WPG FINANCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-28 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£42M
-70.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1B
+4.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
8
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£55M
+295.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £44,921,429 | — | £38,307,133 | — | £53,418,431 | — | £55,851,446 | — | £69,263,373 | £73,942,915 | |
| Operating profit | £32,814,292 | — | £30,812,715 | — | £48,824,668 | — | £44,596,953 | — | -£28,170,278 | £55,900,224 | |
| Profit before tax | £32,816,309 | — | £30,686,346 | — | £48,824,668 | — | £44,599,768 | — | -£28,167,894 | £55,138,377 | |
| Net profit | £23,531,526 | — | £31,098,222 | — | £45,369,099 | — | £43,306,056 | — | -£41,295,760 | £51,022,798 | |
| Cash | £19,838,918 | — | £13,524,321 | — | £69,292,108 | — | £48,267,738 | — | £138,785,672 | £41,507,368 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £985,123,629 | — | £1,016,221,851 | — | £1,061,590,950 | — | £1,104,897,006 | — | £1,063,601,246 | £1,114,624,044 | |
| Net assets | £985,123,629 | — | £1,016,221,851 | — | £1,061,590,950 | — | £1,104,897,006 | — | £1,063,601,246 | £1,114,624,044 | |
| Equity | £985,123,629 | £985,123,629 | £1,016,221,851 | £1,016,221,851 | £1,061,590,950 | £1,061,590,950 | £1,104,897,006 | £1,104,897,006 | £1,063,601,246 | £1,114,624,044 | |
| Average employees | 9 | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | |
| Wages | £6,570,489 | — | £6,515,108 | — | £6,702,227 | — | £6,814,460 | — | £6,852,289 | £6,818,042 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 73.0% | — | 80.4% | — | 91.4% | — | 79.8% | — | -40.7% | 75.6% | |
| Net margin | 52.4% | — | 81.2% | — | 84.9% | — | 77.5% | — | -59.6% | 69.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | — | 3.0% | — | 4.6% | — | 4.0% | — | -2.6% | 5.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 243.83x | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73.23x |
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
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
- “As at 30 April 2025 Carbline Limited ceased to be part of William Pears Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, William Frederick | Secretary | 2013-04-08 | — | — |
| PEARS, David Alan | Director | 2013-04-08 | Apr 1968 | British |
| PEARS, Mark Andrew | Director | 2013-04-08 | Nov 1962 | British |
| PEARS, Trevor Steven, Sir | Director | 2013-04-08 | Jun 1964 | British |
| WPG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-04-08 | — | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Pears Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+6.8%
£69,263,373 £73,942,915
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-70.1%
£138,785,672 £41,507,368
-
Net assets
+4.8%
£1,063,601,246 £1,114,624,044
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
8 8
-
Operating profit
+298.4%
-£28,170,278 £55,900,224
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+295.7%
-£28,167,894 £55,138,377
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-0.5%
£6,852,289 £6,818,042
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