CITY WEST WORKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
514
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£239K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,714,000 | £41,623,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£7,886,000 | £129,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,886,000 | -£239,000 | |
| Net profit | -£6,136,000 | -£1,795,000 | |
| Cash | £1,205,000 | £3,253,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £139,000 | -£2,572,000 | |
| Net assets | -£1,150,000 | -£2,945,000 | |
| Equity | -£1,150,000 | -£2,945,000 | |
| Average employees | 513 | 514 | |
| Wages | £16,190,000 | £13,311,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -15.0% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -11.6% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5673.4% | -5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 102.1% | 114.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.35x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “City West Works Limited is owned by Liberty Gas Group Limited, which is a subsidiary of Liberty Group Investments Limited. The Liberty Group was acquired by Wates Property Services (Holdings) Limited, a subsidiary of Wates Group Limited, on 1 October 2024.”
- “The accounting period ended 31 December 2024 has been shortened to a nine month period to align the financial year end with the Wates Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESANGES, Ben Christopher | Director | 2025-02-03 | Apr 1980 | British |
| FITZGERALD, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| MORGAN, David Keir Ewart | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jul 1974 | British |
| SYMEONIDES, Christopher John | Director | 2025-02-03 | Jul 1964 | British |
| THREADER, Paul Simon | Director | 2024-10-01 | May 1975 | British |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 2024-10-01 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON-CONNOLLY, Gemma | Secretary | 2024-02-15 | 2024-10-01 |
| HARDYSMITH, Catherine | Secretary | 2021-08-27 | 2023-01-11 |
| HINDLEY, Simon | Secretary | 2023-03-23 | 2024-02-15 |
| MCGOVERN, David | Secretary | 2017-02-15 | 2021-08-27 |
| SHANKS, Peter | Secretary | 2023-01-11 | 2023-03-23 |
| ALDERSON, Lynne | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-03-03 |
| BUDDEN, Clare | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-11-25 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Paul James | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2022-06-08 |
| CUMMINS, David Anthony Patrick | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2015-03-03 |
| CURNUCK, Julian Peter | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2013-10-17 |
| DOYLE, Timothy Charles | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2019-09-30 |
| FRANCIS, Debbie | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2024-10-01 |
| GARRIDO, Robin John | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2017-10-31 |
| GARRIDO, Robin John | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2013-03-31 |
| GREGG, Ian Andrew | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2016-04-12 |
| JONES, Ray | Director | 2022-06-08 | 2024-10-01 |
| JOYCE, Martin John | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2024-10-01 |
| KENNEDY, Paul Alan | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2021-09-10 |
| MCKUNE, Colette | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2022-09-30 |
| MCKUNE, Colette | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-03-03 |
| MUMFORD, Terence Leslie | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-03-03 |
| O'HALLORAN, Michael | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2017-10-31 |
| PARKIN, Michael George | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2021-09-10 |
| PREW, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2024-10-01 |
| SPENCER, Bernard William | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2022-06-06 |
| UPHILL, Carolyn Louise | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2017-10-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Paul John | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-05-30 |
| WHITEHEAD, Paul | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2013-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Gas Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-14 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-01-14 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-01-14 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-01-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-03-31