W.D. CLOSE & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-29% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+1.6% vs 2024
Employees
128
+3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£135K
-90.1% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,933,250 | £12,749,346 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,337,944 | £124,128 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,371,296 | £135,082 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,020,623 | £98,621 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,759,512 | £1,248,731 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,448,142 | £6,537,341 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £6,191,145 | £6,289,766 | |
| Equity | £8,612,160 | £8,809,084 | £9,262,820 | £9,786,410 | £5,170,522 | £6,191,145 | £6,289,766 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,674,931 | £3,952,247 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £195,539 | £133,908 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-8.5%
£13,933,250 £12,749,346
-
Cash
-29%
£1,759,512 £1,248,731
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£6,191,145 £6,289,766
-
Employees
+3.2%
124 128
-
Operating profit
-90.7%
£1,337,944 £124,128
-
Profit before tax
-90.1%
£1,371,296 £135,082
-
Wages
+7.5%
£3,674,931 £3,952,247
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 20.7% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 26.4% | 27.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.49x | 3.38x |
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
- W.D. CLOSE & SONS LIMITED 1986-12-16 → present
- PACEDUAL LIMITED 1986-06-27 → 1986-12-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The reduction in turnover is primarily due to the delayed commencement of a high-profile contract.”
- “A number of large contracts have been awarded to the company as a result of the market remaining resilient and demand from customers high.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSE, Ann Helen | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CLOSE, Ann Helen | Director | — | Apr 1954 | British |
| CLOSE, Christopher Paul | Director | 2016-07-08 | Nov 1982 | British |
| CLOSE, William Dixon | Director | — | Jul 1943 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSE, Dean William | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2021-07-30 |
| SCOTT, Kelly Christopher | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2024-08-01 |
| SINGLETON, Leslie | Director | 1989-09-01 | 2000-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelford Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-21 | Active |
| Mr Dean William Close | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-11 | Ceased 2021-07-30 |
| Mr Christopher Paul Close | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-11 | Ceased 2019-05-21 |
| Mr Kelly Christopher Scott | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-11 | Ceased 2019-05-21 |
| Mrs Ann Helen Close | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-21 |
| Mr William Dixon Close | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.