WHS PLASTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15M
Equity attributable
Employees
510
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2M
Period ending 2024-12-31
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WHS PLASTICS LIMITED 2014-02-28 → present
- W.H.SMITH & SONS(TOOLS)LIMITED 1961-04-10 → 2014-02-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £45,266,000 | £73,182,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,954,000 | -£1,921,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,891,000 | -£1,824,000 | |
| Net profit | -£3,198,000 | -£1,888,000 | |
| Cash | £1,069,000 | £1,199,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,295,000 | £15,407,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,295,000 | £15,407,000 | |
| Equity | £17,295,000 | £15,407,000 | |
| Average employees | 540 | 510 | |
| Wages | £10,385,000 | £14,477,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.5% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | -7.1% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.1% | -12.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.85x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | -590.80x | -320.17x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2024, the company had net current assets of £8,065,000... These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In determining the going concern status of the company the directors have reviewed the company's current and forecast profitability... and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- WHS PLASTICS LIMITED · parent
- WHS Plastics Runcorn Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024 the company acquired the assets of JE engineering and transferred the employees of JE engineering to the company. JE engineering specialised in automation which is critical for the group, especially in light of the numerous new business won and being launched in the next few years. With this acquisition, the group makes an important step towards modern manufacturing technologies, digitalisation and AI.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DORÉ, Mathieu Andre Barthelemy | Director | 2024-09-06 | May 1975 | French |
| NICHOLSON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2020-03-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| SMITH, Bradley James | Director | 2012-10-24 | May 1985 | British |
| SMITH, Clinton Gary | Director | — | Nov 1953 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Alan Martin | Secretary | 1996-05-13 | 2005-12-22 |
| OCONNOR, Eamonn Gerard | Secretary | — | 1993-09-20 |
| RUSHTON, Peter Jonathan | Secretary | 2006-01-23 | 2021-02-26 |
| SMITH, Clinton Gary | Secretary | 1993-09-20 | 1996-05-13 |
| BANNISTER, Ian John | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2003-02-24 |
| BIGNELL, Ivan Francis | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2007-03-19 |
| JONES, Alan Martin | Director | 2000-11-30 | 2005-12-22 |
| KENDRICK, Andrew Mark | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2024-09-06 |
| MINES, Adrian Paul | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2019-12-31 |
| MORTON, Stephen Brian | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2020-12-31 |
| OCONNOR, Eamonn Gerard | Director | — | 1993-09-20 |
| POWELL, Victor Arthur | Director | — | 2006-02-08 |
| RUSHTON, Peter Jonathan | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2021-02-26 |
| SARSON, Colin David | Director | — | 2019-10-30 |
| SMITH, Frederick Henry | Director | — | 2025-01-13 |
| SMITH, Mavis Lilian | Director | — | 1999-08-10 |
| SURRIDGE, Laura | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2020-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.H. Smith & Sons Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-11 | Active |
| Mr Clinton Gary Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31