WOODFORD HEATING & ENERGY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-16 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+50.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-13.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
138
+21.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£44K
-104.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,503,444 | — | £35,569,713 | — | £36,496,620 | — | £25,918,399 | — | £35,157,615 | £57,904,784 | |
| Operating profit | £707,809 | — | £930,272 | — | £2,258,076 | — | £107,637 | — | £962,586 | -£90,839 | |
| Profit before tax | £706,359 | — | £923,564 | — | £2,252,699 | — | £116,762 | — | £952,847 | -£43,833 | |
| Net profit | £1,072,108 | — | £1,457,905 | — | £2,156,747 | — | -£257,842 | — | £720,127 | -£126,465 | |
| Cash | £1,274,330 | — | £2,678,131 | — | £1,884,826 | — | £1,609,420 | — | £3,178,475 | £4,771,591 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,458,899 | — | £5,059,019 | — | £5,100,005 | — | £4,584,697 | — | £4,757,839 | £4,148,455 | |
| Net assets | £4,409,752 | — | £5,017,657 | — | £5,100,005 | — | £4,237,712 | — | £4,757,839 | £4,120,262 | |
| Equity | £4,409,752 | £4,409,752 | £5,017,657 | £5,017,657 | £5,100,005 | £5,100,005 | £4,237,712 | £4,237,712 | £4,757,839 | £4,120,262 | |
| Average employees | 199 | — | 193 | — | 169 | — | 133 | — | 114 | 138 | |
| Wages | £8,628,883 | — | £9,546,031 | — | £10,028,286 | — | £7,331,353 | — | £6,463,864 | £8,293,221 |
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | — | 2.6% | — | 6.2% | — | 0.4% | — | 2.7% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | — | 4.1% | — | 5.9% | — | -1.0% | — | 2.0% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | — | 18.4% | — | 44.3% | — | 2.3% | — | 20.2% | -2.2% | |
| Interest cover | 100.37x | — | 102.76x | — | 396.50x | — | 23.49x | — | 29.13x | — |
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
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERSLADE, Roy Steven | Director | 1993-11-02 | Jan 1960 | British |
| CARPENTER, Sheaun | Director | 2025-03-20 | Oct 1973 | British |
| CHOUDHRY, Habib | Director | 2025-03-20 | Aug 1979 | British |
| KENCH, Mark | Director | 2025-03-20 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERSLADE, Bryan | Secretary | 2001-09-03 | 2009-03-20 |
| RYAN, Patricia Marie | Secretary | 1993-11-02 | 2001-09-03 |
| ABBOTT, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2025-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karm Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-02-25 | Ceased 2019-02-25 |
| Whe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-02-25 | Active |
| Woodford Heating Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-31 | Ceased 2019-02-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
+64.7%
£35,157,615 £57,904,784
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+50.1%
£3,178,475 £4,771,591
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-13.4%
£4,757,839 £4,120,262
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+21.1%
114 138
-
Operating profit
-109.4%
£962,586 -£90,839
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-104.6%
£952,847 -£43,833
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+28.3%
£6,463,864 £8,293,221
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