WEIDMANN WHITELEY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
Cash
£2K
-4.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£8M
-12.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
116
+2.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5M
+7% vs 2023
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 3 times since incorporation
- WEIDMANN WHITELEY LIMITED 2008-03-25 → present
- WHITELEY LIMITED 1991-10-23 → 2008-03-25
- B.S. & W. WHITELEY (1981) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1991-10-23
- FABLEREED LIMITED 1980-12-01 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,645,479 | £16,150,931 | — | £20,046,232 | £19,962,499 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,517,445 | £850,030 | — | -£4,300,182 | -£3,956,062 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,909,984 | £520,012 | — | -£5,001,963 | -£4,653,372 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,888,364 | £536,901 | — | -£5,018,852 | -£4,653,372 | |
| Cash | — | £2,414 | £131,657 | — | £1,665 | £1,586 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,598,581 | £7,131,391 | — | £3,388,355 | £3,778,964 | |
| Net assets | — | -£3,535,716 | -£3,494,815 | — | -£7,065,317 | -£7,942,689 | |
| Equity | -£7,616,352 | -£3,535,716 | -£3,494,815 | -£3,494,815 | -£7,065,317 | -£7,942,689 | |
| Average employees | — | 95 | 107 | — | 113 | 116 | |
| Wages | — | £3,251,442 | £3,585,285 | — | £4,174,404 | £4,524,940 |
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 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -12.0% | 5.3% | — | -21.5% | -19.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -14.9% | 3.3% | — | -25.0% | -23.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -33.0% | 11.9% | — | -126.9% | -104.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.80x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | -3.87x | 2.58x | — | -6.13x | -5.67x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, reviewing cash flow projections and confirming that adequate financial support is available from the Parent Company, the director has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the going concern basis continues to be adopted in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 21 January 2025, 5,500,000 Ordinary shares were allotted in consideration of the settlement of £5,500,000 of intercompany debt owed to Weidmann Holding AG.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOENI, Alexander Thomas | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1982 | Swiss |
| GAREUS, Patrik Rudolf | Director | 2025-11-18 | Jun 1974 | Swiss |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, John Stephen | Secretary | 2006-03-08 | 2023-01-30 |
| DWYER, Edward | Secretary | 2005-06-30 | 2006-03-08 |
| SMITH, Edward William | Secretary | — | 2005-06-30 |
| BRUNNER, Jurg | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2025-11-18 |
| DAHINDEN, Vince | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2002-02-18 |
| DAHINDEN, Vince | Director | 1995-06-08 | 1997-05-29 |
| DWYER, Edward | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2008-01-16 |
| EXNER, Rainer Wolfgang, Dr Eng | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2011-05-03 |
| FEUHRER, Robert C | Director | 1993-05-24 | 1999-03-01 |
| GUBLER, Fritz Robert | Director | — | 1999-05-27 |
| HEIDEMANN, Werner | Director | 1995-06-08 | 1997-05-29 |
| LUMSDEN, Richard William | Director | 1995-03-13 | 2001-01-31 |
| MARRIOTT, Simon Thornton | Director | 1994-01-25 | 1994-12-02 |
| SMITH, Edward William | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| SZMIT, Frederick Andrew | Director | — | 1993-04-15 |
| VEIT, Maximilian | Director | 2015-05-04 | 2015-05-04 |
| WHITEHEAD, Gordon Alan | Director | — | 1995-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alexander Thomas Boeni | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Patrik Rudolf Gareus | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-18 | Active |
| Mr Jurg Brunner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-04 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-0.4%
£20,046,232 £19,962,499
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Cash
-4.7%
£1,665 £1,586
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-12.4%
-£7,065,317 -£7,942,689
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.7%
113 116
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+8%
-£4,300,182 -£3,956,062
-
Profit before tax
+7%
-£5,001,963 -£4,653,372
-
Wages
+8.4%
£4,174,404 £4,524,940
highest in 4 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