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Woodmansterne publications ltd
Registration Number
00927578Incorporation Date
20/02/1968Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
The Old Rectory Manor, Rectory Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire. NN7 1EW
Website
www.woodmansterne.co.ukAudit Fees
£20,000Secretary
Ms Annabella Woodmansterne
Directors
Active
Mr Benjamin Seth Woodmansterne (38 yrs)
Active
Mr Paul Aubrey Woodmansterne (65 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-24 | 30-Mar-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 16518 | 21765 | 23939 | 25152 | 25407 |
| Directors Fees | 465 | 308 | 225 | 241 | 241 |
| Gross Profits | 9468 | 12667 | 13035 | 13275 | 13410 |
| Value Added | 7155 | 8023 | 8289 | 8726 | 8253 |
| Trading Profit | 2076 | 1704 | 1607 | 1884 | 1970 |
| Depreciation | 228 | 301 | 583 | 409 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 1 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 36 | 117 | 175 | 180 | 162 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 1813 | 1287 | 856 | 1319 | 1440 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 1487 | 771 | 522 | 845 | 791 |
| Fixed Assets | 2766 | 3891 | 3658 | 3686 | 3502 |
| Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 1377 | 2506 | 3001 | 2936 | 2471 |
| Debtors | 4344 | 4883 | 4660 | 5365 | 4606 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 7393 | 4399 | 2970 | 3259 | 3825 |
| Total Current Assets | 13114 | 11788 | 10631 | 11560 | 10902 |
| Creditors | 2085 | 2720 | 2498 | 2705 | 3142 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 894 | 1267 | 574 | 222 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 2515 | 2601 | 3127 | 3452 | 3452 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 5494 | 6588 | 6199 | 6379 | 6594 |
| Net Current Assets | 7620 | 5200 | 4432 | 5181 | 4308 |
| Shareholders Funds | 4657 | 5428 | 5950 | 6795 | 7586 |
| Total Loan Capital | 5667 | 3398 | 1922 | 1848 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 61 | 263 | 218 | 224 | 224 |
| Total Capital Employed | 10385 | 9089 | 8090 | 8867 | 7810 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 10.98 | 5.91 | 3.58 | 5.24 | 5.67 |
| Sales Growth % | 22 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 235 | -29 | -33 | 54 | 9.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 96 | 82 | 71 | 78 | 65.9959844147583 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 46 | 45 | 38 | 39 | 45.0188056615776 |
| Stock Turnover | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10.2801089918256 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 146 | 161 | 152 | 162 | 178.498064516129 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 63 | 59 | 53 | 56 | 57.9820817374339 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 45 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 44.141935483871 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 5079 | 6319 | 6682 | 6842 | 6283.03404486406 |
| Employees | 113 | 135 | 157 | 155 | 142.337076432904 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, in line with the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 5.1% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 2.6%.
- Gross Profit Margin is 52.8% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 33.8%.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 5.2% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.4%.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 3.6% to 5.2% in the latest year.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is the only Best Trading Partner in this industry (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 5 in terms of Value Added.
- The company is among the Top 60 companies listed under the Gross Profits category (see section 3.1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
- The company is among the Top 7 in terms of Pretax Profit Return on Owners Funds.
- The company is among the Top 83 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £25.2m sales and made £1.3m, by following the proposal plan, sales would be level but profits would rise to £1.4m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £25.2m TO SALES
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-22 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-24 | 30-Mar-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 16518 | 21765 | 23939 | 25152 | 25407 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 1813 | 1287 | 856 | 1319 | 1440 |
| Total Value (£000) | 20052 | 19835 | 17564 | 20567 | 19794 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 8487 | 11280 | 11319 | 11987 | 10579 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 11565 | 8555 | 6245 | 8580 | 9215 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -3829 | -5850 | -5369 | -5192 | -2993 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 16223 | 13985 | 12195 | 15375 | 16801 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
MR PAUL AUBREY WOODMANSTERNE (65.0%)
THE FIRST WOODMANSTERNE DISCRETIONARY SETTLEMENT 2021 (15.0%)
MR BENJAMIN SETH WOODMANSTERNE (10.0%)
MRS ANNABELLA WOODMANSTERNE (5.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
None
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 57 years.
1 director is over 60 years of age.
1 director is under 40 years of age.
The total value of the company is currently £20.6m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 10% return on total assets.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 24%.
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