H.WESTON & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-23 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£499K
+17.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£32M
+11.7% vs 2024
Employees
319
+3.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+650.9% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £105,168,688 | £111,520,871 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,065,362 | £6,283,374 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,025,158 | £5,647,582 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,361,201 | £4,292,683 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £423,335 | £499,253 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £34,617,382 | £38,147,084 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £28,414,738 | £31,732,680 | |
| Equity | — | £25,703,717 | — | — | — | £28,414,738 | £31,732,680 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 319 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £11,106,246 | £12,905,911 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £700,206 | £923,386 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6%
£105,168,688 £111,520,871
-
Cash
+17.9%
£423,335 £499,253
-
Net assets
+11.7%
£28,414,738 £31,732,680
-
Employees
+3.9%
307 319
-
Operating profit
+489.8%
£1,065,362 £6,283,374
-
Profit before tax
+650.9%
-£1,025,158 £5,647,582
-
Wages
+16.2%
£11,106,246 £12,905,911
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.3% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | 16.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.49x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.60x | 9.88x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- H.WESTON & SONS LIMITED · parent
- H. Weston & Sons Trustees Ltd 100%
- The Big Noise Drinks Co. Ltd 100%
- The Global Winery Limited 100%
- Westons Australia PTY Limited 100%
- Westons Scrumpy House Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 November 2023 the company received a fine resulting from a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive which, together with associated costs, amounted to £1,426,947.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Patrick Matthew | Secretary | 2010-05-19 | — | — |
| JONES, Martyn | Director | 2022-03-17 | Mar 1972 | British |
| PRICE, Richard John | Director | 2007-03-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| THOMAS, Helen Maureen | Director | — | Apr 1953 | British |
| WESTON, Henry Norman | Director | — | Jun 1954 | British |
| WESTON, Timothy John Hubert | Director | — | May 1958 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Helen Maureen | Secretary | — | 2010-05-19 |
| ARKLEY, Alistair Grant | Director | — | 1992-05-22 |
| BRADMAN, Geoffrey Nigel | Director | 2015-10-05 | 2019-07-23 |
| BUCKLE, Felix James, Dr | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, David | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2023-05-24 |
| JACKSON, Roger Patrick | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2015-03-16 |
| PORTER, Charles Frank | Director | 1993-03-26 | 2018-09-15 |
| ROFF, Michael Kennith | Director | — | 1996-01-25 |
| WESTON, Norman Henry | Director | — | 2004-12-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Maureen Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
| Mr Timothy John Hubert Weston | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Henry Norman Weston | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.