WS AUDIOLOGY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-15 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£311K
+561.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
+223.9% vs 2023
Employees
73
+43.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£19M
+2,572.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- WS AUDIOLOGY LIMITED 2022-09-29 → present
- SIVANTOS LIMITED 2015-03-20 → 2022-09-29
- SIEMENS HEARING INSTRUMENTS LTD 2003-12-17 → 2015-03-20
- A & M HEARING LIMITED 1988-04-11 → 2003-12-17
- A. & M. HEARING AIDS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1988-04-11
- A.&M.HEARING AIDS LIMITED 1925-01-12 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £41,335,000 | £47,077,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £868,000 | £1,989,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £708,000 | £18,920,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £387,000 | £18,370,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £47,000 | £311,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £9,881,000 | £27,855,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £8,228,000 | £26,652,000 | |
| Equity | £9,793,000 | £11,290,000 | £4,872,000 | £5,841,000 | £8,228,000 | £26,652,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 51 | 73 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,281,000 | £3,462,000 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 39.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 8.8% | 7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 36.5% | 34.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.71x | 3.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 4.85x | 2.43x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the company's forecasts, the directors consider that the company will trade profitably and generate a positive cash flow from operations over the next 12 months. Additionally, the company's immediate parent company operates a cash pooling facility whereby cash balances generated by entities are consolidated and group companies can draw down on these facilities if required.”
Group structure
- WS AUDIOLOGY LIMITED · parent
- Sivantos (Suzhou) Co. Limited 100%
- Sound Advice Hearing Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Horncastle Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Kings Lynn Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Norwich Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Peterborough Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Lincoln Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Nottingham Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Southport Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Winchester Limited 49%
- Sound Advice Hearing Hull Limited 49%
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2024, the trade and assets of Widex UK Limited, a subsidiary of Sivantos GmbH, were hived across to the company. This was carried out in order to streamline the UK business of the ultimate controlling party. A merger reserve has been created as a result of the business combination, being the difference between consideration, £8,283,288 and net assets transferred from Widex UK Limited, £8,337,737.”
- “After the year end the company was made aware that a customer entered intro a restructuring plan, resulting in all year end receivables with this customer being deemed irrecoverable. The balance of trade receivables written off at year end amounted to £1,833,072 in relation to this customer.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STORES, Philip | Director | 2019-04-04 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROOKS, Michael John | Secretary | 1996-05-31 | 1999-07-26 |
| DENMAN, Jonathan Paul | Secretary | 2001-07-13 | 2003-12-19 |
| GANDY, Graham | Secretary | 2017-06-26 | 2018-04-05 |
| HAYNES, Brian John | Secretary | — | 1996-05-31 |
| NECCHI, Peter | Secretary | 1999-07-26 | 2001-03-01 |
| SMITH, David James | Secretary | 2004-02-01 | 2017-06-26 |
| ANDREWS, Trevor | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2017-06-26 |
| BOOTH, Julie Tina | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-03-14 |
| CHAPERO RUEDA, Valentin | Director | 1996-07-11 | 2000-01-01 |
| DOMBROWE, Heinz Otto Guenter | Director | 2004-06-02 | 2012-03-31 |
| ENZ, Martin | Director | 1997-11-28 | 1999-11-26 |
| FRIEDRICH, Reimar | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2006-05-01 |
| FRIEDRICH, Reimar Roland Tassilo | Director | 1993-10-21 | 1998-07-10 |
| GREENER, Desmond Walter Kingsley | Director | — | 1998-07-15 |
| KAUL, Karlheinz | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2007-12-01 |
| KELLER, Hans | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| KNAPP, Franz | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| LOESLEIN, Klaus Harry | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| MARTIN, Raimund Georg | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2007-07-01 |
| MEHL, Hans | Director | 1997-11-28 | 2000-08-01 |
| PRIGGE, Ditmar, Dr | Director | 1993-10-21 | 1996-07-11 |
| RADKE, Roger, Dr | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2013-09-01 |
| RADKE, Roger, Dr | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2004-09-13 |
| RUMMEL, Christian Bodo | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-04-27 |
| SCHALLER, Stefan, Dr | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2010-04-22 |
| SMITH, David James | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2019-04-04 |
| STADELMANN, Hans Peter | Director | 1995-06-30 | 1998-07-10 |
| WEISS, Heinz Ludwig | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1997-03-31 |
| WRIGHT, Delain | Director | 1997-03-31 | 2003-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-29 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-07-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-29 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+13.9%
£41,335,000 £47,077,000
-
Cash
+561.7%
£47,000 £311,000
-
Net assets
+223.9%
£8,228,000 £26,652,000
-
Employees
+43.1%
51 73
-
Operating profit
+129.1%
£868,000 £1,989,000
-
Profit before tax
+2,572.3%
£708,000 £18,920,000
-
Wages
+51.8%
£2,281,000 £3,462,000
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