W M L INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-22 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-08
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£13M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
18
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £19,661 | £327,507 | — | — | £1,052,108 | £1,328,600 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £217,538 | £262,278 | — | — | £20,912,180 | £13,557,886 | |
| Net assets | £217,515 | £261,800 | — | — | £12,152,801 | £12,566,700 | |
| Equity | £217,515 | £261,800 | — | — | £12,152,801 | £12,566,700 | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.31x | 0.29x |
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
- W M L INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1987-07-14 → present
- BEARTALL LIMITED 1986-05-16 → 1987-07-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Group structure
- W M L INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Adboards Limited 99%
- Millfield Estates (Bolton) Limited 99%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARNWORTH, John Matthew | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | — | British |
| FARNWORTH, John Matthew | Director | 1994-03-31 | Aug 1970 | British |
| HOWE, Angela Clare | Director | 1994-03-31 | Nov 1964 | British |
| TURNER, Jillian Kay | Director | 1994-03-31 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWARSBRICK, John | Secretary | — | 2000-03-31 |
| FARNWORTH, Douglas John | Director | — | 2026-04-30 |
| FARNWORTH, Joan | Director | — | 2026-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Angela Clare Howe | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-04-03 | Active |
| Mrs Jillian Kay Turner | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-04-03 | Active |
| The Joan Farnworth Life Interest Settlement | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2026-04-03 |
| The Doug Farnworth Life Interest Settlement | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2026-04-03 |
| Mr Douglas John Farnworth | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Matthew Farnworth | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.