CHARLES WILSON ENGINEERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-01 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
-13% vs 2024
Net assets
£130M
+8.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
385
-0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£14M
-37.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £62,499,512 | £55,411,327 | — | — | £78,874,734 | £81,943,984 | |
| Operating profit | £1,274,421 | £9,931,298 | — | — | £21,970,269 | £13,525,933 | |
| Profit before tax | £871,314 | £9,562,972 | £16,071,409 | £25,101,517 | £22,140,097 | £13,826,360 | |
| Net profit | £619,906 | £7,667,490 | £12,809,570 | £19,441,952 | £16,500,465 | £10,107,907 | |
| Cash | £8,644,401 | £9,460,700 | £4,799,127 | £10,759,034 | £13,967,268 | £12,157,991 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,912,854 | £80,366,148 | £93,211,906 | £116,026,832 | £135,996,700 | £147,678,187 | |
| Net assets | £74,984,846 | £72,402,336 | £84,961,906 | £104,153,858 | £120,404,323 | £130,262,230 | |
| Equity | £74,984,846 | £72,402,336 | £84,961,906 | £104,153,858 | £120,404,323 | £130,262,230 | |
| Average employees | 360 | 288 | 279 | 390 | 386 | 385 | |
| Wages | £13,377,393 | £10,733,788 | £10,987,141 | £15,403,104 | £15,395,067 | £14,853,097 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 17.9% | — | — | 27.9% | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 13.8% | — | — | 20.9% | 12.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 12.4% | — | — | 16.2% | 9.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.57x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | 2.96x | 26.66x | — | — | 51.54x | 31.73x |
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
- Gilberts Chartered Accountants
- 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
- CHARLES WILSON ENGINEERS LIMITED · parent
- CWE HoldCo Pty Limited 100%
- CWE BidCo Pty Limited 100%
- Australian Boom and Scissor Lift Trading Pty Limited 100%
- Australian Boom and Scissor Lift Pty Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLAGHER, Matthew Gerard | Secretary | 2021-07-16 | — | — |
| GALLAGHER, Charles Hubert | Director | — | Oct 1959 | Irish |
| GALLAGHER, David Andrew | Director | — | Oct 1960 | Irish |
| GALLAGHER, Matthew Gerard | Director | 2014-11-12 | Nov 1968 | British |
| POLLARD, Graham John | Director | 1997-05-08 | Apr 1959 | British |
| PUDNEY, Mark Clifford | Director | 2019-11-06 | Aug 1966 | British |
| WILSON, Mark David Dominic | Director | 1993-10-28 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLAGHER, David Andrew | Secretary | — | 1999-12-21 |
| WALLACE, Stephen | Secretary | 1999-12-21 | 2021-07-16 |
| GALLAGHER, Charles | Director | — | 1993-05-15 |
| GALLAGHER, Ellen Pauline | Director | 1993-06-09 | 2023-05-12 |
| SHAW, Gary Leslie | Director | — | 2003-03-28 |
| WILSON, David Alfred | Director | — | 2021-08-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-07-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-04-16 | 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+3.9%
£78,874,734 £81,943,984
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-13%
£13,967,268 £12,157,991
-
Net assets
+8.2%
£120,404,323 £130,262,230
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-0.3%
386 385
-
Operating profit
-38.4%
£21,970,269 £13,525,933
-
Profit before tax
-37.6%
£22,140,097 £13,826,360
-
Wages
-3.5%
£15,395,067 £14,853,097
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