WOODLEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-27 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-13
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+333.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+17.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
97
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-05-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,170,975 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,641,170 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,624,695 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,169,060 | — | — | £1,726,204 | £2,139,071 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,625,432 | £3,254,915 | — | £867,645 | £3,762,165 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,981,142 | £7,368,411 | — | £10,914,876 | £12,890,389 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,862,880 | £7,343,061 | — | £10,852,927 | £12,763,644 | |
| Equity | £1,835,896 | £2,768,979 | £4,862,880 | £7,343,061 | £9,592,786 | £10,852,927 | £12,763,644 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 73 | 80 | — | 92 | 97 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,743,584 | — | — | £2,987,900 | £3,462,697 |
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 17.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 53.0% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 160.05x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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.”
Group structure
- WOODLEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- J.A.K Marketing Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WICKHAM, Robin Michael | Secretary | 2008-08-27 | — | British |
| MCCOMAS, David | Director | 2017-07-21 | Jul 1977 | British |
| PAGE, Charlotte Elizabeth | Director | 2020-03-01 | Oct 1986 | British |
| WICKHAM, Edward John | Director | 2020-03-01 | Jan 1993 | British |
| WICKHAM, Michael | Director | 2003-02-18 | Feb 1955 | British |
| WICKHAM, Robin Michael | Director | 2013-09-30 | Jun 1983 | British |
| WYETH, Sarah | Director | 2021-12-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEARTON, Janet Louise | Secretary | 2003-02-18 | 2008-08-27 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-02-18 | 2003-02-18 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-02-18 | 2003-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robin Michael Wickham | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-03-01 | Ceased 2026-03-04 |
| Mr Michael Wickham | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-08-02 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+333.6%
£867,645 £3,762,165
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+17.6%
£10,852,927 £12,763,644
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+5.4%
92 97
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+15.9%
£2,987,900 £3,462,697
highest 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