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WARD THOMAS REMOVALS LIMITED
Cash
£2M
-2.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-67.3% vs 2023
Employees
129
-57.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-122.7% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 05167541
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2004-07-01
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-09-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49420
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £33,936,794 | £14,379,623 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £5,840,609 | £2,034,624 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £5,803,260 | -£1,318,686 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,675,224 | -£1,291,862 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,670,234 | £1,623,391 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £28,822,235 | £9,123,568 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £27,809,192 | £9,095,890 | |
| Equity | £12,600,834 | £14,783,532 | £17,125,105 | £19,711,313 | £24,133,968 | £27,809,192 | £9,095,890 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 305 | 129 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £11,870,460 | £4,872,704 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fawcetts 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Subsidiaries
- Moves Group Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Dormant
- Lawrence Astridge Removals Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Removals and storage
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2023 the company's Bishopsgate Specialist Installation division was demerged from the company into the newly formed Bishopsgate NewCo Ltd. Net assets of £1,171,440 were transferred in exchange for 100% of the issued share capital in Bishopsgate NewCo Ltd. The shareholding in Bishopsgate NewCo Ltd was subsequently transferred to the parent company by way of a dividend in specie.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOK, Joseph | Secretary | 2005-04-08 | — | British |
| BLOCH, Timothy | Director | 2007-09-28 | Apr 1964 | British |
| PARRY, Charles | Director | 2004-09-30 | May 1967 | British |
| RICKARDS, Charles Adrian Simon | Director | 2004-09-30 | Jul 1962 | British |
| WARD THOMAS, Anthony Christian | Director | 2004-07-01 | Mar 1958 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARSLAKE, William Edward Kent | Secretary | 2004-09-09 | 2005-04-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| THOMAS EGGAR SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| ENDERBY, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2008-10-03 |
| KARSLAKE, William Edward Kent | Director | 2004-09-09 | 2015-04-18 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-07-01 | 2004-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Removers Group Limited | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-27 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2025-03-12 | CH03 | officers | change person secretary company with change date |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-20 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-07-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2020-06-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2019-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2019-07-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2019-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2018-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-09-30
4.52
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.441 × 6.56 = +2.89
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.105 × 6.72 = +0.70
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.883 × 1.05 = +0.93
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory