WOOL GROWERS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED
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Cash
£187k
-22.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£107k
-61.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,307,000 | £1,850,000 | £2,148,000 | +16.1% | |
| Operating profit | £317,000 | £253,000 | £102,000 | -59.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £336,000 | £277,000 | £107,000 | -61.4% | |
| Net profit | £330,000 | £275,000 | £241,000 | -12.4% | |
| Cash | £1,113,000 | £241,000 | £187,000 | -22.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,647,000 | £10,654,000 | £1,940,000 | -81.8% | |
| Net assets | £10,408,000 | £10,413,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £10,408,000 | £10,413,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 6 | 5 | — | — | |
| Wages | £115,000 | £87,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 13.7% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 14.9% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 2.4% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.9% | 15.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.97x | 4.00x | 7.24x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company, with the support of its parent British Wool Marketing Board, has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- WOOL GROWERS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED · parent
- Scottish Wool Growers Ltd
- Stewart & Ramsden Ltd
Significant events
- “On 31st December 2025 the freehold property was transferred to the ultimate parent company at its book value of £5,724,428 as settlement for a dividend of the same value.”
- “The company disposed of its freehold land and buildings during the year to its ultimate holding body, the British Wool Marketing Board.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOGLEY, Andrew Joseph | Director | 2020-11-04 | Oct 1977 | British |
| ROBERTSON, James Weir | Director | 2020-04-30 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WHELAN, Andrew David | Director | 2020-04-30 | Mar 1981 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUMPHRIES, Gillian Anne | Secretary | — | 2001-07-31 |
| LAMBERT, Martin | Secretary | 2017-05-30 | 2018-01-03 |
| MARSHALL-WILLAMS, Angela Vanessa | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2015-03-20 |
| NUNN, David | Secretary | 2001-08-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| PRESTON, Phillip Spencer | Secretary | 2015-03-21 | 2017-05-30 |
| BAREN, Peter Anthony | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| BLYTHE, Hugh Crawford | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2015-03-06 |
| BRADLEY, Stephen Gawain Leigh, Mr. | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2019-09-18 |
| BRIGGS, David | Director | — | 1993-07-28 |
| BRODIE, Denis Francis | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2000-09-30 |
| BUCHANAN, Cameron Roy Marchand | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| BUCHANAN, Ian | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2018-03-31 |
| CORBETT, Malcolm Francis | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2015-03-31 |
| CORNISH, Mark Conrad | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| COTTRILL, Richard Anthony | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-07-21 |
| DALE, John | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2007-02-28 |
| DALLYN, Brian Charles | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2016-03-31 |
| DARKE, David | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2007-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Jeffrey Llewelyn | Director | — | 2007-03-31 |
| DAWSON, Francis Reginald | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2000-09-30 |
| DENNISON, Sandra | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2017-06-13 |
| DONOVAN, Judith | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| ELLIOT, John | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| EVANS, Alun | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| EVANS, Emrys Lewis | Director | 1994-07-27 | 1995-03-31 |
| EVANS, Huw Alun | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2017-07-21 |
| EVANS, Michael John | Director | 1995-07-28 | 2000-09-30 |
| FARREN, Joseph Michael | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2020-11-04 |
| FORBES, Alexander David | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2000-09-30 |
| FRASER, Donald Maclean | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-07-21 |
| GRASS, Maurice | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| HARTLEY, Ian Malcolm | Director | — | 2016-05-31 |
| HAVARD, Gethin William Thomas | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2017-07-21 |
| HOLDER, Stephen Colin, Mr. | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2019-10-10 |
| HUTCHINGS, Dudley Anthony | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2015-03-31 |
| JONES, Bedwyr | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2017-03-31 |
| JONES, Colin | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| LAMBERT, Martin | Director | 2017-01-05 | 2018-01-03 |
| LANGRISH, Frank Richard | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| LUCAS, Julia Catherine | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-07-21 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Stewart | Director | — | 1996-01-15 |
| MACKENZIE, Ruairidh Duncan | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2016-03-31 |
| MARSHALL, Alan | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-07-21 |
| MARSHALL-WILLIAMS, Angela Vanessa | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2015-03-20 |
| MCNAUGHTON, John Ewen | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2000-09-30 |
| MEGAHEY, Maurice Neely | Director | — | 2006-05-25 |
| METCALFE, John Pollard | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| MYLES, Peter David | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2017-03-31 |
| NUNN, David | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| OLIVER, Thomas William | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2000-09-30 |
| POWELL, Mark Andrew | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2017-04-04 |
| RAINE, Robert William Seymour | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2010-04-30 |
| RICHARDS, Geoffrey Brenton | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| RICHARDS, Trevor John | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2020-04-29 |
| ROBERTS, Dafydd Hefin | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2002-03-31 |
| ROBERTSON, James Weir | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2017-07-21 |
| STEPHENSON, Carl | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-07-21 |
| SULLIVAN, John Leonard | Director | 1995-07-28 | 2000-09-30 |
| THOMAS, Helen | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2000-09-30 |
| THOMPSON, Philip Andrew | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2002-05-31 |
| TUDOR, Thomas Richard | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2011-03-31 |
| TURNER, John James | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2010-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, John Nigel | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2015-03-31 |
| WOOD, Rognvald Sinclair | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2007-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Wool Marketing Board | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.