WILLMOTT'S TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3k
-99% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8.7m
+15.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
243
-2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2m
+53% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,374,342 | £27,450,421 | £33,537,245 | £34,771,574 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,577,962 | £2,932,852 | £1,639,557 | £2,259,539 | +37.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,347,084 | £2,562,585 | £1,325,412 | £2,028,192 | +53% | |
| Net profit | £1,285,773 | £2,222,333 | £1,070,290 | £1,378,775 | +28.8% | |
| Cash | £362,837 | £458,170 | £229,576 | £2,321 | -99% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,497,662 | £15,330,652 | £19,211,019 | £19,577,633 | +1.9% | |
| Net assets | £4,151,557 | £5,969,534 | £7,564,309 | £8,712,804 | +15.2% | |
| Equity | £4,151,557 | £5,969,534 | £7,564,309 | £8,712,804 | +15.2% | |
| Average employees | 146 | 181 | 248 | 243 | -2% | |
| Wages | £5,207,032 | £7,109,825 | £9,798,936 | £10,250,044 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £192,344 | £208,538 | £327,092 | £492,557 | +50.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £11,948 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £104,238 | £119,769 | +14.9% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 10.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | 19.1% | 8.5% | 11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.6% | 71.1% | 70.1% | 67.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.75x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 6.83x | 7.91x | 2.97x | 4.88x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WILLMOTT'S TRANSPORT LIMITED 1983-02-17 → present
- WILLMOTT'S TRANSPORT (WELLS) LIMITED 1961-08-23 → 1983-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Albert Goodman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “During the year the company bought back and cancelled 1 Ordinary B share of £1 for a consideration of £50,280.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Christopher | Director | 2021-05-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| EDWARDS, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jun 1978 | British |
| GRAY, Daniel Alan | Director | 2019-11-01 | Sep 1992 | British |
| ROGERS, Jessica Amanda | Director | 2022-07-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| STOTT, Andy Mark | Director | 2010-03-12 | Oct 1968 | British |
| TUCK, Andrew David | Director | 2016-03-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLMOTT, Ralph David | Secretary | — | 2008-07-19 |
| WILLMOTT, Yvonne | Secretary | 2008-07-19 | 2010-03-12 |
| BUCHAN, Janice Elizabeth | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| BUXTON, David John | Director | 2010-03-12 | 2016-11-01 |
| LOXTON, Matthew | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2021-02-12 |
| WILLMOTT, David Charles | Director | — | 2015-05-01 |
| WILLMOTT, Eric George | Director | — | 1992-12-23 |
| WILLMOTT, Ralph David | Director | — | 2008-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stotts Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-11-10 | Active |
| Admp Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-06-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.