TRUPART LIMITED
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Cash
£250k
-66.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5m
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
68
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-26 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,708,263 | £17,436,831 | £19,475,431 | +11.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,353,820 | £1,481,626 | £1,581,196 | +6.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,344,629 | £1,499,303 | £1,557,437 | +3.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,044,629 | £1,139,005 | £1,113,330 | -2.3% | |
| Cash | £1,718,846 | £754,501 | £249,900 | -66.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,704,117 | £4,730,622 | £5,889,543 | +24.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,641,617 | £4,730,622 | £5,043,952 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £4,641,617 | £4,730,622 | £5,043,952 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 64 | 68 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £3,403,354 | £3,351,431 | £3,888,995 | +16% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,016,023 | £1,070,546 | £1,175,745 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £114,727 | £195,424 | £170,424 | -12.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £858,821 | £884,271 | £928,238 | +5% |
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 | 2023-12-26 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 8.5% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.8% | 31.3% | 26.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.5% | 65.1% | 68.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 1.52x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 76.36x | — | 48.36x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- TRUPART LIMITED 1999-04-21 → present
- WST TRUPART LIMITED 1997-12-08 → 1999-04-21
- W.S.T. AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 1994-03-31 → 1997-12-08
- W.S.T. (FASTPARTS) LIMITED 1993-08-04 → 1994-03-31
- W.S.T. FACTORS LIMITED 1988-09-16 → 1993-08-04
- WELDWAY LIMITED 1985-11-28 → 1988-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the current performance of the company and the cash position, the directors have concluded the company is in a strong position to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The fixed assets in the period increased due to the purchase of an additional warehousing unit.”
- “The company had specifically considered the impact of the ongoing war in the middle east, this has had no impact on the company in particular with regard to shipping lead times and commodity prices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARRELL, Jane | Director | 2017-08-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth David | Director | 2017-08-01 | Mar 1984 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATTERSBY, Jonathan Simon | Secretary | 1996-12-06 | 2002-11-15 |
| BIDDLE, Ian | Secretary | 2002-11-08 | 2011-11-16 |
| BIDDLE, Ian | Secretary | 1995-03-13 | 1995-11-08 |
| BRAMHALL, Karen Lesley | Secretary | 2011-11-16 | 2015-04-16 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Philip John | Secretary | 1995-11-08 | 1996-03-31 |
| TIPLADY, Linda Diane | Secretary | 1994-07-12 | 1995-03-16 |
| TIPLADY, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1994-07-12 |
| BATTERSBY, Jonathan Simon | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2002-11-15 |
| BIDDLE, Ian | Director | 1995-03-13 | 2017-08-03 |
| GRASELEY, Paul | Director | 1995-03-13 | 1997-04-25 |
| LEAROYD, Dean Charles | Director | 1997-08-11 | 2014-01-31 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Philip John | Director | 1995-11-08 | 1996-01-31 |
| SPENCE, Kevin Anthony | Director | — | 1991-06-11 |
| TIPLADY, Michael John | Director | — | 1998-04-29 |
| TODD, Nan | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhoco 2082 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-08-03 | Active |
| Mr Ian Biddle | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.