H.K. WENTWORTH LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£366k
-107.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
110
+3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£5m
-60.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £17,345,998 | £15,322,000 | £12,717,000 | -17% | |
| Operating profit | £531,083 | -£2,713,000 | -£4,227,000 | -55.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £838,857 | -£3,100,000 | -£4,986,000 | -60.8% | |
| Net profit | £669,727 | -£3,311,000 | -£5,315,000 | -60.5% | |
| Cash | £320,187 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,949,000 | -£366,000 | -107.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,260,026 | £4,949,000 | -£366,000 | -107.4% | |
| Equity | £8,260,026 | £4,949,000 | -£366,000 | -107.4% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 106 | 110 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £4,204,801 | £3,956,000 | £3,978,000 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £200,157 | £166,000 | £166,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,227 | £18,000 | £19,000 | +5.6% |
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 | 3.1% | -17.7% | -33.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | -21.6% | -41.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -54.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.5% | 68.5% | 102.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 0.86x | 0.53x | |
| Interest cover | 1.68x | -7.01x | -5.57x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- H.K. WENTWORTH LIMITED 1989-08-02 → present
- H.K.(WENTWORTH)HOLDINGS LIMITED 1941-08-21 → 1989-08-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have considered forecasts of trading and cash flows for the company... and have determined that the company has, or can expect to have, sufficient working capital for its needs for at least the next 12 months... The directors consider this to have no impact on the going concern assessment and therefore consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- H.K. WENTWORTH LIMITED · parent
- H K Wentworth PVT Limited 100%
- Electrolube Suzhou Limited 100%
- Zheijiang Technology Co Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWDS, Steven | Director | 2021-07-16 | Sep 1970 | British |
| LIND, Caroline Simonne | Director | 2025-02-01 | May 1973 | American |
| O'CONNOR, Stephen Martin | Director | 2026-02-15 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPPS, John Edward | Secretary | 2021-05-05 | 2025-11-01 |
| CROSBY-CLARKE, Robert | Secretary | 2021-04-06 | 2021-05-05 |
| FERGUSON, Thomas Ivor | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2000-10-19 |
| FOSTER, Geoffrey Iain | Secretary | 2001-11-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| GEORGE, Simon William | Secretary | 2020-01-24 | 2021-04-05 |
| HUMPHRIES, John Frank, Dr | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2020-01-24 |
| MACCAW, Robin Guy | Secretary | — | 1999-12-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Alison Grace | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| BARNES, Michael John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-12-19 |
| BRAY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2021-05-05 | 2021-07-15 |
| CAPPS, John Edward | Director | 2021-05-05 | 2025-11-01 |
| CROSBY-CLARKE, Robert | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2021-05-05 |
| FINLAY, Elizabeth Frances Cameron | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2007-05-31 |
| FOSTER, Geoffrey Iain | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| GUDGE, Ray | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2004-07-14 |
| GUTCH, Chris, Dr | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| HANRAHAN, Adrian Martin | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2002-12-09 |
| HUMPHRIES, John Frank, Dr | Director | 2004-02-24 | 2020-01-24 |
| JAKEMAN, Ronald Leslie | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2021-05-05 |
| KINGSBURY, Gerald Richard Charlemont | Director | — | 2021-05-05 |
| KINGSBURY, Patricia Mary Charlemont, Lady | Director | — | 2017-12-16 |
| KINGSBURY, Philip Charles Orlando | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2014-11-12 |
| KINGSBURY, Philip Charles Orlando | Director | — | 1993-01-20 |
| KINGSBURY, Thomas Jake Essex Charlemont | Director | 2018-03-08 | 2021-05-05 |
| KINGSBURY, Toby Bernard Richard Henry | Director | 2018-03-08 | 2021-05-05 |
| MACCAW, Robin Guy | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| MACINTYRE, Mark Oliver, Commander | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2004-02-21 |
| MERCALLI, Filippo | Director | 2021-05-05 | 2023-02-15 |
| PEACOCK, Gary | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-02-05 |
| PRENTICE, Malcolm Jeremy | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2002-05-31 |
| THOMAS, Michael Stuart | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| WINTER-GOODWIN, Benjamin Charles | Director | — | 2001-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macdermid Performance Solutions Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-05 | Active |
| Mr Gerald Richard Charlemont Kingsbury | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2021-05-05 |
| Mr Gerald Richard Charlemont Kingsbury | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | 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
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.