WORKSTORIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-01 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£333K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
61
Average over period
Profit before tax
£837K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WORKSTORIES LIMITED 2018-05-01 → present
- BESTUHL UK LIMITED 2013-06-06 → 2018-05-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,022,525 | £18,586,815 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,543,185 | £854,719 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,604,765 | £836,850 | |
| Net profit | -£610,615 | £600,297 | |
| Cash | £510,357 | £332,721 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £813,639 | £1,386,275 | |
| Net assets | £721,719 | £1,322,734 | |
| Equity | £721,719 | £1,322,734 | |
| Average employees | 58 | 61 | |
| Wages | £4,616,593 | £3,266,593 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.1% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -189.7% | 61.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.9% | 78.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | -25.06x | 46.39x |
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
- Brebners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Workstories invested in expanding its senior management team in 2024. A Finance and Operations Director and a Sales Director have been added to bring greater oversight, reliability, and expertise to these critical areas.”
- “Workstories transitioned from relying exclusively on third-party hauliers, to now having its own fleet managed internally.”
- “2024 has been a year of industry recognition for Workstories. Our Laines product won the prestigious Red Dot, Mix Awards, and Design Guild Mark.”
- “Workstories ranked 35th out of 300 in the Financial Times' 'Europe's Long-Term Growth Champions' list.”
- “2024 marking the successful launch of multiple new products that align with our strategy of developing proprietary, design-led offerings.”
- “The success of our new product range has led to the creation of a dedicated New Product Development (NPD) team.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRADINE, James Stuart | Director | 2015-07-10 | Jan 1980 | British |
| SULLIVAN, Michael John | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1990 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Amanda | Director | 2013-06-06 | 2016-04-08 |
| JACKSON, Lee | Director | 2013-06-06 | 2016-04-08 |
| KELLY, Nancy Caroline | Director | 2013-06-06 | 2016-04-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stuart Harradine | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-01 | Active |
| Ms Nancy Caroline Wilde | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 5
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31