YORWASTE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-11 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-28
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+16.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+12.2% vs 2024
Employees
284
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+22.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46,284,240 | £45,261,501 | |
| Operating profit | £2,090,152 | £2,388,807 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,351,607 | £1,650,000 | |
| Net profit | £780,223 | £1,115,659 | |
| Cash | £6,675,752 | £7,774,414 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,085,198 | £27,413,987 | |
| Net assets | £9,146,321 | £10,261,980 | |
| Equity | £9,146,321 | £10,261,980 | |
| Average employees | 291 | 284 | |
| Wages | £8,949,154 | £9,548,783 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.43x | 2.51x | |
| Interest cover | 2.59x | 2.60x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company had a strong performance this year both in terms of safety and financial return.”
- “For the second time the Company had a full year with no RIDDOR incidents along with a full year with no Lost Time Injuries.”
- “The Company was reaccredited under ISO 45001 and received another ROSPA Gold Medal award, in addition the company has been awarded the Investors in People Silver award.”
- “Profit Before Interest & Tax showed an increase of 14.3%.”
- “Capital expenditure in the period totalled £5.2m (2024: £4.5m) which included investment in a new fleet of vehicles, trailers for the bulk fleet, Hook lifts for the HWRC contract and essential site mobile and fixed plant replacements.”
- “This year's performance has overcome the significant reduction in power generation income of £1.8m, which was due to the reduction in gas revenues as electricity market rates return closer to historic trends.”
- “The Company has been granted planning permission for a 20 MW solar farm on the site of its Harewood Whin closed landfill.”
- “The Company also invested in maintaining the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation for its IT infrastructure.”
- “The Company also holds the Investors in People accreditation.”
- “The Company is accredited under the Good Business Charter.”
- “The Board approved two Company campaigns promoting re-use and recycling.”
- “The Company has received no enforcement notices from the Environment Agency in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, David Phillip | Director | 2025-09-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| BATTERSBY, Karl | Director | 2020-11-02 | Jun 1971 | British |
| BOYLE, Alexander | Director | 2017-08-24 | Nov 1970 | British |
| TAYLOR, Kallum Mark | Director | 2025-05-22 | Jul 1999 | British |
| WEIGHELL, John Keith | Director | 2015-08-28 | Jul 1942 | British |
| WHITE, Gregory Brian, Cllr | Director | 2025-06-17 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Paul | Secretary | 1994-09-05 | 2017-08-24 |
| PARSONS, David Charles | Secretary | — | 1994-07-25 |
| ASHTON, David James | Director | — | 2009-11-30 |
| BARKER, Arthur William, Councillor | Director | 2005-06-13 | 2011-10-14 |
| BARKER, Stephen James | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2017-09-21 |
| BOWE, David Raymond | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2020-10-30 |
| BUCKLEY, Martin Howard | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| DERHAM, Geoffrey Douglas | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2019-02-28 |
| FERRIS, Neil James | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2024-08-27 |
| GILCHRIST, James | Director | 2024-09-02 | 2025-06-01 |
| GRIEVE, Stephen Anthony | Director | — | 2015-03-31 |
| HARRISON, Paul | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2017-08-24 |
| HARRISON-TOPHAM, Thomas Roger Nevile | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2017-05-31 |
| JONES, Gilbert Arthur | Director | — | 2006-09-25 |
| LEE, Andrew | Director | 2022-05-23 | 2025-06-17 |
| MELLY, Rachel, Cllr | Director | 2023-05-25 | 2025-05-22 |
| MITCHELL, Deborah | Director | 2025-06-02 | 2025-09-01 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2019-12-31 |
| RANSON, Roger Phillip | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2013-08-29 |
| REDMAN, James Timothy Kingsley | Director | — | 2010-01-31 |
| REID, Ann Lorraine, Cllr | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2017-05-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Darren | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2014-05-30 |
| STREET, Richard William | Director | — | 2001-09-27 |
| WALLER, Andrew Michael | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2023-05-25 |
| WOOLLEY, William Roger | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2012-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The North Yorkshire Council | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| City Of York Council | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-10 | PSC06 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | PSC06 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
-2.2%
£46,284,240 £45,261,501
-
Cash
+16.5%
£6,675,752 £7,774,414
-
Net assets
+12.2%
£9,146,321 £10,261,980
-
Employees
-2.4%
291 284
-
Operating profit
+14.3%
£2,090,152 £2,388,807
-
Profit before tax
+22.1%
£1,351,607 £1,650,000
-
Wages
+6.7%
£8,949,154 £9,548,783
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