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LONGWORTH LTD

#00336890 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1938-02-16 (88y 3m) · Last filing 2026-04-01 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46420 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Group accounts

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Next accounts due

2027-01-31 (in 8mo)

Last filed for 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-10 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-03-27

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£573K

+9.7% vs 2024

Net assets

£2M

+6.4% vs 2024

Employees

17

0% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£463K

-33.3% vs 2024

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. LONGWORTH LTD 1999-06-10 → present
  2. LONGWORTH, ENTWISTLE LIMITED 1938-02-16 → 1999-06-10

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30

Metric Trend 2024-04-302025-04-30
Turnover £4,686,047£5,198,636
Operating profit £694,745£463,291
Profit before tax £694,019£462,835
Net profit £629,142£383,071
Cash £521,892£572,500
Total assets less current liabilities £1,727,789£1,799,419
Net assets £1,465,226£1,558,295
Equity £1,465,226£1,558,295
Average employees 1717
Wages ——

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 2024-04-302025-04-30
Operating margin 14.8%8.9%
Net margin 13.4%7.4%
Return on capital employed 40.2%25.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 62.9%61.3%
Current ratio 0.79x0.84x
Interest cover 956.95x1015.99x

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 §1A
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Moss & Williamson Limited
Audit opinion
Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have assessed the appropriateness of the going concern concept in relation to the consolidated financial statements and consider that they should be prepared on a going concern basis. This conclusion has been reached based upon the regular review and discussion of detailed management information and an assessment that the Company and the Group both have access to sufficient funds to be able to meet financial liabilities and obligations as they fall due for at least twelve months from approving these financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. LONGWORTH LTD · parent
    1. M G Safety Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Industrial safety equipment

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
O'BRIEN, Vincent John Secretary 2011-05-01 — —
O BRIEN, Vincent John Director 2005-11-24 May 1962 British
RAE, Kevin Director 2003-05-30 Jan 1972 British
RAE, William Director 1993-09-09 Apr 1947 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOWN, Jennifer Hazel Secretary 1993-09-09 2011-04-30
HOWSAM, Robert William Secretary — 1993-09-09
BOWN, Jennifer Hazel Director 1993-09-09 2011-04-30
HOWSAM, Judith Anne Director — 1993-09-09
HOWSAM, Robert William Director — 2011-02-28

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr William Rae Individual Shares 50–75% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 121 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-01-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-04-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-02-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full
2024-05-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-02-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-03-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-03-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-03-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-03-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-02-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-05-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-04-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-03-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-02-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2019-03-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-02-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2018-03-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-02-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2017-03-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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