WARD THOMAS REMOVALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-28 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-15 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-01
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 13.8% | -9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 20.3% | 22.3% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 87.75x | 57.15x |
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
- 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.”
Group structure
- WARD THOMAS REMOVALS LIMITED · parent
- Moves Group Limited 100%
- Lawrence Astridge Removals Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
-57.6%
£33,936,794 £14,379,623
-
Cash
-2.8%
£1,670,234 £1,623,391
-
Net assets
-67.3%
£27,809,192 £9,095,890
-
Employees
-57.7%
305 129
-
Operating profit
-65.2%
£5,840,609 £2,034,624
-
Profit before tax
-122.7%
£5,803,260 -£1,318,686
-
Wages
-59%
£11,870,460 £4,872,704
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