W.PORTSMOUTH & CO.,LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
+11% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.3m
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£347k
+29% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,774,966 | £30,040,310 | £25,681,314 | -14.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£36,295 | £262,398 | £329,823 | +25.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £378,684 | £269,071 | £347,089 | +29% | |
| Net profit | £355,375 | £155,235 | £236,439 | +52.3% | |
| Cash | £1,913,010 | £2,199,167 | £2,441,442 | +11% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,071,215 | £3,091,000 | £3,255,122 | +5.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,863,448 | £3,018,683 | £3,255,122 | +7.8% | |
| Equity | £2,863,448 | £3,018,683 | £3,255,122 | +7.8% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 67 | 67 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,539,958 | £4,138,079 | £4,501,005 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £266,848 | £354,080 | £454,787 | +28.4% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.2% | 8.5% | 10.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.5% | 58.0% | 58.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.41x | 1.68x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | -0.89x | 10.45x | 18.95x |
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
- Cox & Co. (Accountancy) Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALLON, Michael | Director | 2019-12-05 | Aug 1972 | Irish |
| HARLOW, Adam Thomas | Director | 2019-12-05 | Jun 1987 | British |
| HARPER, John David | Director | 2019-12-05 | Aug 1982 | British |
| NORSWORTHY, Mary Frances | Director | 2014-01-22 | Oct 1960 | British |
| SHANAHAN, Helen Veronica | Director | 2014-01-22 | Feb 1965 | British |
| SHANAHAN, Jeffrey Chris | Director | 2005-09-12 | Aug 1966 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGS, Douglas Arthur | Secretary | — | 2003-02-01 |
| BIGGS, Stephen Douglas | Secretary | 2006-05-01 | 2013-12-16 |
| MOORE, Martin Anthony | Secretary | 2003-02-01 | 2006-05-01 |
| BIGGS, Douglas Arthur | Director | — | 2012-10-06 |
| BIGGS, Stephen Douglas | Director | — | 2013-12-16 |
| MOORE, Martin Anthony | Director | — | 2006-05-01 |
| NORSWORTHY, David William | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2022-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeffrey Chris Shanahan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-10-01 | Active |
| Helmar Hire Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-09-24 | Active |
| Dorothy Parker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-18 |
| Mr Jeffrey Chris Shanahan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-24 |
| David William Norsworthy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.