WALSTEAD HERON LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-30 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-16

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£167K

-71% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

-£13M

+2.7% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

-6.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£493K

-26.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

3 officer resignations in last 12 months

Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

WALSTEAD HERON LIMITED 2018-12-11 → present
WYNDEHAM HERON LIMITED 2002-10-16 → 2018-12-11
E T HERON AND CO LIMITED 1991-03-28 → 2002-10-16
JUSTEXIT LIMITED 1991-02-27 → 1991-03-28

Net assets

5-year trend · vs Industrials median

WALSTEAD HERON LIMITED·Industrials median · n=6236

Accounts

5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£4,635,000	—	£3,886,000	£4,621,000
Operating profit	—	£1,043,000	—	£742,000	£559,000
Profit before tax	—	£957,000	—	£670,000	£493,000
Net profit	—	£856,000	—	£703,000	£364,000
Cash	—	£523,000	—	£576,000	£167,000
Total assets less current liabilities	—	-£13,513,000	—	-£12,965,000	-£12,771,000
Net assets	—	-£14,309,000	—	-£13,606,000	-£13,240,000
Equity	—	-£14,309,000	—	-£13,606,000	-£13,240,000
Average employees	—	29	—	30	28
Wages	—	—	—	—	—

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	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	22.5%	—	19.1%	12.1%
Net margin	—	18.5%	—	18.1%	7.9%
Return on capital employed	—	-7.7%	—	-5.7%	-4.4%
Interest cover	—	12.13x	—	10.31x	8.47x

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.

People

2 active · 37 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
HARRIS, Debrah	Director	2013-11-26	Sep 1966	British
SOUTHERLAND, Ian	Director	2024-08-05	Oct 1978	British

Show 37 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
HOLLEBONE, Paul Stephen	Secretary	1996-06-06	2006-11-16
PEIRSON, Geoffrey John	Secretary	1991-03-15	1997-03-27
REPMAN, Zoe	Secretary	2009-10-06	2019-09-19
UTTING, Paul George	Secretary	2006-11-16	2009-10-06
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1991-02-27	1991-03-15
ALGAR, James Ian	Director	2006-03-31	2006-11-21
AMOS, Hugh Keith	Director	1993-07-30	2004-06-30
BEDSON, Bryan Stanley	Director	1996-06-06	2006-06-04
BROOKER, Alan Bernard	Director	1991-07-05	1996-06-05
BROWN, David John	Director	2000-11-21	2007-02-28
CLAYDON, Trevor John	Director	1991-03-21	1993-07-30
COMER, Paul	Director	2006-11-23	2007-05-02
COPPOCK, Lawrence Patrick	Director	2006-11-29	2009-04-16
EDWARDS, Michael Ian	Director	1997-04-21	2006-03-31
EMENY, David	Director	2007-12-01	2013-09-30
FARATRO, Lisa	Director	2008-06-02	2009-07-03
FOOKES, Richard Charles	Director	2010-08-03	2016-06-22
GEARY, Michael John	Director	1991-05-08	1992-03-16
GOODACRE, Stephen Brian	Director	2007-12-01	2009-06-12
HERON, Edward Richard	Director	1991-03-15	2006-03-31
HOLLEBONE, Paul Stephen	Director	1996-06-06	2006-11-16
JOHNSON, Neil Austin	Director	2023-06-01	2024-09-03
JOLLIFFE, Howard Spencer	Director	1993-07-30	1997-03-27
KINGSTON, Roy Ernest	Director	2013-11-26	2025-11-18
KINGSTON, Roy Ernest	Director	2006-11-29	2007-07-04
LESNIK, Raymond John	Director	1993-07-30	2005-09-30
MURRAY, Bruce Grant	Director	2024-09-03	2026-03-31
NEWMAN, John	Director	1997-04-21	2003-10-31
OUTLAW, Alan John	Director	2004-07-15	2009-07-12
PAGE, Andrew Stephen	Director	2009-05-12	2010-07-01
PEIRSON, Geoffrey John	Director	1991-03-15	1996-06-05
PHILLIPS, Julian Andrew	Director	2007-12-01	2009-06-30
REPMAN, Zoe	Director	2013-11-26	2019-09-19
ROTHWELL, Julian Gordon	Director	2021-11-18	2023-03-31
SMITH, John Andrew	Director	1992-03-16	1996-05-08
UTTING, Paul George	Director	2006-06-04	2026-01-12
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1991-02-27	1991-03-15

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Walstead Press Group Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 254 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-16	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2026-04-01	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2026-01-28	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-12-03	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-11-28	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2025-10-23	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-04-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-10-04	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2024-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-09-13	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-09-13	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-08-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-04-24	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-10-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small
2023-07-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-04-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-03-31	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small
2022-04-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 7
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 3

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

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

+18.9%

£3,886,000 £4,621,000
Cash

-71%

£576,000 £167,000

lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets

+2.7%

-£13,606,000 -£13,240,000

highest in 3 filed years
Employees

-6.7%

30 28

lowest in 3 filed years
Operating profit

-24.7%

£742,000 £559,000

lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax

-26.4%

£670,000 £493,000

lowest in 3 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

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