-0.22%

cash

503.7k

+2.27%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

00996161

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

16290 - Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials

incorporation date

December 1970

ultimate parent company

W HOWARD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

previous names

w.howard timber limited (December 2000)

w.howard (timber merchants) limited (May 1983)

address

lower green lane astley, tyldesley, manchester, M29 7JZ

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