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h.w. wood limited Company Information

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Company Number

01565756

Shareholders

hw international bv

Group Structure

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Industry

Non-life reinsurance

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Registered Address

1 lloyd's avenue, london, EC3N 3DQ

h.w. wood limited Estimated Valuation

£11.5m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of H.W. WOOD LIMITED at £11.5m based on a Turnover of £13.3m and 0.86x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

h.w. wood limited Estimated Valuation

£3.9m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of H.W. WOOD LIMITED at £3.9m based on an EBITDA of £379.3k and a 10.26x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

h.w. wood limited Estimated Valuation

£4.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of H.W. WOOD LIMITED at £4.1m based on Net Assets of £2.6m and 1.58x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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H.w. Wood Limited Overview

H.w. Wood Limited is a live company located in london, EC3N 3DQ with a Companies House number of 01565756. It operates in the non-life insurance sector, SIC Code 65120. Founded in June 1981, it's largest shareholder is hw international bv with a 100% stake. H.w. Wood Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £13.3m with healthy growth in recent years.

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H.w. Wood Limited Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded H.W. Wood Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating3.5out of 5
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4 Strong

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3 Regular

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3 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £13.3m, make it larger than the average company (£1.7m)

£13.3m - H.w. Wood Limited

£1.7m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 12%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.7%)

12% - H.w. Wood Limited

7.7% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 100%, this company has a comparable cost of product (100%)

100% - H.w. Wood Limited

100% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 2.4% make it less profitable than the average company (16.7%)

2.4% - H.w. Wood Limited

16.7% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 73 employees, this is above the industry average (18)

73 - H.w. Wood Limited

18 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £93.9k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£96.7k)

£93.9k - H.w. Wood Limited

£96.7k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £182.7k, this is equally as efficient (£190.2k)

£182.7k - H.w. Wood Limited

£190.2k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 353 days, this is later than average (173 days)

353 days - H.w. Wood Limited

173 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

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- - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

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- - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 29 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (20 weeks)

29 weeks - H.w. Wood Limited

20 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 93.3%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (80.3%)

93.3% - H.w. Wood Limited

80.3% - Industry AVG

H.W. WOOD LIMITED financials

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H.W. Wood Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £13.3 million and the company has net assets of £2.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, H.W. Wood Limited has 73 employees and maintains cash reserves of £20.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover13,335,43212,297,7489,763,4639,441,45510,333,22510,312,78511,330,81711,033,39910,751,30910,737,05210,659,10710,322,2629,892,4648,887,2057,373,943
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales41,231169,821535,921943,2575,586,8971,606,8331,462,1901,308,2635,899,154
Gross Profit13,335,43212,297,7489,763,4639,441,45510,333,22510,312,78511,289,58610,863,57810,215,3889,793,7955,072,2108,715,4298,430,2747,578,9421,474,789
Admin Expenses13,020,97712,089,3859,310,4609,290,40910,307,23110,458,53910,832,02810,287,2129,947,9179,421,3714,762,9408,341,1058,074,5007,468,3231,287,109
Operating Profit314,455208,363453,003151,04625,994-145,754457,558576,366267,471372,424309,270374,324355,774110,619187,680
Interest Payable40,37424,94437,14231,24640,34488,06175,73779,34477,39071,65480,02580,50891,27683,02859,800
Interest Receivable55,7182,4222,01729,20255,79333,65316,91711,08113,30728,51133,63821,28023,91431,21129,949
Pre-Tax Profit329,799185,841417,878149,00241,443-200,162398,738508,103203,388329,281262,883315,096288,41258,802157,829
Tax-109,095-112,403-93,637-34,266-25,2216,265-75,320-106,694-41,156-100,256-92,957-97,197-126,877-43,618-77,885
Profit After Tax220,70473,438324,241114,73616,222-193,897323,418401,409162,232229,025169,926217,899161,53515,18479,944
Dividends Paid250,000100,000200,000150,000200,298100,00080,000100,000
Retained Profit220,70473,438324,241114,73616,222-193,89773,418301,409-37,76879,025-30,372117,89981,535-84,81679,944
Employee Costs6,855,1116,791,4966,170,3936,342,5816,668,1567,284,4207,466,6257,466,6257,359,0557,268,6747,008,1716,573,6256,024,2765,518,1184,692,176
Number Of Employees73737683859799971021009693867668
EBITDA*379,331281,778503,414207,196101,767-58,702561,030697,614393,635497,833432,397493,326481,278249,444303,476

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets174,750203,55680,005140,777171,089217,066210,386238,376306,921299,781352,800316,557217,573254,610360,710
Intangible Assets
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets174,750203,55680,005140,777171,089217,066210,386238,376306,921299,781352,800316,557217,573254,610360,710
Stock & work in progress
Trade Debtors12,904,17313,335,09711,076,93112,193,09614,927,63012,192,09513,713,37716,274,53111,453,82510,071,6098,621,9809,077,83510,756,9367,942,5917,279,617
Group Debtors2,267,3531,946,7251,450,8221,512,4841,074,6931,093,1191,289,550995,966641,240128,523205,172148,077116,785626,240701,076
Misc Debtors2,654,7332,282,1582,310,9051,982,1481,983,9191,702,5981,649,0781,730,8211,322,1741,481,5671,177,3571,118,6481,132,9191,161,391689,695
Cash20,490,64910,039,75011,907,60312,440,16811,890,57714,053,04910,211,7408,532,8367,448,2639,370,7007,577,19810,528,60210,443,7328,900,5498,737,178
misc current assets
total current assets38,316,90827,603,73026,746,26128,127,89629,876,81929,040,86126,863,74527,534,15420,865,50221,052,39917,581,70720,873,16222,450,37218,630,77117,407,566
total assets38,491,65827,807,28626,826,26628,268,67330,047,90829,257,92727,074,13127,772,53021,172,42321,352,18017,934,50721,189,71922,667,94518,885,38117,768,276
Bank overdraft520,677
Bank loan136,666170,000285,171204,517550,000100,000100,000250,000250,000490,457
Trade Creditors 30,846,20521,866,16922,028,81823,719,00226,207,57525,611,10823,062,45024,076,71617,675,04217,842,26114,609,18117,509,55219,680,79015,360,32814,435,880
Group/Directors Accounts3,123,2541,342,577329,904157,510158,84514,702207,805411,596230,731330,369209,955572,99389,324
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments28,87040,28538,21017,927
other current liabilities1,741,5561,840,4421,500,4461,524,3661,116,3441,054,4531,531,9741,403,7471,036,4221,355,3741,391,5001,641,2951,269,9561,035,8941,211,870
total current liabilities35,847,68125,219,18824,144,33925,605,39528,032,76426,765,56124,694,42425,745,16519,198,13919,649,51616,269,62219,499,14321,160,70117,459,67216,257,751
loans77,678242,503409,770715,362181,964675,408368,85289,928
hp & lease commitments338,25628,86870,11465,433
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions
total long term liabilities77,678242,503409,770715,362181,964675,408368,85289,928338,25628,86870,11465,433
total liabilities35,925,35925,461,69124,554,10926,320,75728,214,72827,440,96925,063,27625,835,09319,536,39519,678,38416,339,73619,564,57621,160,70117,459,67216,257,751
net assets2,566,2992,345,5952,272,1571,947,9161,833,1801,816,9582,010,8551,937,4371,636,0281,673,7961,594,7711,625,1431,507,2441,425,7091,510,525
total shareholders funds2,566,2992,345,5952,272,1571,947,9161,833,1801,816,9582,010,8551,937,4371,636,0281,673,7961,594,7711,625,1431,507,2441,425,7091,510,525
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit314,455208,363453,003151,04625,994-145,754457,558576,366267,471372,424309,270374,324355,774110,619187,680
Depreciation64,87673,41550,41156,15075,77387,052103,472121,248126,164125,409123,127119,002125,504138,825115,796
Amortisation
Tax-109,095-112,403-93,637-34,266-25,2216,265-75,320-106,694-41,156-100,256-92,957-97,197-126,877-43,618-77,885
Stock
Debtors262,2792,725,322-849,070-2,298,5142,998,430-1,664,193-2,349,3135,584,0791,735,5401,677,190-340,051-1,662,0802,276,4181,059,8348,670,388
Creditors8,980,036-162,649-1,690,184-2,488,573596,4672,548,658-1,014,2666,401,674-167,2193,233,080-2,900,371-2,171,2384,320,462924,44814,435,880
Accruals and Deferred Income-98,886339,996-23,920408,02261,891-477,521128,227367,325-318,952-36,126-249,795371,339234,062-175,9761,211,870
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
Cash flow from operations8,889,107-2,378,600-455,257390,893-2,263,5263,682,8931,948,9841,775,840-1,869,2321,917,341-2,470,675258,3102,632,507-105,5367,202,953
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-36,070-196,96610,361-25,838-29,796-93,732-75,482-52,703-133,304-72,390-159,370-217,986-82,065-32,725-213,383
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments-36,070-196,96610,361-25,838-29,796-93,732-75,482-52,703-133,304-72,390-159,370-217,986-82,065-32,725-213,383
Financing Activities
Bank loans-33,334-115,17180,654-345,483450,000-150,000250,000-490,457490,457
Group/Directors Accounts1,780,6771,012,673172,394-1,335158,845-14,702-193,103-203,791180,865-99,638120,414-363,038483,66989,324
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans-164,825-167,267-305,592533,398-493,444306,556278,92489,928
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-367,126297,973-39,17124,96483,360
other long term liabilities
share issue1,430,581
interest15,344-22,522-35,125-2,04415,449-54,408-58,820-68,263-64,083-43,143-46,387-59,228-67,362-51,817-29,851
cash flow from financing1,597,862707,713-87,669184,536130,850252,14855,402-538,564280,09998,551-121,061144,546-920,857922,3091,490,054
cash and cash equivalents
cash10,450,899-1,867,853-532,565549,591-2,162,4723,841,3091,678,9041,084,573-1,922,4371,793,502-2,951,40484,8701,543,183163,3718,737,178
overdraft-520,677520,677
change in cash10,450,899-1,867,853-532,565549,591-2,162,4723,841,3091,678,9041,084,573-1,922,4371,793,502-2,951,40484,8701,543,183684,0488,216,501

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H.w. Wood Limited Competitor Analysis

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h.w. wood limited Ownership

H.W. WOOD LIMITED group structure

H.W. Wood Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

H.W. INTERNATIONAL BV

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1 parent

H.W. WOOD LIMITED

01565756

H.W. WOOD LIMITED Shareholders

hw international bv 100%

h.w. wood limited directors

H.W. Wood Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Steven Rudduck (Nov 2002) and Mr Philip Chamberlain (May 2010).

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Mr Steven RudduckEngland55 years Nov 2002- Director
Mr Philip ChamberlainEngland71 years May 2010- Director
Mrs Jean ThomasEngland70 years Jul 2010- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

13.3m

+8%

operating profit

314.5k

+51%

gross margin

100%

0%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

2.6m

+0.09%

total assets

38.5m

+0.38%

cash

20.5m

+1.04%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

h.w. wood limited company details

company number

01565756

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

65202 - Non-life reinsurance

65120 - Non-life insurance

incorporation date

June 1981

age

44

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

H.W. INTERNATIONAL BV

accounts

Full Accounts

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

bearchoice limited (December 1981)

accountant

-

auditor

FORVIS MAZARS LLP

address

1 lloyd's avenue, london, EC3N 3DQ

Bank

COUTTS & CO

Legal Advisor

-

h.w. wood limited Charges & Mortgages

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We found 6 charges/mortgages relating to h.w. wood limited. Currently there are 1 open charges and 5 have been satisfied in the past.

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