WESTERN COMPUTER GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-26 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-12
Watchouts
Cash
£126K
-95.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-2.9% vs 2024
Employees
20
-64.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£81K
-211.8% lowest in 5 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 4 times since incorporation
- WESTERN COMPUTER GROUP LIMITED 1991-03-14 → present
- WESTERN COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED 1989-10-04 → 1991-03-14
- APPLECENTRES WEST LIMITED 1987-12-14 → 1989-10-04
- APPLE CENTRE SOUTH WALES LIMITED 1986-07-15 → 1987-12-14
- SOUTH WALES COMPUTERS LIMITED 1984-09-26 → 1986-07-15
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-02 | 2020-01-02 | 2021-01-05 | 2022-01-04 | 2023-01-03 | 2024-01-02 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,270,807 | £11,045,059 | £13,290,759 | £13,747,285 | £3,875,250 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£16,505 | £219,166 | £426,890 | £7,120 | -£120,008 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£16,280 | £219,302 | £420,978 | £72,526 | -£81,097 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£14,433 | £178,158 | £345,353 | £42,188 | -£68,532 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,237,328 | £3,002,833 | £2,510,556 | £2,835,887 | £125,624 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,928,192 | £2,290,281 | £2,588,231 | £2,427,134 | £2,346,013 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,879,785 | £2,037,893 | £2,353,246 | £2,382,934 | £2,314,402 | |
| Equity | £1,905,733 | £1,929,129 | £1,879,785 | £2,037,893 | £2,353,246 | £2,382,934 | £2,314,402 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 61 | 55 | 61 | 57 | 20 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,283,680 | £1,072,988 | £1,306,577 | £1,490,626 | £484,445 |
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 | 2019-01-02 | 2020-01-02 | 2021-01-05 | 2022-01-04 | 2023-01-03 | 2024-01-02 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -0.1% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 0.1% | -3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 0.3% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -0.9% | 9.6% | 16.5% | 0.3% | -5.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.24x | 24.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 72.21x | 2.33x | — |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is reliant on its parent, Albion Computers plc, continuing to utilise its services. The directors are not aware of any indication that the group intends to discontinue the use of these service, therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 14 May 2024, all shares in Western were acquired by Albion Computers plc. From that date, all assets and income streams were transferred to Albion.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Lee Anthony | Secretary | 2001-03-16 | — | British |
| COLE, Howard Neil | Director | 2024-05-15 | May 1961 | British |
| FORD, Lee Anthony | Director | 1997-08-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| MAYES, Richard Peter | Director | 2024-05-15 | Sep 1958 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COURTMAN, Keith Jeffrey | Secretary | 1992-03-16 | 1993-07-27 |
| DOVETON-GERTY, Christopher | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 2001-02-23 |
| DOVETON-GERTY, Christopher | Secretary | — | 1992-03-16 |
| PLOTNEK, Malcolm Alexander | Secretary | 1993-07-27 | 1994-01-28 |
| SPACKMAN, David Peter | Secretary | 1994-02-03 | 1995-05-17 |
| COURTMAN, Ann Patricia | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2021-07-16 |
| COURTMAN, Keith Jeffrey | Director | — | 2024-05-28 |
| DOBSON, Andrew Martin | Director | 2003-05-12 | 2017-01-29 |
| DOOBIE, Davey | Director | 2019-09-11 | 2023-10-19 |
| DOVETON-GERTY, Christopher | Director | — | 1992-03-16 |
| SMITH, John Ronald | Director | 1995-02-27 | 2023-11-30 |
| STEWART, Hugh Parker | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1995-02-28 |
| STUCKEY, Graeme John | Director | — | 1997-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Computers Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-15 | Active |
| Mr Keith Jeffrey Courtman | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-01-02
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Turnover
-71.8%
£13,747,285 £3,875,250
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-95.6%
£2,835,887 £125,624
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.9%
£2,382,934 £2,314,402
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Employees
-64.9%
57 20
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-1,785.5%
£7,120 -£120,008
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-211.8%
£72,526 -£81,097
lowest in 5 filed years
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Wages
-67.5%
£1,490,626 £484,445
lowest in 5 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