GEORGE WOOD & SONS (ENFIELD) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-13 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£138K
-6.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+7.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
66
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£329K
-24.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,811,879 | £8,832,698 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £519,444 | £439,296 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £874,356 | £433,578 | £328,725 | |
| Net profit | — | £665,954 | £328,633 | £245,605 | |
| Cash | £357,960 | £173,171 | £148,431 | £138,378 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,367,618 | £3,009,501 | £3,469,829 | £3,845,345 | |
| Net assets | £2,287,826 | £2,953,780 | £3,282,413 | £3,528,018 | |
| Equity | £2,287,826 | £2,953,780 | £3,282,413 | £3,528,018 | |
| Average employees | 66 | 68 | 67 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | £2,395,484 | £2,550,883 | £2,607,993 |
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 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.9% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.7% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 15.0% | 11.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.76x | 2.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 6.04x | 3.97x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “While the company continues to maintain a strong order book the current politico/economic outlook at both a domestic and international level saw the entire sector affected by delayed order conversion, tighter margins and higher interest costs, leading to lower profitability.”
- “On 1 September 2025 our auditors, Ensors Accountants LLP, merged with Azets Audit Services Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEALLING, Alan David | Director | 2022-01-06 | Mar 1958 | British |
| THOMPSON, Alastair John | Director | 2022-01-06 | May 1966 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILL, Nigel Vincent | Secretary | — | 2022-01-06 |
| CAINE, Victor John | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| GARDNER, Robert Scotia | Director | 1997-06-01 | 1997-10-17 |
| SILL, Bertha | Director | — | 2001-10-13 |
| SILL, Nigel Vincent | Director | — | 2022-01-06 |
| TRIGGS, Alan Leslie Kenneth | Director | 1997-08-01 | 1998-04-30 |
| WARD, Richard | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2022-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wood & Sons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-06 | Active |
| Nigel Vincent Sill | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-06 |
| George Wood & Sons Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | 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
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+0.2%
£8,811,879 £8,832,698
-
Cash
-6.8%
£148,431 £138,378
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.5%
£3,282,413 £3,528,018
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-1.5%
67 66
-
Operating profit
-15.4%
£519,444 £439,296
-
Profit before tax
-24.2%
£433,578 £328,725
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+2.2%
£2,550,883 £2,607,993
highest in 3 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