WERNICK BUILDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-6.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+10.4% vs 2023
Employees
141
+3.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-21.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WERNICK BUILDINGS LIMITED 2003-03-19 → present
- S.WERNICK & SONS LIMITED 1946-07-06 → 2003-03-19
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £59,316,000 | £46,934,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,877,000 | £2,268,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,877,000 | £2,268,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,309,000 | £1,678,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,090,000 | £1,024,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £18,312,000 | £20,211,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £18,246,000 | £20,145,000 | |
| Equity | £9,716,463 | £10,512,218 | £10,512,165 | £13,291,583 | £15,946,000 | £18,246,000 | £20,145,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 141 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,891,000 | £5,536,000 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.7% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 34.4% | 28.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.73x | 3.25x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAGGON, John Joseph | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | — | — |
| CARTER, Mark Andrew | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| JAGGON, John Joseph | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| WERNICK, Benjamin Boyd | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jul 1979 | British |
| WERNICK, David Mark | Director | — | Apr 1957 | British |
| WERNICK, Jonathan Samuel | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jan 1990 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Ronald Walter | Secretary | 2005-05-06 | 2005-05-16 |
| POTTER, Stephen George | Secretary | 1993-08-04 | 2014-12-31 |
| SIRETT, Andrew John | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WERNICK, David Mark | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1993-08-04 |
| CAVADASCA, John | Director | — | 1998-04-11 |
| DORAN, Simon Mark Francis | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| HUMPHREYS, Brian Maurice | Director | — | 1992-07-29 |
| HUNT, Raymond Francis | Director | — | 2001-01-19 |
| KING, Andrew Colin | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2025-12-31 |
| REFFELL, Simon | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2016-12-31 |
| REFFELL, Simon | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1999-10-15 |
| RICHARDS, Donald Bernard | Director | — | 1995-08-30 |
| SHAW, George Edward | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2011-12-31 |
| SHAW, George Edward | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1999-10-15 |
| SIRETT, Andrew John | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WERNICK, Joseph Abram | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| WERNICK, Julian Phillip | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| WERNICK, Lionel Rufus | Director | — | 2023-11-12 |
| WILKIE, Stuart | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Wernick & Sons (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-06 | Active |
| Mr David Mark Wernick | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-firm | 2018-03-27 | Ceased 2021-08-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-20.9%
£59,316,000 £46,934,000
-
Cash
-6.1%
£1,090,000 £1,024,000
-
Net assets
+10.4%
£18,246,000 £20,145,000
-
Employees
+3.7%
136 141
-
Operating profit
-21.2%
£2,877,000 £2,268,000
-
Profit before tax
-21.2%
£2,877,000 £2,268,000
-
Wages
+13.2%
£4,891,000 £5,536,000
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