W.H. DAVIS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1M
+2,911.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.1M
+49% vs 2024
Employees
63
-1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+198.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,252,016 | £14,998,503 | +139.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,241,571 | £2,175,611 | +197.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,248,896 | £2,207,477 | +198.2% | |
| Net profit | -£1,680,918 | £1,676,792 | +199.8% | |
| Cash | £234,370 | £7,057,332 | +2,911.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,418,931 | £5,207,648 | +52.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,418,931 | £5,095,723 | +49% | |
| Equity | £3,418,931 | £5,095,723 | +49% | |
| Average employees | 64 | 63 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £2,444,576 | £2,450,887 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £227,138 | £219,330 | -3.4% |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -35.9% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | -26.9% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -65.6% | 41.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.5% | 78.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | -71.17x | 27.23x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- W.H. DAVIS LIMITED 1986-10-24 → present
- W.H. DAVIS (1984) LIMITED 1984-06-27 → 1986-10-24
- CALMKERRY LIMITED 1984-03-06 → 1984-06-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The businesses continue to perform well and are looking to use the complimentary offering to grow in future. The businesses are also hoping to see general growth in the freight market in the UK as there has been an upturn in demand for new freight wagons and are seeking opportunities in overseas markets with some success with Irish Rail being achieved in the year for delivery of new wagons.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAGG, Paul Roger | Director | 2022-02-17 | May 1970 | British |
| BRYANT, Leslie Robert | Director | 2022-02-17 | Jan 1962 | British |
| HOUGHTON, Andrew | Director | 2023-10-23 | Jan 1975 | British |
| SPENCER, Stephen Raymond | Director | — | Jun 1952 | British |
| THISTLETHWAYTE, Mark Edward | Director | 2009-07-23 | Oct 1964 | British |
| TRAVERS, Noel James | Director | 2025-01-28 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Mark Alan | Secretary | 2002-10-31 | 2017-02-28 |
| JACKSON, Mark Alan | Secretary | — | 1998-11-03 |
| WARDLE, George Alfred | Secretary | 1998-11-03 | 2002-11-27 |
| BLACKWELL, Paul Anthony | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-10-23 |
| BRADLEY, David Grayson | Director | — | 2009-07-23 |
| BURGE, Malcolm Stanley | Director | — | 2007-11-23 |
| GREENWOOD, Stewart Clifford | Director | 2005-02-25 | 2022-03-31 |
| HAMER, Jonathan | Director | 2022-02-17 | 2023-06-30 |
| HARBORD, David Christopher | Director | 2013-01-09 | 2022-02-17 |
| HARROLD, Tracy | Director | 2023-10-23 | 2024-12-31 |
| HART, David Mcknight | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2012-09-30 |
| HORNER, David Alistair | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2015-03-25 |
| JACKSON, Mark Alan | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2017-02-28 |
| JACKSON, Mark Alan | Director | — | 1998-11-03 |
| MARKWELL, Andrew | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2018-05-31 |
| SHARPE, Derrick | Director | — | 2009-07-23 |
| SHARPE, Timothy Charles | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| THISTLETHWAYTE, Robin | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2016-05-12 |
| WARDLE, George Alfred | Director | — | 2002-10-31 |
| WHELPTON, Ian Arthur | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2015-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W H Davis (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.