B.J.WATERS (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-24 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+17.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+10.8% vs 2024
Employees
141
+6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+57.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,594,931 | £20,323,610 | |
| Operating profit | £1,222,092 | £1,966,988 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,160,134 | £1,828,669 | |
| Net profit | £867,887 | £1,367,554 | |
| Cash | £2,101,198 | £2,465,210 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,913,564 | £15,108,624 | |
| Net assets | £9,896,353 | £10,964,907 | |
| Equity | £9,896,353 | £10,964,907 | |
| Average employees | 133 | 141 | |
| Wages | £4,718,446 | £5,215,034 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 9.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.5% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.3% | 41.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.02x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | 9.70x | 10.45x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Mabe Allen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the above risks and uncertainties, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparation the financial statements.”
Group structure
- B.J.WATERS (TRANSPORT) LIMITED · parent
- Geo Siddall (Transport) Limited 99.99%
Significant events
- “Turnover for the year increased by 9.3% from £18.6m to £20.3m.”
- “£3.90m has been reinvested in fixed assets during the year, of which £3.30m was financed using hire purchase and bank loans with the remaining being financed by cashflow.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHOUSE, Christopher Douglas | Secretary | 2019-09-24 | — | — |
| WATERS, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2004-04-30 | Feb 1975 | British |
| WATERS, James Alec Arthur | Director | 2004-04-30 | Jul 1977 | British |
| WATERS, John George | Director | 2004-04-30 | Jan 1972 | British |
| WATERS, Richard Edward | Director | 2004-04-30 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, David Jack | Secretary | — | 2019-09-24 |
| WATERS, Martin Paul, Executors Of Mr | Director | — | 2021-12-05 |
| WATERS, Nicholas George | Director | — | 2005-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Clare Elizabeth Waters | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-23 | Active |
| Mr James Alec Arthur Waters | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-23 | Active |
| Executors Of Mr Martin Paul Waters | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-23 |
| Mr John George Waters | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Edward Waters | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+9.3%
£18,594,931 £20,323,610
-
Cash
+17.3%
£2,101,198 £2,465,210
-
Net assets
+10.8%
£9,896,353 £10,964,907
-
Employees
+6%
133 141
-
Operating profit
+61%
£1,222,092 £1,966,988
-
Profit before tax
+57.6%
£1,160,134 £1,828,669
-
Wages
+10.5%
£4,718,446 £5,215,034
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