W H GOOD AUTOMATION LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£279K
+78.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£288K
-47.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
14
-36.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£346K
-11% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,290,977 | £2,020,139 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£311,525 | -£345,880 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£311,525 | -£345,880 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£238,272 | -£258,580 | |
| Cash | £525,476 | £338,546 | £530,507 | £156,269 | £279,379 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,028,779 | £1,051,893 | £1,055,931 | £550,616 | £289,747 | |
| Net assets | £1,024,529 | £1,048,310 | £1,052,474 | £547,059 | £288,479 | |
| Equity | £1,024,529 | £1,048,310 | £1,052,474 | £547,059 | £288,479 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £907,212 | £642,297 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £169,013 | £154,693 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-38.6%
£3,290,977 £2,020,139
-
Cash
+78.8%
£156,269 £279,379
-
Net assets
-47.3%
£547,059 £288,479
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-36.4%
22 14
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-11%
-£311,525 -£345,880
-
Profit before tax
-11%
-£311,525 -£345,880
-
Wages
-29.2%
£907,212 £642,297
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -9.5% | -17.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -7.2% | -12.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -56.6% | -119.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 54.2% | 69.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.82x | 1.41x |
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 H GOOD AUTOMATION LTD 2008-05-01 → present
- W.H. GOOD (SYSTEMS) LIMITED 1988-08-24 → 2008-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that, having reviewed the Company's forecasts for 2025 and 2026, in addition to the consideration of the facilities available, they consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and meet its liabilities when they become due. These forecasts included any reasonable possible downturns and their impact on the operations and financial resources.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMNER, Paul John | Secretary | 2006-08-21 | — | British |
| MILLWARD, Phillip Robert | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUMNER, James | Secretary | — | 2006-08-21 |
| FOSTER, Barry Trevor | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2024-10-09 |
| HARTLEY, Graeme | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2005-10-04 |
| HICKS, John Martin | Director | — | 2021-08-27 |
| MCCANN, Howard | Director | 2007-08-23 | 2020-08-31 |
| O'REILLY, Richard | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-01-17 |
| QUINN, Geoffrey | Director | — | 2015-07-27 |
| SUMNER, James | Director | — | 2019-11-01 |
| WHITTAKER, Ernest | Director | — | 2001-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Sumner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Paul John Sumner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr John Martin Hicks | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Howard Mccann | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| W.H. Good Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| W.H. Good (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-11-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.