W.D. IRWIN & SONS (PORTADOWN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-21 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
232
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2024-09-29
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- W.D. IRWIN & SONS (PORTADOWN) LIMITED 2013-03-12 → present
- MOYNE SHELF COMPANY (NO. 317) LIMITED 2013-02-07 → 2013-03-12
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-29
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-09-30; financial figures currently reflect up to 2024-09-29.
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46,625,082 | £32,220,561 | |
| Operating profit | £692,854 | £1,724,649 | |
| Profit before tax | £301,596 | £1,403,798 | |
| Net profit | £609,786 | £2,653,798 | |
| Cash | £1,897,282 | £1,567,162 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,918,199 | £3,982,051 | |
| Net assets | £1,266,346 | £3,920,144 | |
| Equity | £1,266,346 | £3,920,144 | |
| Average employees | 263 | 232 | |
| Wages | £10,482,717 | £7,295,050 |
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 | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 1.77x | 5.38x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) 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 group's and 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
- W.D. IRWIN & SONS (PORTADOWN) LIMITED · parent
- W.D. Irwin & Sons Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 November 2024 the company amended its loan repayment date with Endeavour Investments LP to 13 November 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARVIS, Christopher | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| IRWIN, Brian Herbert | Director | 2013-02-25 | Feb 1954 | British |
| IRWIN, Kathleen Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-27 | May 1956 | British |
| JARVIS, Christopher | Director | 2025-02-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| MURPHY, Michael | Director | 2025-02-01 | Dec 1967 | Irish |
| RUSK, Samuel William John | Director | 2022-04-27 | Nov 1952 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREER, Caroline | Secretary | 2013-02-25 | 2013-07-04 |
| IRWIN, Brian Herbert | Secretary | 2013-07-04 | 2025-02-01 |
| MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-02-07 | 2013-02-25 |
| FULTON, Richard | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2013-02-25 |
| IRWIN, Robert Kenneth Niall | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2018-12-16 |
| KEARNS, John Joseph | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2013-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Samuel William John Rusk | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-04-14 | Active |
| Mrs Kathleen Elizabeth Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-10-17 | Active |
| Mr Robert Kenneth Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2018-12-16 |
| Mr Brian Herbert Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-02-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-01-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2024-09-29 vs 2023-09-24