WELTON BIBBY AND BARON HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-10 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-42.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£50M
-1.1% vs 2023
Employees
324
+6.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
-19.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WELTON BIBBY AND BARON HOLDINGS LIMITED 2004-01-06 → present
- WELTON BIBBY AND BARON LIMITED 2003-07-06 → 2004-01-06
- OVAL (1806) LIMITED 2003-01-27 → 2003-07-06
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £124,699,000 | £120,456,000 | |
| Operating profit | £10,558,000 | £8,500,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,558,000 | £8,500,000 | |
| Net profit | £8,000,000 | £6,423,000 | |
| Cash | £8,062,000 | £4,622,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,520,000 | £53,184,000 | |
| Net assets | £50,717,000 | £50,140,000 | |
| Equity | £50,717,000 | £50,140,000 | |
| Average employees | 305 | 324 | |
| Wages | £12,297,000 | £13,854,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | 16.0% | |
| Current ratio | 5.04x | 4.96x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. At the time of approving the financial statements, they have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- WELTON BIBBY AND BARON HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Welton Bibby and Baron Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year ended 31st December 2024 saw a decline in sales due to market conditions putting downward pressure on prices overall and demand in some sectors.”
- “Employee recruitment has remained difficult in 2024 but through continued development of existing staff we have been able to meet customer demands.”
- “In 2024 we have continued to replace machinery with newer more energy efficient models as part of our ongoing capital projects. We have started to upgrade to LED lighting in some areas on site with plans to roll this out further in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANDKE, Michael | Director | 2017-01-03 | May 1966 | German |
| METTLER, Michael Martin | Director | 2009-08-28 | Mar 1960 | German |
| TOMKINS, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2003-06-18 | May 1969 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAIDMENT, Rachel | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | 2009-08-28 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-27 | 2005-04-30 |
| ANDREWS, Stuart Paul | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2006-06-28 |
| GOUDIE, James | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2015-05-29 |
| JOHNSON, David | Director | 2003-08-12 | 2009-08-28 |
| MAIDMENT, Rachel | Director | 2020-08-03 | 2023-05-31 |
| ROSS, Malcolm David | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2020-07-31 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-27 | 2003-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Martin Mettler | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.4%
£124,699,000 £120,456,000
-
Cash
-42.7%
£8,062,000 £4,622,000
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£50,717,000 £50,140,000
-
Employees
+6.2%
305 324
-
Operating profit
-19.5%
£10,558,000 £8,500,000
-
Profit before tax
-19.5%
£10,558,000 £8,500,000
-
Wages
+12.7%
£12,297,000 £13,854,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers