The Firmwatch take
Lbs Builders Merchants Limited (00254946) currently shows: No major warning signs in the latest extracted accounts, based on accounts to 31 December 2024; last refreshed 24 May 2026. No distress signals. Accounts cover the period ending 31 Dec 2024.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2024·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
18 March 1931
95 years on the register
Sector
Wood and wood products manufacturing
SIC 16230 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£31m
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Low insolvency risk
The latest public accounts do not show obvious balance-sheet stress. This does not rule out trading problems, but the filed numbers look comparatively steady.
Positive net assets
The latest extracted accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Wood, Paper and Print Manufacturing
How this company compares in 11,076 filers in this sector
Top 10% in sector — Lbs Builders Merchants Limited shows £31m in net assets. Sector median is £4k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£31m
Top 10% in sector · sector median £4k · 11,076 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£27m
Median £5k
Current ratio
4.2×
Median 1.2×
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- BG
BESSANT, Gavin George
director · since 2026
- BG
BESSANT, Gavin George
secretary · since 2026
Registered office
Address intelligence
2 other companies registered here.
Likely a privately owned office or residential address.
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