W. & J. WILLIAMS (HAULAGE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-08 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-25
Watchouts
Cash
£154K
-4.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+12.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
79
+1.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£301K
+983.6% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- W. & J. WILLIAMS (HAULAGE) LIMITED 1990-09-06 → present
- GROUPESCORT LIMITED 1990-08-17 → 1990-09-06
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-30 | 2021-03-30 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.1% | 9.8% | — | 1.6% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.5% | 6.8% | — | -0.4% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.6% | 14.9% | — | 2.0% | 7.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.00x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.50x | 7.26x | — | 0.75x | 2.24x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+20.1%
£7,942,049 £9,539,996
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
-4.7%
£161,062 £153,550
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Net assets
+12.9%
£2,918,148 £3,294,386
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1.3%
78 79
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+323.6%
£124,963 £529,289
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Profit before tax
+983.6%
-£34,070 £301,051
first positive since 2024
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Wages
+21.5%
£2,787,645 £3,385,990
highest in 4 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