D.R.WAKEFIELD & COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-06 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
+476.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-12.6% vs 2024
Employees
33
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£181K
-210.2% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £81,522,690 | £89,403,693 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,369,490 | £5,211,882 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £163,887 | -£180,593 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,724,406 | — | £1,852,702 | — | -£31,089 | -£60,068 | |
| Cash | — | £8,002,935 | — | £9,581,364 | — | £1,722,726 | £9,926,978 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,240,447 | — | £7,942,852 | — | £9,133,313 | £7,979,745 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,184,393 | — | £7,844,095 | — | £9,133,313 | £7,979,745 | |
| Equity | £6,652,987 | £7,184,393 | £7,184,393 | £7,844,095 | £7,844,095 | £9,133,313 | £7,979,745 | |
| Average employees | — | 26 | — | 25 | — | 33 | 33 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,257,397 | £2,648,603 |
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 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.0% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 25.9% | 65.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.34x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.51x | 3.77x |
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
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the Company and the Group have adequate resources based on these forecasts and projections to meet the ongoing cash requirements of the business for a minimum of 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. For this reason, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the realisation of assets and liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Group structure
- D.R.WAKEFIELD & COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- D.R. Wakefield (Europe) & Co Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Our European business showed signs of further growth in line with our medium-term strategy.”
- “Margin calls were extremely high during FY25 and the Group adopted stricter priced limit positions controls to minimise liquidity risk during continued periods of high price volatility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKEFIELD, Jane Christine | Secretary | 2015-10-15 | — | — |
| SPARLING, Terrence James Martin | Director | 2024-02-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| WAKEFIELD, Simon Derrick | Director | 1996-07-11 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAKEFIELD, Sylvia Cecilia | Secretary | 2013-01-30 | 2023-11-20 |
| WAKEFIELD, Sylvia Cecilia | Secretary | — | 2012-10-16 |
| COMPTON, Anthony David | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| COOKE, Paul Leo | Director | 2001-01-10 | 2001-01-16 |
| GONTARD, Elodie Christine Marie | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2009-04-14 |
| THOMPSON, Nicholas Raymond | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2023-05-31 |
| WAKEFIELD, Derrick Ronald | Director | — | 2025-04-04 |
| WAKEFIELD, Karen Sylvia | Director | 2013-07-02 | 2024-01-31 |
| WAKEFIELD, Sylvia Cecilia | Director | — | 1996-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Christine Wakefield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-02 | Active |
| Mr Simon Derrick Wakefield | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-05 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-02-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+9.7%
£81,522,690 £89,403,693
-
Cash
+476.2%
£1,722,726 £9,926,978
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-12.6%
£9,133,313 £7,979,745
-
Employees
0%
33 33
-
Operating profit
+120%
£2,369,490 £5,211,882
-
Profit before tax
-210.2%
£163,887 -£180,593
-
Wages
+17.3%
£2,257,397 £2,648,603
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