WILLERBY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-79.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£30M
-40.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
857
-21.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£26M
-186.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WILLERBY LIMITED 2016-11-03 → present
- WILLERBY HOLIDAY HOMES LTD. 1996-09-30 → 2016-11-03
- WILLERBY CARAVAN CO.LIMITED 1944-05-13 → 1996-09-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-01 | 2021-10-02 | 2022-09-29 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-28 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £216,961,000 | £227,279,000 | £227,279,000 | £104,215,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £15,105,000 | £36,569,000 | £36,569,000 | -£18,923,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £13,374,000 | £30,441,000 | £30,441,000 | -£26,375,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £12,339,000 | £24,236,000 | £24,236,000 | -£21,089,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £37,623,000 | £12,697,000 | £12,697,000 | £2,645,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £49,966,000 | £52,759,000 | £52,759,000 | £31,805,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £49,464,000 | £51,240,000 | £51,240,000 | £30,273,000 | |
| Equity | £35,682,000 | £37,036,000 | £49,464,000 | £49,464,000 | £51,240,000 | £51,240,000 | £30,273,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 1,046 | 1,089 | 1,089 | 857 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £34,960,000 | £37,149,000 | £37,149,000 | £26,764,000 |
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 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-10-02 | 2022-09-29 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-28 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.0% | 16.1% | 16.1% | -18.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | -20.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 30.2% | 69.3% | 69.3% | -59.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 62.0% | 69.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.55x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 8.73x | 5.97x | 5.97x | -2.54x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have therefore prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. 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.”
Group structure
- WILLERBY LIMITED · parent
- Willerby Retirement Benefit Scheme Trustee Company Limited
Significant events
- “During 2024, the business incurred £5.5m of non-recurring costs in respect of reorganising its operations and additional staffing costs in response to the marked decline in market conditions. In addition, it incurred a further £0.6m of legal and professional fees in respect of a re-financing, with its existing bank, to put in place a £25m Asset Backed Lending facility. This went live in April 2024 and replaces the previous RCF and overdraft facilities. The costs incurred, which the Directors' believe cannot be allocated directly to the benefit of the investment, have been treated as non-recurring.”
- “The Group has 'mothballed' two of its five production facilities in response to the prevailing market conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCQUINN, Richard Patrick | Secretary | 2025-01-01 | — | — |
| BLACK, Darren James | Director | 2021-06-16 | Aug 1975 | British |
| BUDGE, Nicola Maria | Director | 2023-05-12 | May 1971 | British |
| EDET, Lindsay | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| MUNK, Peter | Director | 2016-12-01 | Jul 1963 | Danish |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Susan | Secretary | 2016-06-02 | 2024-12-31 |
| BURVILLE, Ian James | Secretary | — | 2004-07-01 |
| MURPHY, Bernard Malcolm | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2016-06-02 |
| ADAMS, Keith | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| ALLAN, Susan | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2024-12-31 |
| BATEMAN, Alan | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2019-03-31 |
| BEAL, Clifford Kenneth | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2020-07-15 |
| BETTAC, Alison Dawn | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2017-06-21 |
| BOLTON, Kirsten Mary | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2020-08-05 |
| BURVILLE, Ian James | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| CALDOW, David Thomas Cunningham | Director | — | 2004-03-10 |
| COOPER, Julian Edward Peregrine | Director | 2016-02-27 | 2017-06-14 |
| DALE, David Nicholas Ralph | Director | 1992-10-04 | 2001-10-10 |
| DOUGLAS, William Robin | Director | — | 2002-05-24 |
| HAGUE, Barry Martin | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2019-01-31 |
| HOLLAND, Keith Allan | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2024-03-31 |
| HUGHES, Alan | Director | 1992-10-04 | 2006-03-17 |
| HUTCHINSON, Soraya Amena | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2012-05-15 |
| JACKSON, Terence William | Director | 2002-10-28 | 2003-09-30 |
| JEFFREY, Colin Drew | Director | 2001-04-09 | 2015-12-31 |
| LARKIN, Dennis Malcolm | Director | — | 1997-04-25 |
| LIGHTBURN, Mathew Duncan | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2021-09-30 |
| LITTLE, David | Director | 1997-02-07 | 2013-02-27 |
| MEREDITH, James | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2014-07-21 |
| MURPHY, Bernard Malcolm | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2017-06-14 |
| NICHOLSON, Simon Paul | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2017-03-01 |
| RITCHIE, Francis William | Director | — | 2000-02-11 |
| SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Ian Paul | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2018-12-31 |
| TEMPEST, Simon Roy | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2022-10-21 |
| WAUDBY, Leonard Colin | Director | 1997-02-07 | 2003-10-02 |
| WHITE, Peter John | Director | 2006-01-09 | 2015-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burndene Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-28 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-54.1%
£227,279,000 £104,215,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-79.2%
£12,697,000 £2,645,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-40.9%
£51,240,000 £30,273,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-21.3%
1,089 857
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-151.7%
£36,569,000 -£18,923,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-186.6%
£30,441,000 -£26,375,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-28%
£37,149,000 £26,764,000
lowest in 4 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