BARKER & STONEHOUSE LIMITED

Active
Company number 00937498Private limited companyIncorporated 1968

Key figures

£41,856,000+6.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+6.6%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† BARKER & STONEHOUSE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47599

Where the company stands among the 7,394 active companies whose first SIC code is 47599 (Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store).

Turnover£81,244,000
Higher than 90% · median £3,915,704 among 98 that publish turnover
Net assets£41,856,000
Higher than 99% · median £10,753
Total assets£70,991,000
Higher than 99% · median £78,942
Cash£4,435,000
Higher than 99% · median £32,685
Employees386
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age58.2 years
Older than 98% · median 6.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HOWDEN JOINERY LIMITED£546.2m
  2. DFS TRADING LIMITED£329.1m
  3. BARKER & STONEHOUSE LIMITED£41.9m
  4. FURNITURE VILLAGE LIMITED£39.5m
  5. GILLIES OF BROUGHTY FERRY LIMITED£24.3m
  6. PARLOUR PRODUCT TOPCO LIMITED£23.4m
  7. STOKERS LIMITED£22.7m
  8. SCOTSDALE NURSERY AND GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED£21.8m
  9. VALE FURNISHERS LTD£21.1m
  10. POOKY LIGHTING LIMITED£20.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 7,394. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BARKER & STONEHOUSE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BARKER & STONEHOUSE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00937498. It was incorporated on 20 Aug 1968. Its status is active. The registered office is in Stockton-on-tees (TS17). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (47599).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Mar 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £81,244,000. Net assets were £41,856,000, up 6.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,435,000. Total assets were £70,991,000 and total liabilities £21,227,000. The company had an average of 386 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 7,394 active companies whose first SIC code is 47599: By turnover it ranks higher than 90% of the 98 that publish turnover (median £3,915,704). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £10,753). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £78,942). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £32,685). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 98% of them (median age 6.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, glass, printed matter. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly furniture and lighting. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered. 11 of 30 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 12 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover—81,244,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,110,0004,435,000
Total assets72,510,00070,991,000
Total liabilities24,357,00021,227,000
Net assets / total equity39,276,00041,856,000
Average number of employees400386

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11% lower
Median bonus pay
women 0.7% higher
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter59% womenLower middle32% womenUpper middle46% womenUpper pay quarter40% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
no gap
women 11% lower
2023/24
women 8% lower
women 12% lower
2022/23
women 12% lower
women 19% lower
2021/22
women 17% lower
women 19% lower
2020/21
women 1% lower
women 15% lower
2018/19
women 4% lower
women 17% lower
2017/18
women 0.6% lower
women 15% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: furniture and lighting, glass, printed matter, carpets and other textile articles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: furniture and lighting.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £81.2m, net assets £41.9m, 386 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £39.3m, 400 employees
  3. Mr Richard Joseph Barker registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr James Thompson Barker registered as a person with significant control
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.