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lightwood plc Company Information

Company Number

03176771

Next Accounts

Mar 2026

Directors

Alan Francis

Terry Harris

Shareholders

mr alan john francis

mr terry john harris

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Industry

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered Address

the canfield logistics hub, high cross lane east, little canfield, essex, CM6 1TH

Website

www.lightwoodlogistics.co.uk

lightwood plc Estimated Valuation

£3.5m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LIGHTWOOD PLC at £3.5m based on a Turnover of £4.5m and 0.78x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Lightwood Plc is a live company located in little canfield, CM6 1TH with a Companies House number of 03176771. It operates in the other business support service activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 82990. Founded in March 1996, it's largest shareholder is mr alan john francis with a 50% stake. Lightwood Plc is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.5m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Lightwood Plc a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

4 Strong

6 Regular

2 Weak

Size

annual sales of £4.5m, make it in line with the average company (£4.5m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 5%, show it is growing at a slower rate (9.4%)

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Lightwood Plc's latest turnover from September 2024 is £4.5 million and the company has net assets of £589.5 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Lightwood Plc has 25 employees and maintains cash reserves of £372.2 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Sep 2024	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Turnover	4,476,702	4,921,993	4,528,086	3,832,787	3,813,188	3,561,275	3,090,629	2,541,060	2,290,357	2,155,006	1,956,310	1,741,832	1,678,260	1,571,916	1,000,102	1,013,752
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	1,830,377	1,935,725	2,072,826	1,677,205	1,778,935	1,776,844	1,642,623	1,271,295	934,682	1,068,016	1,094,735	1,025,755	947,980	849,156	335,845	310,058
Gross Profit	2,646,325	2,986,268	2,455,260	2,155,582	2,034,253	1,784,431	1,448,006	1,269,765	1,355,675	1,086,990	861,575	716,077	730,280	722,760	664,257	703,694
Admin Expenses	2,438,323	2,707,987	2,177,436	1,989,915	1,877,486	1,670,854	1,364,238	1,214,420	1,195,536	1,012,434	837,332	699,903	709,664	702,579	654,275	693,137
Operating Profit	208,002	278,281	277,824	165,667	156,767	113,577	83,768	55,345	160,139	74,556	24,243	16,174	20,616	20,181	9,982	10,557
Interest Payable						306	1,012	2,538	2,855	1,014	1,088	1,403	1,403	2,296	2,777	3,755
Interest Receivable	11,779	7,959									427	438	205	163	165	1,113
Pre-Tax Profit	219,781	286,240	277,824	165,667	156,767	113,271	82,756	52,807	157,284	73,542	23,582	15,209	19,418	18,048	7,370	7,915
Tax	-70,157	-79,450	-61,190	-40,401	-35,087	-31,319	-24,147	-18,600	-37,586	-21,444	-11,857	-8,555	-9,167	-5,454	-6,777	-7,038
Profit After Tax	149,624	206,790	216,634	125,266	121,680	81,952	58,609	34,207	119,698	52,098	11,725	6,654	10,251	12,594	593	877
Dividends Paid	200,000	200,000	130,000	90,000	42,000	42,000	20,000	30,000
Retained Profit	-50,376	6,790	86,634	35,266	79,680	39,952	38,609	4,207	119,698	52,098	11,725	6,654	10,251	12,594	593	877
Employee Costs	945,740	864,092	767,397	646,757	620,165	569,213	506,285	430,182	473,453	391,181	315,718	312,387	292,215	258,986	226,815	218,181
Number Of Employees	25	25	23	21	20	21	19	17	18	15	12	13	12	11	10	10
EBITDA*	237,298	300,022	303,877	194,476	185,728	151,452	121,814	94,445	198,334	106,523	38,712	26,358	31,625	35,550	21,497	24,054

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Sep 2024	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Tangible Assets	124,174	38,822	21,267	40,496	48,800	45,253	29,826	67,872	100,086	76,616	28,497	19,495	26,418	36,912	7,812	14,408
Intangible Assets
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	124,174	38,822	21,267	40,496	48,800	45,253	29,826	67,872	100,086	76,616	28,497	19,495	26,418	36,912	7,812	14,408
Stock & work in progress	5,554	6,613	6,167	5,862	5,927	9,388	13,111	10,558	5,671	6,822	6,786	5,542	5,542	5,075	9,088	7,482
Trade Debtors	790,711	824,418	814,347	612,218	593,074	492,314	533,188	435,740	426,925	397,658	386,463	339,191	293,111	292,344	186,748	145,509
Group Debtors															10,000	10,000
Misc Debtors	238,982	102,005	62,478	124,870	131,941	132,420	127,956	95,192	92,062	97,960	62,033	36,542	44,365	11,741	29,787	35,003
Cash	372,224	965,916	790,942	1,013,589	496,538	490,106	391,661	256,428	227,964	117,608	142,900	137,739	157,161	189,396	113,682	117,877
misc current assets
total current assets	1,407,471	1,898,952	1,673,934	1,756,539	1,227,480	1,124,228	1,065,916	797,918	752,622	620,048	598,182	519,014	500,179	498,556	349,305	315,871
total assets	1,531,645	1,937,774	1,695,201	1,797,035	1,276,280	1,169,481	1,095,742	865,790	852,708	696,664	626,679	538,509	526,597	535,468	357,117	330,279
Bank overdraft
Bank loan				400,000
Trade Creditors	493,748	461,174	504,020	374,724	359,318	434,804	425,855	324,385	268,304	277,333	276,428	252,902	189,332	165,514	119,662	95,574
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments							1,956	7,594	9,549	9,942	4,331	7,264	12,452	12,452	3,142	10,364
other current liabilities	436,538	827,014	554,050	468,161	396,558	294,639	270,864	166,203	178,510	144,812	156,022	110,943	155,796	184,438	98,591	86,070
total current liabilities	930,286	1,288,188	1,058,070	1,242,885	755,876	729,443	698,675	498,182	456,363	432,087	436,781	371,109	357,580	362,404	221,395	192,008
loans
hp & lease commitments								1,956	28,534	21,366	8,662		7,264	19,715		3,142
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	11,855	9,706	4,041	7,694	9,214	8,528	5,509	12,703	19,069	14,167	4,290	2,179	3,186	5,033
total long term liabilities	11,855	9,706	4,041	7,694	9,214	8,528	5,509	14,659	47,603	35,533	12,952	2,179	10,450	24,748		3,142
total liabilities	942,141	1,297,894	1,062,111	1,250,579	765,090	737,971	704,184	512,841	503,966	467,620	449,733	373,288	368,030	387,152	221,395	195,150
net assets	589,504	639,880	633,090	546,456	511,190	431,510	391,558	352,949	348,742	229,044	176,946	165,221	158,567	148,316	135,722	135,129
total shareholders funds	589,504	639,880	633,090	546,456	511,190	431,510	391,558	352,949	348,742	229,044	176,946	165,221	158,567	148,316	135,722	135,129

	Sep 2024	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	208,002	278,281	277,824	165,667	156,767	113,577	83,768	55,345	160,139	74,556	24,243	16,174	20,616	20,181	9,982	10,557
Depreciation	29,296	21,741	26,053	28,809	28,961	37,875	38,046	39,100	38,195	31,967	14,469	10,184	11,009	15,369	11,515	13,497
Amortisation
Tax	-70,157	-79,450	-61,190	-40,401	-35,087	-31,319	-24,147	-18,600	-37,586	-21,444	-11,857	-8,555	-9,167	-5,454	-6,777	-7,038
Stock	-1,059	446	305	-65	-3,461	-3,723	2,553	4,887	-1,151	36	1,244		467	-4,013	1,606	7,482
Debtors	103,270	49,598	139,737	12,073	100,281	-36,410	130,212	11,945	23,369	47,122	72,763	38,257	33,391	77,550	36,023	190,512
Creditors	32,574	-42,846	129,296	15,406	-75,486	8,949	101,470	56,081	-9,029	905	23,526	63,570	23,818	45,852	24,088	95,574
Accruals and Deferred Income	-390,476	272,964	85,889	71,603	101,919	23,775	104,661	-12,307	33,698	-11,210	45,079	-44,853	-28,642	85,847	12,521	86,070
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	2,149	5,665	-3,653	-1,520	686	3,019	-7,194	-6,366	4,902	9,877	2,111	-1,007	-1,847	5,033
Cash flow from operations	-290,823	406,311	314,177	227,556	80,940	196,009	163,839	96,421	168,101	37,493	23,564	-2,744	-18,071	93,291	13,700	666
Investing Activities
capital expenditure					-32,508	-53,302		-3,386	-61,665	-80,086	-23,471	-3,261	-515	-35,370	-4,919	-1,275
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments					-32,508	-53,302		-3,386	-61,665	-80,086	-23,471	-3,261	-515	-35,370	-4,919	-1,275
Financing Activities
Bank loans			-400,000	400,000
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments						-1,956	-7,594	-28,533	6,775	18,315	5,729	-12,452	-12,451	29,025	-10,364	13,506
other long term liabilities
share issue																134,252
interest	11,779	7,959				-306	-1,012	-2,538	-2,855	-1,014	-661	-965	-1,198	-2,133	-2,612	-2,642
cash flow from financing	11,779	7,959	-400,000	400,000		-2,262	-8,606	-31,071	3,920	17,301	5,068	-13,417	-13,649	26,892	-12,976	145,116
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-593,692	174,974	-222,647	517,051	6,432	98,445	135,233	28,464	110,356	-25,292	5,161	-19,422	-32,235	75,714	-4,195	117,877
overdraft
change in cash	-593,692	174,974	-222,647	517,051	6,432	98,445	135,233	28,464	110,356	-25,292	5,161	-19,422	-32,235	75,714	-4,195	117,877

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Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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LIGHTWOOD PLC group structure

Lightwood Plc has 2 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

LIGHTWOOD PLC

03176771

2 subsidiaries

LIGHTWOOD LOGISTICS LTD

03571324

LIGHTWOOD WAREHOUSING LIMITED

04285622

LIGHTWOOD PLC Shareholders

mr alan john francis	50%
mr terry john harris	33.33%
acebeam developments ltd	16.67%

Lightwood Plc currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Alan Francis (Aug 1997) and Mr Terry Harris (Apr 1999).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Alan Francis		64 years	Aug 1997	-	Director
Mr Terry Harris		77 years	Apr 1999	-	Director

P&L

September 2024

turnover

4.5m

-9%

operating profit

208k

-25%

gross margin

59.2%

-2.57%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

September 2024

net assets

589.5k

-0.08%

total assets

1.5m

-0.21%

cash

372.2k

-0.61%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

03176771

Type

Public limited with Share Capital

industry

82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.

incorporation date

March 1996

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

the canfield logistics hub, high cross lane east, little canfield, essex, CM6 1TH

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