THE WEST GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-30 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£518K
+637.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+149.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,220,331 | — | — | — | £12,373,147 | £14,614,789 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £783,735 | £1,785,906 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,526,885 | — | — | — | £652,469 | £1,626,150 | |
| Net profit | £2,274,790 | — | — | — | £484,468 | £1,213,837 | |
| Cash | £353,615 | — | — | — | £70,284 | £518,236 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,656,786 | — | — | — | £9,064,708 | £9,751,152 | |
| Net assets | £6,850,488 | — | — | — | £7,962,278 | £8,673,829 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £7,962,278 | £8,673,829 | |
| Average employees | 82 | — | — | — | 119 | 125 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,507,797 | £5,284,812 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £1,388,521 | £634,814 |
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+18.1%
£12,373,147 £14,614,789
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+637.3%
£70,284 £518,236
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.9%
£7,962,278 £8,673,829
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5%
119 125
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+127.9%
£783,735 £1,785,906
-
Profit before tax
+149.2%
£652,469 £1,626,150
-
Wages
+17.2%
£4,507,797 £5,284,812
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.3% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | 16.0% | — | — | — | 3.9% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 34.4% | 33.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.59x | 2.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 5.71x | 10.90x |
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
- THE WEST GROUP LIMITED 1993-04-01 → present
- MINIATURE PNEUMATICS LIMITED 1976-08-19 → 1993-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MMO Audit Services Limited
- 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. 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE WEST GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Northern Technical & Chemical Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYLETT, Matthew Wynter | Director | 2025-03-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| JUPP, Claire | Director | 2024-09-02 | Jul 1974 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2000-09-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| MILLS, Jacquie | Director | 2025-05-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| ODDY, Richard James Robert | Director | 2016-11-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| WEST, Brian Ernest | Director | — | Apr 1941 | British |
| WEST, Paul Lewis | Director | 2024-09-02 | Jan 1988 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Philip Maurice | Secretary | 2008-05-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| WALTON, Emma Louise | Secretary | 1996-09-01 | 2008-05-01 |
| WEST, Christine Margaret | Secretary | — | 1996-08-31 |
| BARNETT, Stuart John | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2024-09-02 |
| BROWN, Philip Maurice | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| COLLINS, Geoffrey Prior | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2002-05-03 |
| DUNNING, John William | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| LAVENDER, Edwin | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2001-05-04 |
| MCSTRAVICK, Michelle Anne Callow | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2024-09-02 |
| OSBORNE, Darryl | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2024-09-02 |
| WEST, Christine Margaret | Director | — | 1996-08-31 |
| WEST, Owen John | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2000-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The West Group (Fluid Power) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.