PIGGOTT AND WHITFIELD LIMITED
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Cash
£5M
+35.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+28.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
66
-2.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£586K
-5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,779,026 | £16,943,762 | £15,285,901 | -9.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £585,695 | £528,777 | £506,643 | -4.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £603,871 | £596,034 | £616,183 | £585,564 | -5% | |
| Net profit | £443,771 | £439,529 | £459,614 | £432,709 | -5.9% | |
| Cash | £2,217,480 | £3,490,075 | £3,682,395 | £4,999,351 | +35.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £687,705 | £1,114,334 | £1,609,625 | £2,027,309 | +25.9% | |
| Net assets | £663,706 | £1,063,235 | £1,522,849 | £1,955,558 | +28.4% | |
| Equity | £663,706 | £1,063,235 | £1,522,849 | £1,955,558 | +28.4% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 73 | 68 | 66 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £3,779,524 | £4,006,010 | £4,360,666 | £4,351,296 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £539,367 | £546,500 | £718,423 | £594,344 | -17.3% |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 52.6% | 32.9% | 25.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 82.9% | 78.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.93x | 1.01x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | 62.00x | 56.49x | 62.91x |
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
- PIGGOTT AND WHITFIELD LIMITED 1994-04-11 → present
- PIGGOTT AND WHITFIELD (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1985-10-01 → 1994-04-11
- PIGGOTT & WHITFIELD LIMITED 1947-07-02 → 1985-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PIGGOTT AND WHITFIELD LIMITED · parent
- John Chaloner (Chapel) Limited 100%
- PW Building Services Limited 100%
- PW Building Solutions Limited 100%
- PW Communications Limited 100%
- PW Data Limited 100%
- PW Intelligent Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the business completed its planned IT infrastructure upgrades, with a particular emphasis on cyber security, data resilience, information storage and secure access.”
- “As part of this cyber security improvement strategy, the business has achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEE, Victoria Rachel | Secretary | 2012-04-01 | — | — |
| POYSER, Kara | Director | 2022-03-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| SPEAKMAN, Robert | Director | 2005-04-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WHITE, Gareth Michael | Director | 2008-07-01 | Dec 1972 | British |
| WHITFIELD, Laraine | Director | 2015-12-30 | Feb 1949 | British |
| WHITFIELD, Mark Laurence | Director | 2022-03-01 | Sep 1986 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORRISBOTTOM, Roy | Secretary | — | 2000-01-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Russell | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2012-01-31 |
| KIRKWOOD, Alexander Allan | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2011-03-31 |
| KOLODZIEJSKI, Maciej Zdzislaw | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-08-05 |
| LAPPIN, Shaun Christopher | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| NORRISBOTTOM, Roy | Director | — | 2003-02-13 |
| PODGER, John Arthur | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2008-06-09 |
| POYSER, Kara | Director | 2015-12-30 | 2019-03-30 |
| QUAYLE, Darren Mark | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2011-08-05 |
| QUINN, Colin | Director | 1994-04-11 | 2004-11-11 |
| WALKER, Roy John Geoffrey | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| WHITFIELD, John Nelstrop | Director | — | 1991-01-20 |
| WHITFIELD, John Richard | Director | — | 2023-03-19 |
| WHITFIELD, Mark Lawrence | Director | 2015-12-30 | 2019-03-30 |
| WHITFIELD, Mary Camilla | Director | — | 2004-01-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Russell | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2012-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lawrence Whitfield | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-03-19 | Active |
| Mr John Richard Whitfield | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2023-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-09-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-03-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.