JOHN WAINWRIGHT & CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£8.2M
+9.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£30M
+5.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
149
+25.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8M
+87.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £45,452,977 | £44,037,469 | £48,510,748 | £51,714,159 | £52,582,759 | £56,816,386 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,782,713 | £5,211,815 | £3,778,097 | £3,038,461 | £1,686,498 | £3,447,078 | +104.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,787,606 | £5,212,955 | £3,842,823 | £3,006,996 | £2,045,062 | £3,832,082 | +87.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,965,341 | £4,282,204 | £2,344,380 | £2,300,859 | £1,320,488 | £2,649,161 | +100.6% | |
| Cash | £4,899,781 | £6,320,650 | £7,888,446 | £8,678,257 | £7,442,995 | £8,165,889 | +9.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,828,746 | £30,454,558 | £32,092,082 | £32,901,374 | £33,144,064 | £34,638,055 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £21,749,058 | £25,422,586 | £26,657,494 | £27,949,747 | £28,261,634 | £29,902,188 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £21,749,058 | £25,422,586 | £26,657,494 | £27,949,747 | £28,261,634 | £29,902,188 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 108 | 113 | 122 | 120 | 119 | 149 | +25.2% | |
| Wages | £4,970,972 | £4,734,641 | £5,628,795 | £5,960,880 | £6,865,745 | £7,674,915 | +11.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,340,014 | £799,915 | £1,029,507 | £776,723 | £892,876 | £961,628 | +7.7% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 11.8% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 9.7% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 17.1% | 11.8% | 9.2% | 5.1% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 34.2% | 35.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.95x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | 22.05x | 56.26x | 39.67x | 24.97x | 11.52x | 27.58x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As noted in the strategic report and the directors report believe that the Company has the ability to continue trading profitably and in a cash generative manner. The directors have prepared forecasts that support this position and are satisfied that there is sufficient headroom for the Company to be resilient to any adverse changes in the market.”
Significant events
- “On 2 May 2025 13,350 ordinary shares of John Wainwright & Co. Limited's shares were repurchased by the Company and subsequently cancelled.”
- “The Company entered into contracts with two of its suppliers after the year end to purchase bitumen under a forward purchase agreement. The agreement is to buy a fixed amount of bitumen on a monthly basis after the year end, the price of bitumen is fixed in each of the months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REXWORTHY, Brian | Secretary | 2012-01-17 | — | — |
| BARKWILL, Peter Boyd | Director | — | Sep 1956 | British |
| ISLE, Gavin | Director | 2020-09-01 | Apr 1964 | British |
| LONGLAND, Thomas Mark | Director | 2023-04-25 | Feb 1975 | British |
| LUFF, John Purnell | Director | 2003-10-16 | Aug 1946 | British |
| PERCIVAL, Philip Charles | Director | 1996-07-31 | Dec 1946 | British |
| REXWORTHY, Brian | Director | 2010-11-12 | Mar 1965 | British |
| SAUNDERS, Christopher John, Mr. | Director | 2010-11-12 | Apr 1944 | British |
| SEVIOUR, Lee Boyd | Director | 2024-04-10 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOVELL, Geraldine Mary | Secretary | 1995-10-06 | 2003-08-13 |
| SARGANT, Juliet Marie | Secretary | 2003-08-13 | 2012-01-17 |
| STOTE, Barry Roy | Secretary | — | 1995-09-30 |
| GREENHALL, Denise Anne | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1993-10-07 |
| LORD, Roger Kenneth | Director | — | 1992-12-02 |
| LOVELL, Geraldine Mary | Director | 1996-10-11 | 2003-08-13 |
| LUFF, John | Director | — | 2001-05-03 |
| MCKEOWN, Wayne | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2024-05-01 |
| NEY, Kevin Philip | Director | — | 1996-10-11 |
| ROSS GOOBEY, Alastair | Director | 1994-10-21 | 2008-02-02 |
| SHOWERING, Francis | Director | — | 1995-09-06 |
| STOTE, Barry Roy | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| TIMBERLAKE, Ian | Director | — | 2017-01-01 |
| USHER, Catherine Felicia | Director | 1996-07-31 | 2010-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Denise Greenham | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-06-12 | Active |
| Veale Wasbrough Executor And Trustee Company | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-06-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-11-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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