WEST & COE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-04 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+67.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£9M
-1.2% vs 2023
Employees
99
-5.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£120K
-66.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WEST & COE LIMITED 1986-01-15 → present
- WEST & COE (FUNERAL) SERVICES LIMITED 1982-09-10 → 1986-01-15
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,149,594 | £15,362,862 | |
| Operating profit | £982,627 | £1,786,547 | — | £291,860 | £103,707 | |
| Profit before tax | £995,807 | £1,815,924 | — | £353,849 | £120,125 | |
| Net profit | £653,398 | £1,494,265 | — | -£140,054 | £185,024 | |
| Cash | £157,769 | £1,166,208 | — | £800,181 | £1,340,122 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,165,868 | £8,278,276 | — | £10,264,318 | £9,850,848 | |
| Net assets | £6,777,437 | £7,871,702 | — | £9,596,994 | £9,482,018 | |
| Equity | £6,777,437 | £7,871,702 | £10,125,037 | £9,596,994 | £9,482,018 | |
| Average employees | 115 | 100 | — | 105 | 99 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,530,972 | £4,961,010 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.9% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -0.9% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.7% | 21.6% | — | 2.8% | 1.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 30.20x | 1.86x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent 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
- WEST & COE LIMITED · parent
- A. G. Butler & Son Limited
- James Hawes (Manor Park and Romford) Limited
- CWH Funerals Limited
- H.L. Hawes & Son Limited
Significant events
- “key trading locations experienced death rates significantly down on historical levels. The group also faces the challenge of direct cremations. As a result the group profits reduced, impacting other key performance measures.”
- “The business continues to seek opportunities to expand the business, either organically or through acquisitions, thus improving market share.”
- “The business is taking steps to improve its credit control to collect outstanding debt.”
- “The business is making the most of funeral planning schemes to encourage customers to set aside money to cover their funeral costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLANDERS, William | Secretary | — | — | British |
| GILLANDERS, Jennifer Margaret | Director | — | Apr 1957 | British |
| WEST, Edward Jeremy | Director | — | May 1956 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST, Daphne Mary | Director | — | 2023-03-13 |
| WEST, Edward Jack | Director | — | 1993-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward Jeremy West | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-26 | Active |
| Mrs Jennifer Margaret Gillanders | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.4%
£15,149,594 £15,362,862
-
Cash
+67.5%
£800,181 £1,340,122
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.2%
£9,596,994 £9,482,018
-
Employees
-5.7%
105 99
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-64.5%
£291,860 £103,707
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-66.1%
£353,849 £120,125
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+9.5%
£4,530,972 £4,961,010
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