W.WING YIP PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-12 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-26.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£19M
+1.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
143
+5.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-55% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £87,282,000 | £95,273,000 | £90,330,000 | £116,957,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,520,000 | £3,111,000 | £3,606,000 | £1,738,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,001,000 | £2,864,000 | £3,535,000 | £1,590,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,009,000 | £2,188,000 | £2,710,000 | £790,000 | |
| Cash | £13,955,000 | £5,053,000 | £4,473,000 | £3,979,000 | £2,918,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £14,977,000 | £16,614,000 | £19,089,000 | £20,171,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £14,666,000 | £16,254,000 | £18,534,000 | £18,794,000 | |
| Equity | £12,097,000 | £14,666,000 | £16,254,000 | £18,534,000 | £18,794,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 130 | 142 | 136 | 143 | |
| Wages | — | £3,547,000 | £3,934,000 | £4,326,000 | £4,557,000 |
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 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.2% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.4% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 30.2% | 18.7% | 18.9% | 8.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.77x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.14x | 6.69x | 12.97x | 8.48x |
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
- Bishop Fleming 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- W.WING YIP PLC · parent
- W. Wing Yip & Brothers Property and Investments Ltd
- W. Wing Yip (Manchester) Ltd
- W. Wing Yip (London) Ltd
- WWYC Limited
Significant events
- “Construction of a new cold store facility at the Birmingham site is due to be completed and commissioned in March 2026.”
- “In December 2025 the Group opened its first "convenience" store in Watford and is currently advanced in plans to open two more early in 2026 followed by other opportunities.”
- “The acquisition of two freeholds which have been achieved since the year end.”
- “The joint venture project with an oriental vegan food producer to sell and distribute its products online has continued during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Joseph Richard | Secretary | 2018-09-13 | — | — |
| BATES, Joseph Richard | Director | 2018-09-13 | Nov 1956 | British |
| FERNANDEZ, Ray Martin | Director | 2023-09-06 | May 1970 | British |
| HARRIS, Ian George | Director | 2023-06-01 | Feb 1986 | British |
| HENDLEY, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2020-10-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| LARMOUTH, Philip Malcolm | Director | 2017-07-03 | Jan 1982 | British |
| POTTS, Nicola Jane | Director | 2023-09-06 | Nov 1989 | British |
| YARNALL, Andrew Michael Alban | Director | 2018-04-03 | Sep 1968 | British |
| YIP, Albert Sze Yuen Wing | Director | 2005-04-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| YIP, Brian John Sze Hain Wing | Director | 2005-01-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTAIN, Robert Alan | Secretary | — | 2018-08-30 |
| BRITTAIN, Robert Alan | Director | — | 2018-08-30 |
| HONESS, Rodney Francis William | Director | 1999-01-11 | 2006-01-31 |
| LAM, David Hung | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| NEWPORT, Michael James | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| POLLARD, Steven William | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| POTTS, Nicola Jane | Director | 2023-09-06 | 2023-09-23 |
| TORBE, Christopher Doylah Sigmund | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2014-08-29 |
| YAP, Git Ying | Director | — | 2015-12-06 |
| YAP, Hon Yuen | Director | 2003-01-07 | 2018-03-08 |
| YAP, Lee Sing | Director | — | 2008-12-01 |
| YIP, Woon Wing | Director | — | 2019-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Wing Yip + Brothers Trading Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-08 | Active |
| Mr Woon Wing Yip | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-10 |
| Mr Hon Yuen Yap | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+29.5%
£90,330,000 £116,957,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-26.7%
£3,979,000 £2,918,000
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£18,534,000 £18,794,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.1%
136 143
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-51.8%
£3,606,000 £1,738,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-55%
£3,535,000 £1,590,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+5.3%
£4,326,000 £4,557,000
highest in 4 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