THE WEST GROUP (FLUID POWER) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
+103.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
183
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+111.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,516,388 | £26,384,228 | £29,919,650 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,625,519 | £1,975,432 | £3,661,280 | +85.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,474,930 | £1,567,939 | £3,320,704 | +111.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,190,813 | £1,042,549 | £2,463,994 | +136.3% | |
| Cash | £650,831 | £793,008 | £1,613,372 | +103.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,314,775 | £16,211,955 | £17,925,791 | +10.6% | |
| Net assets | £11,890,714 | £12,226,798 | £13,989,671 | +14.4% | |
| Equity | £11,890,714 | £12,226,798 | £13,989,671 | +14.4% | |
| Average employees | 171 | 177 | 183 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £9,057,476 | £8,953,996 | £9,902,304 | +10.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,563,357 | £1,682,603 | £1,280,659 | -23.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £392,321 | £192,019 | -51.1% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 7.5% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 4.0% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.6% | 12.2% | 20.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.5% | 43.5% | 40.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 1.72x | 2.05x | |
| Interest cover | 10.78x | 4.76x | 10.35x |
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 (FLUID POWER) LIMITED 1993-04-01 → present
- WEST GROUP LIMITED(THE) 1982-09-01 → 1993-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- 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 group'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.”
Significant events
- “On 30 October 2025, the Group disposed of its entire interest in Injectech LLC to an unrelated third party for a base purchase price of $16.5 million. As the transaction occurred after the reporting date, it has not been reflected in the amounts recognised in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2000-09-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| MILLS, Jacquie | Director | 2025-05-15 | Jan 1967 | British |
| WALTON, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-02-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| WEST, Brian Ernest | Director | — | Apr 1941 | British |
| WEST, Heather | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jul 1944 | British |
| WEST, Paul Lewis | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
Show 7 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 |
| BROWN, Philip Maurice | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| ODDY, Richard James Robert | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2025-05-15 |
| WEST, Christine Margaret | Director | — | 1996-08-31 |
| WEST, Owen John | Director | 1997-09-11 | 2000-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Owen West | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.