W.E.BLACK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£31M
-18.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£252M
+4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
18
-10% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Cash
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £8,822,386 | — | — | £11,566,883 | |
| Cash | — | £87,579,849 | £105,610,479 | — | £38,315,840 | £31,277,098 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £235,157,523 | £241,345,654 | — | £242,669,536 | £252,345,159 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £221,219,201 | £235,157,523 | £241,345,654 | £243,525,165 | £242,669,536 | £252,345,159 | |
| Average employees | — | 19 | 18 | — | 20 | 18 | |
| 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
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG, Judith | Secretary | 2018-01-15 | — | — |
| GADSDEN, Eric John Spencer | Director | — | Dec 1944 | British |
| GADSDEN, Sarah Louise | Director | 2018-01-15 | May 1985 | British |
| LONG, Judith Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-15 | Nov 1955 | English |
| LYON, James Ian | Director | 2018-01-15 | Apr 1963 | British |
| STANTON, Andrew Barry | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GADSDEN, Carys | Secretary | 1992-10-21 | 2018-01-15 |
| WOOD, C Anthony | Secretary | — | 1992-10-21 |
| GADSDEN, Carys | Director | — | 2018-01-15 |
| WOOD, C Anthony | Director | — | 1992-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eric John Spencer Gadsden | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-11-29 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-18.4%
£38,315,840 £31,277,098
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-10%
20 18
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