WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£23m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£669k
Equity attributable
Employees
157
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£630k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,375,132 | £103,276,281 | £117,881,830 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£9,383,136 | £611,515 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,257,997 | -£9,383,136 | £630,390 | — | |
| Net profit | £953,997 | -£9,077,844 | £630,390 | — | |
| Cash | £9,079,432 | £5,178,960 | £22,645,251 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,930,878 | £1,409,971 | £2,579,574 | — | |
| Net assets | £9,116,054 | £38,210 | £668,600 | — | |
| Equity | £9,116,054 | £38,210 | £668,600 | — | |
| Average employees | 158 | 162 | 157 | — | |
| Wages | £10,815,410 | £15,032,197 | £11,222,762 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,112,041 | £1,621,636 | £462,667 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £298,012 | £449,631 | £285,609 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 15 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -9.1% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | -8.8% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -665.5% | 23.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.0% | 99.9% | 98.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39x | 1.03x | 1.04x |
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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “the directors have decided that Walter Lilly should exit the High Quality Residential and Facilities Management sectors with immediate effect”
- “Walter Lilly's sister company, Size Group, will now carry out all luxury residential and maintenance operations within our family of businesses”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Christopher James Cyril | Director | 2015-04-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| JONES, Christopher Michael | Director | 2024-11-27 | Apr 1988 | British |
| SIZE, Darren Thomas | Director | 2024-10-03 | Feb 1975 | Irish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWLING, Malcolm John | Secretary | — | 1997-07-21 |
| PRICE, Alan Martin Andrew | Secretary | 1997-07-21 | 2000-04-17 |
| RENEW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-17 | 2024-10-03 |
| BATES, Ronald James | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| BEACH, Duncan Michael | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| BLYTH, Andrew Douglas | Director | — | 2000-06-13 |
| CHAPMAN, Brian Lewis | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| CORLESS, Graham John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| CRISPIN, Andrew James | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| FEAST, Roger | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2003-10-03 |
| FRAMPTON, Shaun David | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2024-11-19 |
| GAFFNEY, John Sherwood | Director | 2004-03-24 | 2005-09-16 |
| HOWIE, John Charl | Director | 2006-03-06 | 2013-06-14 |
| JOYCE, John Patrick Joseph | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2024-11-19 |
| LAMBERT, Keith Leslie | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2002-03-28 |
| MAY, Brian Ward | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2016-09-30 |
| MILLER, George William Leonard | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-04-14 |
| MILLER, George William Leonard | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| POSTLETHWAITE, Andrew James | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2026-03-04 |
| SCOTT, Paul | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2024-10-03 |
| SELLARS, Paul | Director | 2003-11-13 | 2004-03-24 |
| SMITH, Douglas Bernard | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| TILBROOK, George William | Director | 1995-12-31 | 1997-04-01 |
| WHITE, Paul Joseph | Director | — | 2006-04-04 |
| RENEW CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-09-28 | 2024-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wize Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-03 | Active |
| Yjl Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.