WILLMOTT DIXON HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-23 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-09
Watchouts
Cash
£121M
+5.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£174M
+9.6% vs 2023
Employees
1,921
-3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£47M
+426% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- WILLMOTT DIXON HOLDINGS LIMITED 2009-04-29 → present
- WILLMOTT DIXON LIMITED 1990-09-01 → 2009-04-29
- WILLMOTT DIXON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1987-05-01 → 1990-09-01
- JOHN WILLMOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED 1924-05-19 → 1987-05-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,172,089,000 | £1,156,475,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£16,733,000 | £43,270,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£14,355,000 | £46,796,000 | |
| Net profit | -£11,475,000 | £35,292,000 | |
| Cash | £115,081,000 | £121,449,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £226,117,000 | £230,220,000 | |
| Net assets | £158,810,000 | £174,102,000 | |
| Equity | £158,810,000 | £174,102,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,998 | 1,921 | |
| Wages | £137,757,000 | £135,131,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.4% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | -1.0% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.4% | 18.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.5% | 66.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | -39.10x | 101.10x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group’s and the parent Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WILLMOTT DIXON HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limited 100%
- Willmott Dixon Interiors Limited 100%
- Willmott Dixon Limited 100%
- Collida Limited 100%
- Inspace Corporate Assets Limited 100%
- E Turner & Sons Limited 100%
- Willmott Dixon Re-Thinking Limited 100%
- J Wimpenny & Co. Limited 100%
- Park House Investments Limited 100%
- Laurus Partnership Homes LLP 50%
Significant events
- “Whilst 2024 was a year of stabilisation and recovery across our business and our markets, it does feel, at both national and international level, that global politics and security may determine future prospects for everyone in a manner that has lain dormant for two generations.”
- “2024 saw a welcome return to profit and our order book standing at over £2.5bn, we retain a strong sense of cautiousness in our optimism as we watch the consequences unfold of the tariffs introduced by the US.”
- “2024 saw a record £1.3 billion of new contract awards, providing a current order book of over £2.5 billion.”
- “record levels of industry insolvencies, including that of ISG and Osborne in 2024, putting the financial health of contractors under ever greater scrutiny.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAVEN, Hugh Edward Earle | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| BARRETT, Julia Bernadette | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| BRUNDELL, Stewart David | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| DUNDAS, Graham Mark | Director | 2018-10-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
| FORSDYKE, Roger Mark | Director | 2024-01-01 | Nov 1962 | British |
| HIRIGOYEN, Julie Celine | Director | 2022-09-01 | May 1973 | British |
| MACKENZIE, James Murdo Roderick | Director | 2024-03-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
| RAVEN, Hugh Edward Earle | Director | 2021-09-06 | Nov 1971 | British |
| STACEY, Juliette Natasha | Director | 2023-01-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| TREDGET, Christopher John | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WILLMOTT, Richard John | Director | 1994-05-01 | May 1963 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLISS, John William | Secretary | — | 1999-06-01 |
| EYRE, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2008-05-23 | 2013-08-20 |
| HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel | Secretary | 2012-03-01 | 2016-03-14 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 1999-09-13 | 2026-01-01 |
| WOOLFE, Ian Roger | Secretary | 1999-06-01 | 1999-09-13 |
| BAYLISS, John William | Director | — | 1999-06-01 |
| CANNEY, Duncan Inglis | Director | 2008-05-23 | 2009-04-01 |
| DIXON, Ian Leonard, Sir | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| DIXON, Steven Ian Graham | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2008-05-23 |
| DURKIN, Christopher Simon | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| ENTICKNAP, Colin | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| ENTICKNAP, Colin | Director | — | 2008-05-23 |
| FRANKIEWICZ, John | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| FRANKIEWICZ, John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| HART, Michael Leonard | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-12-18 |
| HILL, Andrew Richard | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1999-04-12 |
| LARKIN, Kieran Thomas | Director | — | 1999-04-12 |
| LATHAM, Michael Anthony, Sir | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Director | 2018-07-30 | 2026-01-01 |
| PORRITT, Jonathon Espie | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
| PORRITT, Jonathon Espie | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| SHERIDAN, Christopher Julian | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2023-05-26 |
| SHERIDAN, Christopher Julian | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| SHERIDAN, Christopher Julian | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| SMITH, Paul Raymond | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| TELFER, Andrew James William | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| WATERMAN, John Frederick | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2025-07-18 |
| WILLMOTT, Peter William | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwicke Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-26 |
| Walsworth Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 265 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
-1.3%
£1,172,089,000 £1,156,475,000
-
Cash
+5.5%
£115,081,000 £121,449,000
-
Net assets
+9.6%
£158,810,000 £174,102,000
-
Employees
-3.9%
1,998 1,921
-
Operating profit
+358.6%
-£16,733,000 £43,270,000
-
Profit before tax
+426%
-£14,355,000 £46,796,000
-
Wages
-1.9%
£137,757,000 £135,131,000
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