WOOLLEY BROS. (WHOLESALE MEATS) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+65.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
+37.6% vs 2024
Employees
130
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.2m
+822.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £49,954,895 | £55,893,915 | £65,424,718 | £62,637,467 | £72,188,433 | £130,637,850 | +81% | |
| Operating profit | £4,827,817 | £5,474,699 | £3,278,782 | -£1,357,894 | -£490,473 | £5,375,864 | +1,196.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,876,985 | £5,422,297 | £3,130,699 | -£1,612,211 | -£714,903 | £5,166,280 | +822.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,911,721 | £4,363,906 | £2,535,824 | -£1,289,644 | -£538,507 | £3,923,908 | +828.7% | |
| Cash | £9,691,804 | £4,664,260 | £3,878,804 | £2,694 | £718,426 | £1,190,796 | +65.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,826,011 | £19,492,403 | £17,609,790 | £16,211,812 | £14,581,280 | £18,122,322 | +24.3% | |
| Net assets | £22,355,643 | £13,898,735 | £12,070,653 | £10,598,760 | £9,740,253 | £13,400,236 | +37.6% | |
| Equity | £22,355,643 | £13,898,735 | £12,070,653 | £10,598,760 | £9,740,253 | £13,400,236 | +37.6% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 113 | 106 | 119 | 132 | 130 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £3,386,274 | £3,366,851 | £4,093,674 | £4,598,806 | £4,928,595 | £6,125,640 | +24.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £100,937 | £83,940 | £17,787 | £16,121 | £15,201 | £15,088 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £484 | £161 | £453 | +181.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 9.8% | 5.0% | -2.2% | -0.7% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 7.8% | 3.9% | -2.1% | -0.7% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.2% | 28.1% | 18.6% | -8.4% | -3.4% | 29.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.2% | 35.0% | 44.7% | 48.8% | 53.5% | 45.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.50x | 1.21x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | 84.37x | 19.48x | -4.49x | -1.87x | 25.58x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “On 25th June 2025, 50% of the share capital was transferred to Buitelaar Production (UK) Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOLLEY, Steven Richard | Secretary | 2005-07-11 | — | British |
| BUITELAAR, Adam | Director | 2025-06-25 | Dec 1975 | British |
| BUITELAAR, Clare | Director | 2025-06-25 | Feb 1977 | Irish |
| WOOLLEY, Samuel Jakob | Director | 2025-06-25 | Aug 1999 | British |
| WOOLLEY, Steven Richard | Director | 2005-07-11 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOLLEY, Linda Rose | Secretary | — | 1993-04-01 |
| WOOLLEY, Patricia Alice | Secretary | 1993-04-01 | 2005-07-11 |
| GALLOWAY, John Robert | Director | 2021-03-02 | 2023-10-10 |
| WOOLLEY, Brian | Director | — | 2005-09-30 |
| WOOLLEY, Colin Raymond | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| WOOLLEY, Paul Joseph | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2021-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buitelaar Production (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-06-25 | Active |
| J.W. Galloway Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-02 | Ceased 2023-10-10 |
| Woolley Bros Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-01 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-06-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-10-10 | 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
- 2
- 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.