F.W.P. MATTHEWS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-10 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-26
Watchouts
Cash
£471K
+8.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-6.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
50
+13.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£10K
-180.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,868,302 | £14,098,323 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £66,949 | £38,804 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £12,230 | -£9,850 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £5,303 | -£86,805 | |
| Cash | £104,685 | £219,848 | £343,529 | £280,106 | £433,201 | £470,799 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,740,882 | £1,767,174 | £1,735,406 | £2,277,706 | £2,025,885 | £1,999,641 | |
| Net assets | £1,182,980 | £1,219,831 | £1,235,524 | £1,352,776 | £1,255,536 | £1,168,731 | |
| Equity | £1,182,980 | £1,219,831 | £1,235,524 | £1,352,776 | £1,255,536 | £1,168,731 | |
| Average employees | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 50 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,634,212 | £1,813,019 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £140,849 | £105,847 | £101,493 | £106,686 | £63,680 | £76,901 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+9.6%
£12,868,302 £14,098,323
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Cash
+8.7%
£433,201 £470,799
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
-6.9%
£1,255,536 £1,168,731
lowest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+13.6%
44 50
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-42%
£66,949 £38,804
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Profit before tax
-180.5%
£12,230 -£9,850
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Wages
+10.9%
£1,634,212 £1,813,019
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 3.3% | 1.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.85x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1.22x | 0.80x |
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
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries and considering forecasts and available facilities, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis”
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 July 2025 saw continued demand across the Company's core markets, with turnover increasing year-on-year, reflecting a stable customer base and consistent product demand.”
- “During the period, the Company continued to invest in its operational capability, including plant, systems, and people, with the objective of improving efficiency, reliability, and long-term performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEWS, Bertie William | Director | 2017-08-04 | Mar 1991 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Frederick William Paul | Director | — | Nov 1950 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEWS, Edward Graham | Secretary | — | 2014-07-23 |
| MATTHEWS, John Stephen | Secretary | 2014-07-23 | 2017-08-04 |
| PROMPT INTERIM LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-08-04 | 2017-10-04 |
| COWPER, Ferris Edward | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2013-02-14 |
| FREER, Nigel Rodney | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2017-03-31 |
| FREER, Nigel Rodney | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2014-02-11 |
| MATTHEWS, Edward Graham | Director | 1993-11-12 | 2014-07-23 |
| MATTHEWS, Frederick Gordon | Director | — | 2012-01-12 |
| MATTHEWS, Ian Marmaduke | Director | — | 1999-12-28 |
| MATTHEWS, John Stephen | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2017-08-04 |
| STONE, David George Peters | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2017-12-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Glynn Leonard | Director | 2003-07-08 | 2017-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fwpm Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-18 | Active |
| Mr Frederick Gordon Matthews | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2018-04-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-02-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-08 | CVA4 | insolvency | Liquidation voluntary arrangement completion | |
| 2020-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-07-09 | CVA3 | insolvency | Liquidation cva supervisors abstract of receipts payments with brought down date |
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.