WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£38K
Equity attributable
Employees
162
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£9M
Period ending 2024-12-31
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 · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £73,375,132 | £103,276,281 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,257,997 | -£9,383,136 | |
| Net profit | — | £953,997 | -£9,077,844 | |
| Cash | — | £9,079,432 | £5,178,980 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,930,878 | £1,409,971 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,116,054 | £38,210 | |
| Equity | — | £9,116,054 | £38,210 | |
| Average employees | — | 158 | 162 | |
| Wages | — | £10,815,410 | £15,032,197 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,112,041 | £1,621,636 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-09-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 1.3% | -8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 74.0% | 99.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.39x | 1.03x |
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
- Evans Mockler 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
- “In 2024, after 70 years as a subsidiary of a large PLC, Walter Lilly was acquired by a private company, Wize Holdings Ltd (formerly known as Size Holdings Ltd).”
- “Following acquisition, a thorough review was carried out of Walter Lilly's projects and its accounts, and particularly the valuation of work in progress on both live and completed projects. This review necessitated large adjustments to a relatively small number of project valuations, which in turn led to significant losses in the most recent reporting period.”
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 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.