W.E. HEWITT & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-47.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£16M
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
66
-2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-40.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,310,065 | — | — | — | £25,676,206 | £20,438,524 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,240,750 | — | — | — | £3,613,131 | £2,178,238 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,573,048 | — | — | — | £3,638,739 | £2,168,263 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,686,751 | £813,627 | £2,426,499 | £2,256,888 | £2,874,500 | £1,545,851 | |
| Cash | — | £7,644,113 | £5,226,612 | £6,051,527 | £6,436,178 | £7,737,958 | £4,060,108 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,965,572 | — | — | — | £17,117,743 | £16,988,532 | |
| Net assets | — | £13,543,985 | £13,457,612 | £14,403,970 | £15,360,858 | £16,117,481 | £15,968,246 | |
| Equity | £11,757,234 | £13,543,985 | — | — | — | £16,117,481 | £15,968,246 | |
| Average employees | — | 56 | 60 | 59 | 64 | 68 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | £2,905,741 | £3,295,931 | £3,427,493 | £4,142,032 | £4,304,962 | £4,510,121 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 19.9% | — | — | — | 14.1% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 17.3% | — | — | — | 11.2% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 30.4% | — | — | — | 21.1% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 34.6% | 37.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.37x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 218.37x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Newby Castleman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- W.E. HEWITT & SON LIMITED · parent
- Hewitts Sportsturf FR 100%
Significant events
- “During the year turnover decreased by 20.4%, this was due to an decrease in business activity relating to the varied contracts undertaken during the year. The profit before tax has decreased to £2,168,263 (2024 restated - £3,638,739).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEWITT, Patricia Barbara | Secretary | 2002-01-04 | — | British |
| HEWITT, John William | Director | — | Aug 1956 | British |
| HEWITT, Patricia Barbara | Director | — | Sep 1956 | British |
| HEWITT, Ryan William | Director | 2002-10-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEWITT, Audrey | Secretary | — | 2002-01-04 |
| HEWITT, Audrey | Director | — | 2013-03-11 |
| HEWITT, William Ernest | Director | — | 2007-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John William Hewitt | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2016-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-20.4%
£25,676,206 £20,438,524
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-47.5%
£7,737,958 £4,060,108
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.9%
£16,117,481 £15,968,246
-
Employees
-2.9%
68 66
-
Operating profit
-39.7%
£3,613,131 £2,178,238
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-40.4%
£3,638,739 £2,168,263
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+4.8%
£4,304,962 £4,510,121
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