EMANUEL WHITTAKER LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5m
+811.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3m
+17.7% vs 2024
Employees
117
+3.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+157.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,182,393 | £17,812,326 | £20,515,781 | £26,880,367 | £21,290,781 | £25,188,928 | +18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £338,788 | £575,845 | £862,109 | £1,399,953 | £517,856 | £1,456,259 | +181.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £342,065 | £576,708 | £863,411 | £1,424,417 | £565,202 | £1,456,259 | +157.7% | |
| Net profit | £277,115 | £464,795 | £704,373 | £1,097,917 | £411,110 | £1,092,362 | +165.7% | |
| Cash | £2,512,167 | £2,454,656 | £1,356,864 | £3,048,385 | £273,306 | £2,492,102 | +811.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,787,149 | £3,267,529 | £3,389,039 | £3,899,020 | £2,636,673 | £3,084,698 | +17% | |
| Net assets | £2,771,390 | £3,236,185 | £3,340,558 | £3,838,475 | £2,591,085 | £3,049,447 | +17.7% | |
| Equity | £2,771,390 | £3,236,185 | £3,340,558 | £3,838,475 | £2,591,085 | £3,049,447 | +17.7% | |
| Average employees | 97 | 105 | 113 | 116 | 113 | 117 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £3,120,624 | £3,846,973 | £4,349,641 | £4,412,321 | £4,300,559 | £4,615,049 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £515,887 | £518,097 | £560,545 | £561,168 | £180,428 | £201,550 | +11.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £20,000 | £20,000 | £10,000 | -50% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £96,151 | £101,550 | +5.6% |
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.2% | 17.6% | 25.4% | 35.9% | 19.6% | 47.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.7% | 46.3% | 43.8% | 50.7% | 51.8% | 60.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.93x | 1.88x | 1.63x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLAGHER, John David | Director | 2004-06-23 | Jan 1958 | British |
| NEWTON, Clive | Director | 1995-12-01 | Sep 1949 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGGOTT, Gail | Secretary | 1993-09-28 | 2002-09-02 |
| GREEN, Anna | Secretary | 2002-09-02 | 2026-03-26 |
| WHITTAKER, Thomas Lawton | Secretary | — | 1993-09-28 |
| CUMMINGS, Charles Stuart | Director | — | 1999-11-30 |
| CUMMINGS, Jennifer Margaret | Director | — | 1999-11-30 |
| WHITTAKER, Angela | Director | — | 1993-09-17 |
| WHITTAKER, John | Director | — | 2004-06-23 |
| WHITTAKER, Thomas Lawton | Director | — | 2004-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Clive Newton | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
| Mr John David Gallagher | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
| Clearcase Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-01 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-01 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-06-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.