BWT UK LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. BWT UK LIMITED 2010-10-12 → present
2. CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED 1978-08-30 → 2010-10-12

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Rouse Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and do not foresee any material uncertainties in relation to going concern. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the annual report and accounts.”

Group structure

1. BWT UK LIMITED · parent
   1. BWL (Racing) Invest Limited 100% · England and Wales · Non-trading
   2. Aqua-Dial Limited 100% · England and Wales · Non-trading
   3. Liff Holdings Limited 100% · England and Wales · Non-trading
   4. BWT Racing Limited 100% · England and Wales · Non-trading

Significant events

• “During the year sales were up 2% on the prior year. Sales to UK third parties continued to grow (12%) but the level of demand from our overseas sister companies for the Company's water softeners was significantly reduced. The change in the mix of business meant that gross margin was up at 42% (2023: 40%).”
• “Despite the improvement in gross margin percentage, a high level of wage inflation and increased royalties meant the Company's operating profit decreased to £1,116,000 (2023: £1,225,000).”
• “Free Cashflow from operating activities decreased 10% over the prior year. This was due to the drop in operating profit and small increase in investment in fixed assets.”
• “Sales per Employee increased 6% over the prior year due to price inflation and the change in the mix of business.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.5%

  £18,958,000 → £19,235,000

• Cash

  +6.4%

  £717,000 → £763,000

• Net assets

  -9.4%

  £4,709,000 → £4,265,000

• Employees

  -4.1%

  123 → 118

• Operating profit

  -8.8%

  £1,225,000 → £1,117,000

• Profit before tax

  -7.8%

  £1,214,000 → £1,119,000

• Wages

  +4.2%

  £4,040,000 → £4,208,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers