EDWIN WOODHOUSE & CO. (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
Operating from Sunny Bank Mills in West Yorkshire, the business acts as a commercial real estate operator and the parent holding company for textile manufacturer Edwin Woodhouse & Co. Limited.
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Cash
£471
-12.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2m
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,039,953 | £2,175,605 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £490,646 | -£538,538 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £436,041 | -£667,896 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £436,041 | -£647,134 | — | — | |
| Cash | £329,758 | £537 | £471 | -12.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,229,691 | £16,558,795 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £16,025,191 | £6,225,396 | £6,219,156 | -0.1% | |
| Equity | £16,025,191 | £6,225,396 | £6,219,156 | -0.1% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 16 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.1% | -24.8% | — | |
| Net margin | 21.4% | -29.7% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | -3.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.1% | 71.5% | 46.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.56x | 2.04x | 2.00x | |
| Interest cover | 1.83x | -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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EDWIN WOODHOUSE & CO. (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 2010-07-02 → present
- EDWIN WOODHOUSE & CO,(INVESTMENTS)LIMITED 1898-03-24 → 2010-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months. ... the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAUNT, John Michael Andrew | Secretary | 2003-06-23 | — | British |
| GAUNT, John Michael Andrew | Director | 2002-05-22 | Jun 1976 | British |
| GAUNT, William John | Director | 1993-02-12 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAUNT, Martin | Secretary | — | 2003-06-23 |
| GAUNT, David John | Director | — | 2003-04-14 |
| GAUNT, Martin | Director | — | 2005-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William John Gaunt | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Michael Andrew Gaunt | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-02-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-02-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-06-05 | 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.