FLAKT WOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£420k
+40% vs 2023
Net assets
£9.2m
-2.1% vs 2023
Employees
238
+4.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£722k
+74.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,500,000 | £44,859,000 | +13.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,459,000 | -£418,000 | +83% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,829,000 | -£722,000 | +74.5% | |
| Net profit | -£3,773,000 | -£233,000 | +93.8% | |
| Cash | £300,000 | £420,000 | +40% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,445,000 | £17,830,000 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,364,000 | £9,171,000 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £9,364,000 | £9,171,000 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 228 | 238 | +4.4% | |
| Wages | £9,026,000 | £10,659,000 | +18.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £220,000 | £172,000 | -21.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £19,000 | £12,000 | -36.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £126,000 | £172,000 | +36.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.2% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | -9.6% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.3% | -2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.7% | 78.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | -4.35x | -0.63x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- FLAKT WOODS LIMITED 2002-10-28 → present
- WOODS AIR MOVEMENT LIMITED 1998-06-25 → 2002-10-28
- WOODS OF COLCHESTER LIMITED 1928-10-03 → 1998-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- FLAKT WOODS LIMITED · parent
- Woods Air Control Limited 100%
- Woods Fans Limited 100%
- Fläkt Woods Spa 100%
- Fläkt Woods (Singapore) Pte Limited 100%
- Woods Air Movement Ltd (US) 100%
Significant events
- “Following a change in leadership, the company underwent a Transformation program, commenced in October 2023, aimed at rationalising the product portfolio and focusing on profitable revenue streams.”
- “Company backlog (orders won for future revenue recognition) increased by £22.2m from £19.4m to £41.4m at the end of FY24 driven by the award of Tunnel & Metro and Defence contracts.”
- “During the FY24, a bad debt provision was reversed following contract negotiations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKFORD, Paul | Secretary | 2016-12-15 | — | — |
| HOWELL, Sarah-Jane Christina Vane | Director | 2020-07-06 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PADDOCK, Andrew Justin | Director | 2026-07-24 | May 1965 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Stephen Guy | Secretary | 2007-03-23 | 2008-02-04 |
| DAVEY, Matt | Secretary | 2015-04-30 | 2016-12-13 |
| ELLIS, John Sidney | Secretary | — | 1999-04-30 |
| LEE, Simon Mark | Secretary | 2014-10-14 | 2015-04-30 |
| MIRRINGTON, Stephen Andrew | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2007-03-23 |
| SIHRA, Surinderjit Singh | Secretary | 2008-02-04 | 2014-10-14 |
| BELL, Marcus Graham | Director | 2015-06-04 | 2018-11-30 |
| BIRCHALL-KENT, Dene Richard | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2014-09-15 |
| BURTON, Stephen George John | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2010-12-23 |
| BUTCHER, Alan John | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2008-02-01 |
| CARR, Stephen Guy | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2008-02-04 |
| CHESNEY, Steve | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2023-07-01 |
| CORY, William Thomas Worthington | Director | — | 1999-10-31 |
| COURTNEY, Roger Graham | Director | 1994-09-09 | 1997-02-03 |
| DEARNLEY, William | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| DUNCAN, Ian Alexander | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2002-01-21 |
| ELLIS, John Sidney | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| EVANS, Yan | Director | 2014-10-14 | 2018-03-28 |
| FORGET, Didier Maurice | Director | 2011-04-15 | 2016-10-31 |
| GILFILLAN, Helen Louise | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2019-02-15 |
| GOULET, Sebastien | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2006-04-30 |
| GRIMES, Mark | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2012-11-27 |
| HURDLE, Allan Kenneth | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2014-06-25 |
| KNOWLES, Steven Reginald | Director | 1996-08-02 | 2004-11-30 |
| LEE, Simon Mark | Director | 2013-08-15 | 2015-04-30 |
| LOIZOU, Panos Andreas | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2002-06-13 |
| MILKINS, Andrew Steven | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2014-10-14 |
| MIRRINGTON, Stephen Andrew | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2002-06-14 |
| MOREHOUSE, Ian Douglas | Director | 2014-10-14 | 2018-03-28 |
| NICOLL, Henry Ernest | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| POULIQUEN, Patrick | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2017-05-30 |
| POULIQUEN, Patrick | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2011-04-15 |
| PRIEST, David James, Dr | Director | — | 2001-09-30 |
| PURCELL, John | Director | — | 1996-08-01 |
| SHEARD, Anthony Geoffrey, Dr | Director | 2001-09-14 | 2013-11-14 |
| SIHRA, Surinderjit Singh | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2014-10-14 |
| STAPLES, Mike | Director | 2019-03-11 | 2020-07-06 |
| WALSH, Frank | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2010-10-31 |
| WILSON, Philip Derek | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2002-01-28 |
| YULE, Neil Peter | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2008-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Europe Holdings Coöperatief U.A | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-03 | Ceased 2025-11-13 |
| Mrs Julia Anne Jennifer Chapman | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-12 | Ceased 2025-11-03 |
| Mr Graeme Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-12 | Ceased 2025-11-03 |
| Mrs Charlmaine Vella | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-12 | Ceased 2025-11-03 |
| Mr Johannes Josef Maret | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-12 | Ceased 2025-11-03 |
| Mr Carsten Dan Koppen | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-12 | Ceased 2025-11-03 |
| Woods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.