WILKINSON SWORD LIMITED
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Cash
£22m
+12.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£77m
+29.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
-2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£20m
+170.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £132,459,000 | £146,772,000 | £165,201,000 | +12.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,882,000 | £7,329,000 | £19,504,000 | +166.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,322,000 | £7,290,000 | £19,704,000 | +170.3% | |
| Net profit | -£10,309,000 | £7,320,000 | £17,194,000 | +134.9% | |
| Cash | £12,831,000 | £19,860,000 | £22,282,000 | +12.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,352,000 | £59,197,000 | £76,839,000 | +29.8% | |
| Net assets | £51,352,000 | £59,197,000 | £76,839,000 | +29.8% | |
| Equity | £51,352,000 | £59,197,000 | £76,839,000 | +29.8% | |
| Average employees | 123 | 128 | 125 | -2.3% | |
| Wages | £8,883,000 | £11,059,000 | £11,006,000 | -0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.5% | 5.0% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | -7.8% | 5.0% | 10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -19.2% | 12.4% | 25.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.3% | 43.3% | 34.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.55x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | -27.15x | 60.07x | — |
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
- Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company meets its day to day working capital requirements through its cash reserves and intercompany financing. The company's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonable possible changes in trading performance, show that the company should be able to operate within the level of its current cash reserves. After making enquiries, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILKINSON SWORD LIMITED · parent
- Personna International CZ S.R.O 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANGLEY, Latanya | Director | 2022-03-14 | Jul 1975 | American |
| WEISSMAN, Francesca De Franco | Director | 2025-10-02 | Nov 1974 | American |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Mark Anthony | Secretary | 2003-03-28 | 2005-01-31 |
| JACKMAN, Sally Margaret | Secretary | — | 1993-07-16 |
| PARMAR, Pradeep | Secretary | 2005-01-31 | 2015-05-29 |
| SUMNER, Matthew James | Secretary | 2000-10-31 | 2003-03-28 |
| SYKES, Keith Anthony Mallalieu | Secretary | 1993-07-16 | 1996-03-11 |
| WALLCRAFT, Susan Jean | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| WILLIS, David Michael | Secretary | 1996-03-11 | 1998-12-01 |
| AUDLEY, Tony George Robert | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-03-28 |
| BAHT, Rashpal | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2015-06-29 |
| BAINBRIDGE, David Ralph | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2004-07-30 |
| BRENNAN, Mark Anthony | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2015-06-29 |
| COSGROVE, William James | Director | 1992-10-19 | 2000-07-31 |
| CUMMINGS, Michael Joseph | Director | 1995-11-06 | 2007-07-27 |
| FLETCHER, Karolyn | Director | 2000-10-11 | 2002-06-25 |
| GANE, Richard Hugh | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2003-03-28 |
| GRIFFIN, Steven Russell | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2001-06-06 |
| GRUBER, Kurt | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| HATFIELD, David Paul | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2019-03-01 |
| HILL, John Norman | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-12-20 |
| HOADE, Carol Anne | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2003-10-23 |
| HOWE, Timothy Vincent | Director | 2000-02-07 | 2000-08-04 |
| HUTCHINSON, Colin Anthony | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2015-06-29 |
| HUTCHISON, Colin Anthony | Director | 2018-03-23 | 2019-04-01 |
| IASENZA, Marisa Brenda | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| LITTLE, Rod Ryan | Director | 2018-03-23 | 2019-04-01 |
| MELLINO, Salvador Antonio | Director | 1994-09-30 | 2000-12-31 |
| MILBOURNE, Colin Raymond | Director | 1991-12-18 | 1992-11-20 |
| RYAN, Andrea | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1994-10-12 |
| SHANBHAG, Manish Ramdas | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2018-03-09 |
| SHELDON, Sandra Jean | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2017-12-12 |
| SULLIVAN, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2023-12-20 | 2025-10-01 |
| UTIKAL, Gerald | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| VOSPER, Allan Leonard | Director | — | 1998-01-26 |
| WOOLER, Derek Allan | Director | 1992-04-08 | 1995-11-06 |
| YATES, Anthony William | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1994-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.