WARRANT GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-17 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£517K
-9.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+76.4% vs 2024
Employees
62
+5.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+39.4% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £66,683,843 | £58,177,972 | — | — | £43,916,776 | £56,427,959 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,094,827 | £1,643,815 | — | — | £2,660,401 | £3,737,122 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,094,107 | £1,643,769 | £12,911,603 | £3,359,167 | £2,660,732 | £3,707,734 | |
| Net profit | — | £857,251 | £1,308,934 | £10,430,274 | £2,659,171 | £1,960,613 | £2,736,196 | |
| Cash | — | £1,759,802 | £515,358 | £4,347,728 | £1,493,785 | £573,324 | £517,369 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,634,654 | £6,587,758 | £16,754,356 | £11,570,823 | £3,575,372 | £6,515,310 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,575,372 | £6,307,289 | |
| Equity | £4,960,459 | £5,634,654 | £6,587,758 | £16,754,356 | £11,570,823 | £3,575,372 | £6,307,289 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | £1,753,664 | £1,403,859 | £1,904,246 | £2,120,788 | £2,190,790 | £2,609,104 |
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.6% | 2.8% | — | — | 6.1% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.3% | 2.2% | — | — | 4.5% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 19.4% | 25.0% | — | — | 74.4% | 57.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1520.59x | 35735.11x | — | — | — | 120.89x |
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
- DSG Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis the directors consider it appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “increase in turnover is largely due to maximisation of buying power on container freight prices on sea-freight export and import routes when compared to prior year.”
- “The company has invested in AI technology to further enhance its customs footprint in this sector.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBS, John William | Director | 2024-04-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| HEALY, John James | Director | 2023-02-01 | Dec 1982 | British |
| JONES, Ian | Director | 2001-08-16 | Nov 1969 | British |
| MORRISON, Lynsey | Director | 2011-06-09 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INCE, Anne Marie | Secretary | — | 1994-03-23 |
| ROBERTS, Graham Paul | Secretary | 1994-03-23 | 2008-07-17 |
| BENNETT, Joseph Peter | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2006-11-30 |
| BYCROFT, Jarrad | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2016-02-16 |
| DAY, David Alan | Director | — | 1999-04-01 |
| DAY, John | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| FARQUHARSON, Paul Mark | Director | 2001-08-16 | 2003-08-01 |
| FAWCETT, Trevor William | Director | — | 1994-03-08 |
| FIRTH, Terence | Director | — | 1994-03-08 |
| HARTLEY, Wayne William | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2013-07-01 |
| HOLMES, Graeme | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2007-01-26 |
| JACKSON, George | Director | 2001-08-16 | 2014-02-01 |
| MCGUFFIE, Joseph John | Director | 2001-08-16 | 2012-03-29 |
| MOLLOY, James Anthony | Director | — | 1999-04-01 |
| MORRIS, Ken | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2006-07-28 |
| ROBERTS, Graham Paul | Director | 2001-08-09 | 2008-07-17 |
| ROFF, David | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2018-01-31 |
| SIMPSON, Andrew | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2023-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrant Group 2019 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-30 | Active |
| Warrant Corporate Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-30 | Ceased 2023-01-30 |
| Sunbird Shipping Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-01-08 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | PSC02 | 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
- 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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
+28.5%
£43,916,776 £56,427,959
-
Cash
-9.8%
£573,324 £517,369
-
Net assets
+76.4%
£3,575,372 £6,307,289
-
Employees
+5.1%
59 62
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+40.5%
£2,660,401 £3,737,122
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+39.4%
£2,660,732 £3,707,734
-
Wages
+19.1%
£2,190,790 £2,609,104
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