UK Companies House feature
W. & J. WILLIAMS (HAULAGE) LIMITED
Cash
£154K
-4.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+12.9% vs 2024
Employees
79
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£301K
+983.6% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 02532405
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1990-08-17
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-30 | 2021-03-30 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,535,408 | £6,569,480 | — | £7,942,049 | £9,539,996 | |
| Operating profit | — | £335,050 | £643,103 | — | £124,963 | £529,289 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £203,872 | £557,933 | — | -£34,070 | £301,051 | |
| Net profit | — | £160,872 | £449,905 | — | -£30,857 | £208,516 | |
| Cash | £74,116 | £69,881 | £101,422 | £63,125 | £161,062 | £153,550 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,492,670 | £4,309,454 | — | £6,329,980 | £6,885,498 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,284,027 | £1,690,846 | — | £2,918,148 | £3,294,386 | |
| Equity | £1,189,155 | £1,284,027 | £1,690,846 | £3,049,005 | £2,918,148 | £3,294,386 | |
| Average employees | — | 63 | 63 | — | 78 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | £1,845,884 | £1,869,979 | — | £2,787,645 | £3,385,990 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of no less than 12 months from approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “increase in demand for our services from our customers across most sectors”
- “operating cost remains high including interest rates, fuel, energy, and other increased costs”
- “wages, business rates, insurance, utilities, truck and trailer prices, and truck tyres/parts prices, increase in record numbers, some between 20 and 50%.”
- “added another six Volvo trucks and twelve trailers to the fleet which will improve our fuel efficiency and improve our carbon footprint.”
- “looking to expend our warehousing with the acquisition of additional premises and continue to invest in IT”
- “significant shortage of drivers in the marketplace.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, David | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CLARKE, David | Director | — | Feb 1964 | British |
| CLARKE, Joan | Director | 1996-03-06 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Diane | Director | — | 1996-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Clarke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Joan Clarke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-05-11 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2021-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2020-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-08-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2019-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2019-07-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2018-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2018-08-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-31
0.76
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.019 × 6.56 = -0.12
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.053 × 6.72 = +0.36
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.499 × 1.05 = +0.52
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory