WALSTEAD PRESS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-16
Watchouts
Cash
£146K
-71.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£21M
+31.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
+544.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,052,000 | — | £2,053,000 | £2,053,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,902,000 | — | -£2,020,000 | £9,117,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,962,000 | — | -£2,046,000 | £9,092,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,602,000 | — | -£1,808,000 | £9,872,000 | |
| Cash | — | £993,000 | — | £514,000 | £146,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | -£18,310,000 | -£8,438,000 | |
| Net assets | — | -£29,291,000 | — | -£31,099,000 | -£21,227,000 | |
| Equity | -£27,689,000 | -£29,291,000 | -£29,291,000 | -£31,099,000 | -£21,227,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 37 | — | 39 | 40 | |
| Wages | — | £1,284,000 | — | £1,011,000 | £1,436,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
0%
£2,053,000 £2,053,000
-
Cash
-71.6%
£514,000 £146,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+31.7%
-£31,099,000 -£21,227,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.6%
39 40
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+551.3%
-£2,020,000 £9,117,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+544.4%
-£2,046,000 £9,092,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+42%
£1,011,000 £1,436,000
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -92.7% | — | -98.4% | — | |
| Net margin | — | -78.1% | — | -88.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 11.0% | -108.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.47x | 0.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | -31.70x | — | -77.69x | 364.68x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- WALSTEAD PRESS GROUP LIMITED 2018-12-11 → present
- WYNDEHAM PRESS GROUP LIMITED 2006-08-15 → 2018-12-11
- WYNDEHAM PRESS GROUP PLC 1993-12-10 → 2006-08-15
- S W WOOD GROUP P L C 1968-06-07 → 1993-12-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Edmund Carr LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £21.2 million as at 31 December 2024, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate. The Company is part of a group and its intermediate parent, Walstead Group Limited, has indicated its intention to continue to provide financial support.”
Group structure
- WALSTEAD PRESS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Walstead Heron Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have not been any significant changes in the Company's principal activity during the year ended 31 December 2024 and the Directors are not aware of any likely major changes in the Company's activities in the next year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Debrah | Director | 2013-11-26 | Sep 1966 | British |
| SOUTHERLAND, Ian | Director | 2024-08-05 | Oct 1978 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUGER, Paul William | Secretary | — | 1992-11-02 |
| HOLLEBONE, Paul Stephen | Secretary | 1992-11-02 | 2006-11-16 |
| REPMAN, Zoe | Secretary | 2009-10-06 | 2019-02-19 |
| UTTING, Paul George | Secretary | 2006-11-16 | 2009-10-06 |
| AGGARWAL, Amit | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2008-12-05 |
| AUGER, Paul William | Director | — | 1992-11-02 |
| AUSTIN, Anthony John | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2006-05-25 |
| BARBER, Peter | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2006-05-25 |
| BEDSON, Bryan Stanley | Director | 1992-02-12 | 2007-06-14 |
| COPPOCK, Lawrence Patrick | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2009-04-16 |
| EGILSSON, Gunnar Smari | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2006-10-22 |
| FLAVELL, John Stanley | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2006-05-25 |
| FOOKES, Richard Charles | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2016-06-22 |
| GAIT, Albert Frank Rawlings | Director | 1993-07-02 | 2001-07-24 |
| HERON, Edward Richard | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2006-05-25 |
| HOLLEBONE, Paul Stephen | Director | 1992-11-02 | 2006-11-16 |
| JACKSON, John Bernard Haysom | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| JAMES, Peter Gerald | Director | 1991-11-04 | 1993-07-02 |
| JEREMY, John Layton | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2006-05-25 |
| JOHNSON, Neil Austin | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2024-09-03 |
| KINGSTON, Roy Ernest | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2025-11-18 |
| KINGSTON, Roy Ernest | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2007-07-04 |
| LASHAM, Gary | Director | 2002-06-12 | 2003-01-31 |
| LYON, Kevin John | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2011-05-31 |
| LYON, Kevin John | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2008-12-05 |
| MURRAY, Bruce Grant | Director | 2024-09-03 | 2026-03-31 |
| PAGE, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2010-07-01 |
| RAE, Peter Mackay | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| REPMAN, Zoe | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2019-09-19 |
| SHAW, Adam Dominic Bradley | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2008-10-21 |
| SIGURDARDOTTIR, Thordis Jona | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2007-01-17 |
| STOKELL, Robert | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2004-07-16 |
| TAYLOR, Neville Jeremy | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| THORKELSSON, Vidar | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2007-01-17 |
| TOOLEY, Michael John | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2007-11-09 |
| UTTING, Paul George | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2026-01-12 |
| VERGA, Michael Cornelius | Director | 1994-09-29 | 2002-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walstead United Kingdom Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 404 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.