WARBURTON BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-22 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-08
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-37.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+45% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
142
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£989K
+71.3% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WARBURTON BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- FLUKERAY LIMITED 1979-05-24 → 1979-12-31
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,047,792 | — | £13,339,202 | — | £16,848,271 | — | £17,717,953 | — | £19,533,424 | £23,463,592 | |
| Operating profit | £417,772 | — | £452,399 | — | £568,804 | — | £595,810 | — | £572,174 | £963,082 | |
| Profit before tax | £408,708 | — | £435,757 | — | £556,156 | — | £564,995 | — | £577,135 | £988,694 | |
| Net profit | £326,019 | — | £333,024 | — | £414,735 | — | £442,135 | — | £452,130 | £715,966 | |
| Cash | £1,392,174 | £1,392,174 | £1,151,730 | £1,026,150 | £1,067,039 | — | £1,688,278 | £1,533,279 | £1,872,271 | £1,170,398 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,516,142 | — | £1,694,271 | — | £1,947,719 | — | £2,377,128 | — | £2,488,593 | £2,937,137 | |
| Net assets | £1,042,654 | — | £1,172,678 | — | £1,297,413 | — | £1,449,548 | — | £1,591,678 | £2,307,644 | |
| Equity | £1,042,654 | £1,042,654 | £1,172,678 | £1,172,678 | £1,297,413 | £1,297,413 | £1,449,548 | £1,449,548 | £1,591,678 | £2,307,644 | |
| Average employees | 132 | — | 131 | — | 132 | — | 132 | — | 140 | 142 | |
| Wages | £4,932,281 | — | £4,884,558 | — | £5,195,263 | — | £5,511,748 | — | £6,364,063 | £6,419,960 |
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | — | 3.4% | — | 3.4% | — | 3.4% | — | 2.9% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | — | 2.5% | — | 2.5% | — | 2.5% | — | 2.3% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.6% | — | 26.7% | — | 29.2% | — | 25.1% | — | 23.0% | 32.8% | |
| Interest cover | 19.00x | — | 19.69x | — | 37.65x | — | 15.87x | — | 14.19x | 11.81x |
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.
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Joshua Neil | Director | 2020-08-03 | Dec 1988 | British |
| DAVENALL, Emily Sarah | Director | 2023-12-18 | Mar 1985 | British |
| HODGKINS, Andrew Colin | Director | 2022-02-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| WARBURTON, James Clayton | Director | 2006-12-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Anthony Sidney | Secretary | — | 2009-01-03 |
| BATES, Richard | Director | 2020-08-03 | 2025-09-30 |
| BURT, Paul John | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2024-03-19 |
| DAY, Dennis | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2009-01-05 |
| JENNINGS, Michael Maurice | Director | — | 2007-11-28 |
| LEE, Stephen Bernard | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| LUCAS, Robin Adrian | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| WARBURTON, Margaret Elizabeth Mary | Director | — | 2011-03-28 |
| WARBURTON, William Clayton | Director | — | 2011-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wbs Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-16 | Active |
| Mr James Clayton Warburton | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-09-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
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Turnover
+20.1%
£19,533,424 £23,463,592
highest in 6 filed years
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Cash
-37.5%
£1,872,271 £1,170,398
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Net assets
+45%
£1,591,678 £2,307,644
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+1.4%
140 142
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+68.3%
£572,174 £963,082
highest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
+71.3%
£577,135 £988,694
highest in 6 filed years
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Wages
+0.9%
£6,364,063 £6,419,960
highest in 6 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