W.J. WATKINS & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£222
+1,918.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-53.8% vs 2023
Employees
48
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-821.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- W.J. WATKINS & SON LIMITED 1998-07-22 → present
- W.J. WATKINS AND SON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1988-04-29 → 1998-07-22
- W.J. WATKINS AND SON (EGG LAYERS) LIMITED 1976-11-08 → 1988-04-29
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£193,964 | -£1,787,471 | |
| Net profit | — | £516,666 | -£1,509,337 | |
| Cash | — | £11 | £222 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,125,126 | £3,447,280 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,806,339 | £1,297,002 | |
| Equity | -£1,146,162 | £2,806,339 | £1,297,002 | |
| Average employees | — | 52 | 48 | |
| Wages | — | — | — |
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
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATKINS, David John | Secretary | 2004-04-03 | — | British |
| WATKINS, David John | Director | — | Jun 1954 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Alan William | Secretary | 2003-05-03 | 2004-04-02 |
| CREIGHTON, Alastair Paul | Secretary | — | 1998-05-29 |
| ROSSITER-STEAD, Vincent Richard | Secretary | 1998-05-29 | 2001-12-21 |
| SAWLE, Frederick Christopher | Secretary | 2001-12-21 | 2002-07-26 |
| MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-10-24 | 2003-05-03 |
| CLARK, Alan William | Director | 2003-05-03 | 2004-04-02 |
| COBBLEDICK, Hilary Christine Winifred | Director | — | 2020-10-30 |
| LAPTHORNE, Nigel Alan | Director | 2001-08-06 | 2002-09-19 |
| ROSSITER-STEAD, Vincent Richard | Director | 1998-11-03 | 2001-12-21 |
| RUSSELL, Adrian George | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2025-06-09 |
| WATKINS, Christine Elizabeth May Routley | Director | — | 2017-12-30 |
| WATKINS, Donald John | Director | — | 2012-12-09 |
| WATKINS, Rachel Margaret | Director | — | 2007-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David John Watkins | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-02-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+1,918.2%
£11 £222
-
Net assets
-53.8%
£2,806,339 £1,297,002
-
Employees
-7.7%
52 48
-
Profit before tax
-821.5%
-£193,964 -£1,787,471
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