WILLIAMS SOUTHERN LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
-6.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.5M
-8.9% vs 2024
Employees
105
-1.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£624K
+66% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,048,568 | £43,846,842 | £43,704,178 | £51,169,100 | £33,363,521 | £38,529,393 | +15.5% | |
| Operating profit | £414,251 | £746,177 | £374,976 | £794,938 | £122,677 | £462,964 | +277.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £424,535 | £748,203 | £383,028 | £948,851 | £376,024 | £624,275 | +66% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £278,896 | £460,620 | +65.2% | |
| Cash | £3,153,459 | £2,335,957 | £2,087,751 | £2,639,180 | £2,467,799 | £2,315,880 | -6.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,133,529 | £5,751,345 | £5,624,324 | £6,383,466 | £6,056,676 | £5,567,981 | -8.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,122,470 | £5,740,286 | £5,610,420 | £6,367,949 | £6,046,845 | £5,507,465 | -8.9% | |
| Equity | £5,122,470 | £5,740,286 | £5,610,420 | £6,367,949 | £6,046,845 | £5,507,465 | -8.9% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 125 | 121 | 114 | 107 | 105 | -1.9% | |
| Wages | £5,778,532 | £5,963,383 | £6,101,897 | £6,409,656 | £6,206,935 | £6,337,277 | +2.1% | |
| 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. 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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 13.0% | 6.7% | 12.5% | 2.0% | 8.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.12x | 1.48x |
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
- WILLIAMS SOUTHERN LIMITED 2010-12-03 → present
- WILLIAMS (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 1988-06-29 → 2010-12-03
- HALFPLUS LIMITED 1988-05-26 → 1988-06-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 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 EV sector now accounts for around a third of our turnover.”
- “We are proud to have achieved BREEAM Excellent status on a 15k sq ft new build neighbour retail store for one of our longest standing clients.”
- “We have continued to invest in enhancing our systems and processes and are now operating almost 'paperless' construction sites. The ongoing evolution of our integrated project management software has revolutionised the flow of information from site to head office.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Richard Rodney | Secretary | 2015-05-14 | — | — |
| WHITTAKER, John David | Director | 2002-11-18 | Sep 1965 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Rodney | Director | 2002-11-18 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OGDEN, Richard | Secretary | — | 1996-05-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Linda Vera | Secretary | 1996-05-28 | 2015-05-14 |
| OGDEN, Richard | Director | — | 1996-12-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Linda Vera | Director | — | 2015-05-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Rodney Joseph | Director | — | 2013-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsbuild Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-04-20 | Active |
| Mr David Joseph Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-23 |
| Mr Richard Rodney Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-23 |
| Mr John David Whittaker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2019-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-25 | 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.