UPPER PITFORTHIE WINDGEN PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-27 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-19 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-05
Watchouts
Cash
£43K
+9,952.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£85K
+294% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£97K
+65% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UPPER PITFORTHIE WINDGEN PLC 2015-11-17 → present
- UPPER PITFORTHIE WINDGEN LTD 2015-10-23 → 2015-11-17
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £277,600 | — | £329,363 | — | £368,231 | — | £590,121 | — | £736,064 | £524,539 | |
| Operating profit | £89,449 | — | £129,626 | — | £66,639 | — | £285,615 | — | £281,444 | £183,856 | |
| Profit before tax | £15,777 | — | £92,026 | — | £31,717 | — | £140,780 | — | £58,746 | £96,958 | |
| Net profit | £15,777 | — | £92,026 | — | £19,717 | — | £93,352 | — | £36,199 | £63,144 | |
| Cash | £43,983 | £43,983 | £29,250 | £29,250 | £8,999 | £8,999 | £133,837 | £133,837 | £427 | £42,925 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,599,269 | — | £1,598,722 | — | £1,569,119 | — | £1,586,243 | — | £1,521,253 | £1,494,396 | |
| Net assets | -£193,715 | — | -£112,189 | — | -£108,072 | — | -£14,720 | — | £21,479 | £84,623 | |
| Equity | -£193,715 | — | -£112,189 | — | -£108,072 | — | -£14,720 | — | £21,479 | £84,623 | |
| Average employees | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.2% | — | 39.4% | — | 18.1% | — | 48.4% | — | 38.2% | 35.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | — | 27.9% | — | 5.4% | — | 15.8% | — | 4.9% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | — | 8.1% | — | 4.2% | — | 18.0% | — | 18.5% | 12.3% | |
| Interest cover | 1.21x | — | 3.45x | — | 1.91x | — | 1.97x | — | 1.26x | 2.12x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered a period of 12 months from the date of this report and conclude that it is reasonable to expect that the company will have sufficient financial resources to continue for the foreseeable future. For that reason the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the period there have been two cash return periods returning £116,087 and £90,172 to the debenture holders. Both returns were more than the projected return of £67,647.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOTHERINGHAM, John Ballantyne | Director | 2015-10-23 | Nov 1985 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Guy Christopher Liddle | Director | 2015-10-23 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-11-17 | 2022-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Ballantyne Fotheringham | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-10-29 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-28.7%
£736,064 £524,539
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Cash
+9,952.7%
£427 £42,925
-
Net assets
+294%
£21,479 £84,623
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
2 2
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Operating profit
-34.7%
£281,444 £183,856
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Profit before tax
+65%
£58,746 £96,958
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