WEST MIDLAND MERCHANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-14 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Cash
£2K
-92.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-4.4% vs 2024
Employees
30
+3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£69K
-418.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,556,694 | — | — | £11,046,728 | £14,345,446 | |
| Operating profit | — | £35,603 | — | — | £21,496 | -£70,178 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £35,810 | £288,793 | £49,378 | £21,498 | -£68,553 | |
| Net profit | — | £35,810 | £233,745 | £49,378 | £21,498 | -£68,553 | |
| Cash | — | £1,222,186 | £343,265 | £38,154 | £31,934 | £2,339 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,256,745 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,561,366 | £1,492,813 | |
| Equity | £1,220,935 | £1,256,745 | £1,490,490 | £1,539,868 | £1,561,366 | £1,492,813 | |
| Average employees | — | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
| Wages | — | £527,871 | £553,424 | £546,475 | £572,387 | £643,696 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.3% | — | — | 0.2% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.3% | — | — | 0.2% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.14x | 1.12x |
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
- bk plus Audit Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYLIE, Robert Alan | Secretary | 2011-07-06 | — | — |
| HIGGS, Alan Hugh | Director | — | Mar 1951 | British |
| HIGGS, Andrew Scott Douglas | Director | 2006-11-17 | Aug 1979 | British |
| HIGGS, Pamela Jane | Director | 2011-07-06 | Aug 1951 | British |
| HIGGS, Philip James | Director | 2011-07-06 | Jan 1983 | British |
| WYLIE, Robert | Director | 2014-08-05 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGS, Andrew Scott Douglas | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2011-07-06 |
| HIGGS, Pamela Jane | Secretary | — | 2005-07-31 |
| HIGGS, Pamela Jane | Director | — | 2011-07-07 |
| KNIGHT, William Alexander | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2006-11-15 |
| MCINALLY, Ian | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| VANDOME, Peter John | Director | 1994-09-01 | 2007-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T H Baker Global Incorporated Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-20 | Active |
| T H Baker Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2018-11-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+29.9%
£11,046,728 £14,345,446
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-92.7%
£31,934 £2,339
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-4.4%
£1,561,366 £1,492,813
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Employees
+3.4%
29 30
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Operating profit
-426.5%
£21,496 -£70,178
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-418.9%
£21,498 -£68,553
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+12.5%
£572,387 £643,696
highest in 5 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