WILKINSON SWORD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-14 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
+54.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£59M
+15.3% vs 2023
Employees
128
+4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
+170.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £132,459,000 | £146,772,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£9,882,000 | £7,329,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,322,000 | £7,290,000 | |
| Net profit | -£10,309,000 | £7,320,000 | |
| Cash | £12,831,000 | £19,860,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,352,000 | £59,197,000 | |
| Net assets | £51,352,000 | £59,197,000 | |
| Equity | £51,352,000 | £59,197,000 | |
| Average employees | 123 | 128 | |
| Wages | £8,883,000 | £11,059,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.5% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | -7.8% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -19.2% | 12.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | -27.15x | 60.07x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILKINSON SWORD LIMITED · parent
- Edgewell Personal Care UK Limited 100%
- Personna International CZ S.R.O 100%
- Mintology Limited 15.7%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANGLEY, Latanya | Director | 2022-03-14 | Jul 1975 | American |
| WEISSMAN, Francesca De Franco | Director | 2025-10-02 | Nov 1974 | American |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Mark Anthony | Secretary | 2003-03-28 | 2005-01-31 |
| JACKMAN, Sally Margaret | Secretary | — | 1993-07-16 |
| PARMAR, Pradeep | Secretary | 2005-01-31 | 2015-05-29 |
| SUMNER, Matthew James | Secretary | 2000-10-31 | 2003-03-28 |
| SYKES, Keith Anthony Mallalieu | Secretary | 1993-07-16 | 1996-03-11 |
| WALLCRAFT, Susan Jean | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| WILLIS, David Michael | Secretary | 1996-03-11 | 1998-12-01 |
| AUDLEY, Tony George Robert | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-03-28 |
| BAHT, Rashpal | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2015-06-29 |
| BAINBRIDGE, David Ralph | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2004-07-30 |
| BRENNAN, Mark Anthony | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2015-06-29 |
| COSGROVE, William James | Director | 1992-10-19 | 2000-07-31 |
| CUMMINGS, Michael Joseph | Director | 1995-11-06 | 2007-07-27 |
| FLETCHER, Karolyn | Director | 2000-10-11 | 2002-06-25 |
| GANE, Richard Hugh | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2003-03-28 |
| GRIFFIN, Steven Russell | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2001-06-06 |
| GRUBER, Kurt | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| HATFIELD, David Paul | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2019-03-01 |
| HILL, John Norman | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-12-20 |
| HOADE, Carol Anne | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2003-10-23 |
| HOWE, Timothy Vincent | Director | 2000-02-07 | 2000-08-04 |
| HUTCHINSON, Colin Anthony | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2015-06-29 |
| HUTCHISON, Colin Anthony | Director | 2018-03-23 | 2019-04-01 |
| IASENZA, Marisa Brenda | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| LITTLE, Rod Ryan | Director | 2018-03-23 | 2019-04-01 |
| MELLINO, Salvador Antonio | Director | 1994-09-30 | 2000-12-31 |
| MILBOURNE, Colin Raymond | Director | 1991-12-18 | 1992-11-20 |
| RYAN, Andrea | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1994-10-12 |
| SHANBHAG, Manish Ramdas | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2018-03-09 |
| SHELDON, Sandra Jean | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2017-12-12 |
| SULLIVAN, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2023-12-20 | 2025-10-01 |
| UTIKAL, Gerald | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| VOSPER, Allan Leonard | Director | — | 1998-01-26 |
| WOOLER, Derek Allan | Director | 1992-04-08 | 1995-11-06 |
| YATES, Anthony William | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1994-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-11-29 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+10.8%
£132,459,000 £146,772,000
-
Cash
+54.8%
£12,831,000 £19,860,000
-
Net assets
+15.3%
£51,352,000 £59,197,000
-
Employees
+4.1%
123 128
-
Operating profit
+174.2%
-£9,882,000 £7,329,000
-
Profit before tax
+170.6%
-£10,322,000 £7,290,000
-
Wages
+24.5%
£8,883,000 £11,059,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers