WILSON & SCOTT (HIGHWAYS) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
-4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£10m
+23.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
159
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.1m
+85.3% highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,777,334 | £26,787,515 | £36,135,813 | +34.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£661,453 | £2,425,479 | £4,251,440 | +75.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£845,567 | £2,200,548 | £4,078,547 | +85.3% | |
| Net profit | -£953,765 | £1,651,614 | £3,184,109 | +92.8% | |
| Cash | £1,665,367 | £2,372,222 | £2,263,990 | -4.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,566,230 | £9,945,472 | £11,542,570 | +16.1% | |
| Net assets | £7,452,095 | £8,503,709 | £10,487,818 | +23.3% | |
| Equity | £7,452,095 | £8,503,709 | £10,487,818 | +23.3% | |
| Average employees | 155 | 154 | 159 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £7,503,829 | £7,179,333 | £8,225,413 | +14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £219,243 | £219,322 | £221,136 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,394 | £25,189 | £28,651 | +13.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £187,100 | £192,497 | £214,484 | +11.4% |
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 | -3.0% | 9.1% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | -4.4% | 6.2% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.9% | 24.4% | 36.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.4% | 44.1% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.29x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | -2.42x | 8.13x | 18.85x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, which extend greater than twelve months from the date of financial statements issue, the directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGIN, Rupert Sinclair | Director | 2005-09-14 | Aug 1964 | British |
| MEADOWS, Robert Ian Shaw | Director | — | Feb 1946 | British |
| SCOTT, Stephen David | Director | — | Sep 1952 | British |
| SIMMS, Cameron | Director | 2012-09-20 | May 1975 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Alexandra Jean | Director | 2026-01-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPPLE, Geraldine Anne | Secretary | 1997-06-13 | 2015-01-01 |
| O'DOWD, Mary Elizabeth | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | 2016-06-09 |
| WILDRIDGE, Michael John William | Secretary | — | 1997-06-13 |
| ASHFIELD, Robert Edward | Director | 1992-06-19 | 2005-06-09 |
| BARKER, Christopher Clifford Harding | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2000-10-31 |
| BARTON, Charles Richard | Director | 1996-12-31 | 1997-12-02 |
| CARMYLLIE, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1998-01-19 |
| HALL, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-11-10 |
| HOOSON, Helen Yvette | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2005-03-24 |
| LESTER, Bryan George | Director | 1998-02-05 | 1999-03-23 |
| PATTERSON, Noel John | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2015-06-30 |
| PAYNE, Leslie John | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2007-04-23 |
| RIDLEY, Michael Philip | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| VANN, Paul Adrian | Director | 2019-06-27 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rs Clare Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-15 | Active |
| R S Clare & Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-12-31 | Ceased 2021-12-15 |
| Rupert Sinclair Higgin | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Rupert Sinclair Higgin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr Robert Ian Shaw Meadows | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr Robert Ian Shaw Meadows | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.