FRANK WRIGHT LIMITED
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Cash
£599k
+57.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
+7.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
225
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.1m
+19.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £124,903,000 | £125,203,000 | £142,229,000 | +13.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,079,000 | £5,134,000 | £6,097,000 | +18.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,041,000 | £5,086,000 | £6,093,000 | +19.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,615,000 | £3,717,000 | £5,151,000 | +38.6% | |
| Cash | £315,000 | £381,000 | £599,000 | +57.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,183,000 | £22,731,000 | £24,051,000 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £19,888,000 | £20,870,000 | £22,399,000 | +7.3% | |
| Equity | £19,888,000 | £20,870,000 | £22,399,000 | +7.3% | |
| Average employees | 226 | 224 | 225 | +0.4% | |
| Wages | £10,165,000 | £9,935,000 | £10,268,000 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £336,000 | £500,000 | £549,000 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £12,000 | £27,000 | £29,000 | +7.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £178,000 | £186,000 | £225,000 | +21% |
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 | 1.7% | 4.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | 22.6% | 25.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.8% | 58.2% | 61.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.29x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 7.97x | 12.93x | 34.06x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statement on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company conducted a competitive audit tender process in accordance with good governance practices. Following the conclusion of this process, the directors resolved to appoint RSM UK Audit LLP as the Company's auditor.”
- “A Wylie resigned as director on 6th May 2026.”
- “B Spain was appointed as director on 4th May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, Alexander Flannagan Barclay | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| PRITCHARD, John | Director | 2018-05-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SPAIN, Bruce Brion | Director | 2026-05-04 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POTTER, David Christopher | Secretary | 2007-10-26 | 2018-03-22 |
| PRITCHARD, John | Secretary | 2018-03-22 | 2018-05-01 |
| STANNARD, Barbara Ann | Secretary | — | 2007-10-26 |
| BINNEKAMP, Rob | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| BORGAS, Stefan | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2003-06-01 |
| DE WILDT, Harm | Director | 2008-05-02 | 2018-05-01 |
| DUDECK, Christian, Dr | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2002-02-18 |
| EDWARDS, Aled Wyn | Director | 2002-10-11 | 2018-05-01 |
| JENSEN, Torben Berlin | Director | 2005-03-21 | 2007-10-31 |
| LOWE, Robin Anthony, Doctor | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| LOWE, Robin Anthony, Doctor | Director | 1991-04-11 | 1996-11-27 |
| MEYER, Joachim, Dr | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2007-10-31 |
| SCHWARZ, Gerhard Winfried, Dr | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| SHARP, David John Vallance | Director | 1991-04-11 | 1996-11-27 |
| STEINEMANN, Bernard Juergen | Director | 2008-05-02 | 2009-04-30 |
| STICKINGS, Barry John | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| SUTER, Dieter Arthur, Doctor | Director | 1996-11-28 | 1999-05-31 |
| TIELENS, Frank Jurjen | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2011-05-31 |
| WRIGHT, Anthony Frank | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| WRIGHT, Barbara Phyllis | Director | — | 1996-11-01 |
| WYLIE, Andrew David Mackenzie | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutreco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.