WHS PLASTICS LARKHALL LTD

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. WHS PLASTICS LARKHALL LTD 2023-06-01 → present
2. XANDOR AUTOMOTIVE LARKHALL LTD 2020-05-29 → 2023-06-01
3. ROSTI AUTOMOTIVE LARKHALL LTD. 2015-12-02 → 2020-05-29
4. ROSTI UK LTD 2010-06-08 → 2015-12-02
5. ROSTI TECHNICAL PLASTICS (UK) LTD. 2003-05-01 → 2010-06-08
6. ROSTI (SCOTLAND) LTD. 1998-01-01 → 2003-05-01
7. PETER TILLING PLASTICS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 1990-06-25 → 1998-01-01
8. LINKDRAY LIMITED 1990-05-11 → 1990-06-25

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Cooper Parry Group Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At 31 December 2024 the company had net current assets amounting to £538,000 (2023: net current liabilities of £2,309,000). These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In determining the going concern status of the company the directors have reviewed the company's current and forecast profitability, including consideration of the impact from the September 2025 cyber attack on JLR, and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through access to funds as part of a cash pooling arrangement with other WHS Plastics UK based companies, all of which share the same management team. The company and its fellow subsidiaries within the cash pool are dependent on the cash pooling arrangements for access to the cash flows necessary for the day-to-day running of each company and to support the going concern assertion. The company has received confirmation from the other WHS Plastics UK based companies that they will not withdraw the facility in the foreseeable future. The company is sufficiently capitalised with sufficient liquidity and financial resources to support and sustain operations and meet its obligations as and when they fall due for at least the next 12 months, from the date of issue of these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The impact of economic matters that have continued throughout 2024, in particular rising inflation, on the regional and global economy remains uncertain and is difficult to assess in terms of duration and severity. The company will continue to monitor market conditions and to evaluate the potential impact, if any, on its operations going forward.”
• “Cyber attacks the company remains exposed to the risk of cyber attacks and supply chain disruption, both of which could materially impact operational continuity and financial performance. Cyber threats continue to evolve in scale and sophistication, creating potential vulnerabilities across our IT systems, data assets, and third-party interfaces. To mitigate this risk, the company is pursuing customer diversification while maintaining close relationships with its core customer base to strengthen resilience to downturns.”
• “During the year, WHS Plastics Larkhall Ltd, along with fellow group companies, was a named guarantor for a loan of £4.5m from WH Smith & Sons Holdings Limited to WHS Technical Solutions Ltd.”
• “On 22 April 2025 the commitment relating to being a guarantor for the loan of £4.5m from WH Smith & Sons Holdings Limited to WHS Technical Solutions Ltd (as detailed in note 23) was released as the loan was settled. On the same date WH Smith & Sons Holdings Limited became the immediate parent undertaking.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +20.3%

  £41,200,000 → £49,584,000

• Cash

  +4.7%

  £85,000 → £89,000

• Net assets

  +11.5%

  £10,858,000 → £12,109,000

• Employees

  +6.9%

  290 → 310

• Operating profit

  +272.2%

  -£832,000 → £1,433,000

• Profit before tax

  +238.2%

  -£954,000 → £1,318,000

• Wages

  +9%

  £8,324,000 → £9,071,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers