G.R.WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-03 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
-25.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£69M
+9.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
148
+3,600% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,038,342 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £6,880,359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £6,891,432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £5,881,605 | — | £6,077,016 | — | £2,962,294 | — | £363,831 | — | £8,653,860 | £7,011,310 | |
| Cash | £4,654,558 | — | £5,485,914 | — | £5,210,767 | — | £4,235,503 | — | £11,406,939 | £8,505,690 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £54,101,585 | — | £66,088,034 | — | £70,105,830 | — | £69,607,885 | — | £75,596,420 | £74,787,032 | |
| Net assets | £44,879,555 | — | £50,713,571 | — | £53,903,415 | — | £54,796,746 | — | £63,242,356 | £69,329,916 | |
| Equity | £44,879,555 | £44,879,555 | £50,713,571 | £50,713,571 | £53,903,415 | £53,903,415 | £54,796,746 | £54,796,746 | £63,242,356 | £69,329,916 | |
| Average employees | 109 | — | 113 | — | 122 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 148 | |
| Wages | £3,859,312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 264.63x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAYE, Lorraine Joanne | Secretary | 2014-06-26 | — | — |
| KAYE, Lorraine Joanne | Director | 2014-06-26 | May 1965 | British |
| ROBINSON, Mark Patrick | Director | 2022-01-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| WOODGATE, Julian Alastair | Director | 2008-01-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| WRIGHT, David Andrew | Director | — | Sep 1962 | British |
| WRIGHT, James | Director | 2017-11-01 | Dec 1989 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Lesley Joy | Secretary | — | 2014-06-26 |
| APPLEBY, Geoffrey William | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| CAVE, Alan | Director | 1993-04-05 | 2022-04-28 |
| CLACK, Simon Robert | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2022-01-27 |
| EMERTON, Brian John | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| MORRIS, Lesley Joy | Director | — | 2016-06-02 |
| WRIGHT, Kenneth Reynolds | Director | — | 1995-01-04 |
| WRIGHT, Margaret Mary | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| WYLE, Christopher John | Director | 1993-04-05 | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George William Wright | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-08-11 | Active |
| Mr James Arthur Wright | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-08-11 | Active |
| Mr David Andrew Wright | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-08-11 | Active |
| Mrs Daisy Elizabeth Olley | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-08-11 | Active |
| Mr David Andrew Wright | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-25.4%
£11,406,939 £8,505,690
-
Net assets
+9.6%
£63,242,356 £69,329,916
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+3,600%
4 148
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers