VWS WESTGARTH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£41M
+20.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+1.4% vs 2023
Employees
118
+2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
+15.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- VWS WESTGARTH LIMITED 2005-09-20 → present
- WEIR WESTGARTH LIMITED 1994-01-01 → 2005-09-20
- M M & S (2186) LIMITED 1993-11-18 → 1994-01-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,320,000 | £62,018,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,072,000 | £6,670,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £7,504,000 | £8,652,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,732,000 | £6,153,000 | |
| Cash | £34,086,000 | £41,203,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,876,000 | £26,336,000 | |
| Net assets | £19,822,000 | £20,107,000 | |
| Equity | £19,822,000 | £20,107,000 | |
| Average employees | 115 | 118 | |
| Wages | £8,934,000 | £9,124,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 10.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.4% | 25.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 2.06x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company retains sufficient financial resources together with long-term contracts with a number of customers across different geographical areas and industries. Furthermore, the Company enjoys continuing support from its parent group, substantiated by the provision of a Letter of Support covering the entirety of the assessment period. As a consequence, the directors believe that the Company is sufficiently well placed to manage its business risks successfully.”
Significant events
- “The installation of low energy lighting in the East Kilbride offices in H2-24 has contributed to the reduction in Scope 2 carbon emissions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Kenneth Mcallister | Secretary | 2024-06-24 | — | — |
| MCIVOR, Derek Thomas | Director | 2025-12-05 | Mar 1976 | British |
| NIE, Zhuoqun | Director | 2025-01-13 | Sep 1984 | Chinese |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEZEMER, Rudolphus | Secretary | 2018-02-28 | 2021-07-15 |
| CHADBAN, Bruce Arthur | Secretary | 2005-11-17 | 2007-07-31 |
| CHRISTIE, Kevin Charles | Secretary | 2007-07-31 | 2018-02-28 |
| CURRIE, William Mccallum | Secretary | 1993-12-20 | 2005-11-10 |
| LAROCHE, Christophe, Mr. | Secretary | 2021-07-15 | 2024-06-24 |
| STEWART, William Mckenzie | Secretary | 1993-12-20 | 1994-11-18 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-18 | 1993-12-20 |
| BAUJAT, Vincent Henri, Mr. | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-01-13 |
| BIBBY, Graham Malcolm | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| BOYD, Ian Mair | Director | 1993-12-20 | 2004-08-19 |
| CAILLAUD, Vincent Pierre | Director | 2016-03-18 | 2021-01-01 |
| CAPELL, Paul Warwick | Director | 1996-01-03 | 2006-12-01 |
| CHADBAN, Bruce Arthur | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2007-07-31 |
| CURRIE, William Mccallum | Director | 1993-12-20 | 2005-11-10 |
| FLEMING, Alistair | Director | 1993-12-20 | 1996-02-06 |
| FROMENT, Thierry | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2016-03-18 |
| GALL, Clyne Garden | Director | 1993-12-20 | 1997-06-23 |
| GAMBLE, Kevin George Alfred | Director | 1999-01-31 | 2001-11-06 |
| GARNIER, Alain | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2009-09-01 |
| GARRICK, Ronald, Sir | Director | 1993-12-20 | 1999-01-31 |
| GRINHAM, Bryan David | Director | 2003-04-05 | 2006-12-01 |
| HERREWYN, Jean Michel | Director | 2005-07-08 | 2006-12-01 |
| MCNINCH, William Robert | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1999-10-29 |
| MILLER, Andrew Charles Watson | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-03-30 |
| MUNRO, Alistair Mcleod | Director | 2000-04-10 | 2003-10-27 |
| RICKARD, Christopher John | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2005-07-08 |
| SHELDRAKE, David Raymond | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| STEWART, William Mckenzie | Director | 1993-12-20 | 2000-03-31 |
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1994-12-14 | 1995-11-18 |
| VINDEX LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-18 | 1993-12-20 |
| VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-18 | 1993-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otv Birwelco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
-9.2%
£68,320,000 £62,018,000
-
Cash
+20.9%
£34,086,000 £41,203,000
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£19,822,000 £20,107,000
-
Employees
+2.6%
115 118
-
Operating profit
+9.8%
£6,072,000 £6,670,000
-
Profit before tax
+15.3%
£7,504,000 £8,652,000
-
Wages
+2.1%
£8,934,000 £9,124,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers