WILLIAM BLYTHE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£37m
+21.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
79
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.8m
+57.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £49,897,000 | £53,448,575 | £60,772,938 | +13.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,707,000 | £4,190,649 | £6,726,342 | +60.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,577,000 | £4,318,500 | £6,809,102 | +57.7% | |
| Net profit | £4,216,000 | £3,749,169 | £5,364,687 | +43.1% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £4,120,726 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,363,000 | £30,798,269 | £38,590,643 | +25.3% | |
| Net assets | £27,363,000 | £30,798,269 | £37,386,679 | +21.4% | |
| Equity | £27,363,000 | £30,798,269 | £37,386,679 | +21.4% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 79 | 79 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,818,000 | £4,468,283 | £4,846,021 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £365,000 | £375,000 | £728,569 | +94.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £23,000 | £25,000 | £54,567 | +118.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £137,000 | £171,000 | £326,064 | +90.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 7.8% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 7.0% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 13.6% | 17.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.4% | 17.1% | 26.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.24x | 5.08x | 3.25x | |
| Interest cover | 21.49x | — | — |
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
- WILLIAM BLYTHE LIMITED 1991-08-20 → present
- SIMCO 417 LIMITED 1991-07-10 → 1991-08-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- 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”
Significant events
- “On 30 May 2025, the William Blythe board led a management buyout (MBO) with H2 Equity Partners to purchase the company from Synthomer plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Michael Francis | Director | 2021-07-06 | Jun 1972 | British |
| CROSSLEY, David | Director | 2017-03-16 | Apr 1980 | British |
| HUDSON, Kevin Charles | Director | 2018-11-18 | Nov 1964 | British |
| ORMEROD, Stephen John | Director | 2026-01-16 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Richard | Secretary | 2002-07-26 | 2023-03-15 |
| BISHOP, Brian | Secretary | 1995-04-03 | 1999-02-23 |
| HARNETT, John Arthur | Secretary | 1991-08-16 | 1991-09-12 |
| PEPPER, Teresa Christina | Secretary | 1999-02-23 | 2019-12-31 |
| PRAKASH, Anant | Secretary | 2023-03-15 | 2025-05-30 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Alan | Secretary | 1991-09-12 | 1995-04-03 |
| SIMCO COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-07-10 | 1991-08-16 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Craig Robert | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2023-03-15 |
| BAXTER, Paul Leslie, Dr | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2003-05-02 |
| BISHOP, Brian | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1999-02-23 |
| BULL, Geoffrey David | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2009-09-11 |
| CATLOW, Brendan | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2016-06-16 |
| COSTELLO, Robert | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-10-31 |
| CUMMINS, Sean Vincent | Director | 2005-12-23 | 2007-03-22 |
| DAVIES, Jason Phillip | Director | 2009-07-06 | 2014-07-21 |
| DAVIS, Stephen John | Director | 2003-08-26 | 2009-02-13 |
| DE PATER, Marc Cornelius George, Dr | Director | 2014-10-14 | 2016-11-22 |
| DIAMOND, Jeremy John | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2018-12-31 |
| DONALDSON, Hugh Montgomery | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-05-02 |
| GUNSTON, Richard Antony | Director | 1995-09-14 | 2006-01-31 |
| HAITH, Brian | Director | 1991-08-19 | 1992-07-30 |
| HALE, Pauline | Director | 2023-03-15 | 2025-05-30 |
| HALE, Pauline | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2020-10-14 |
| HAMNETT, John Anthony | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2017-11-24 |
| HARNETT, John Arthur | Director | 1991-08-16 | 1996-07-28 |
| HEATON, John Humphrey | Director | 1992-02-20 | 2003-07-31 |
| HUGHES, Timothy John | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2015-12-31 |
| HURST, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2016-05-23 | 2019-01-17 |
| JOHNSON, Ian Nigel | Director | 1991-08-19 | 1999-04-30 |
| MILNER, Charles William | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2015-10-31 |
| PALMER, Robin John | Director | 1991-08-19 | 1999-01-01 |
| PEAGRAM, Michael John | Director | 1991-08-16 | 1998-02-04 |
| PEPPER, Teresa Christina | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2019-12-31 |
| PICKTHALL, Fitzroy Gerald | Director | 2008-12-19 | 2012-12-31 |
| RAE, Robert Graham | Director | 1996-05-02 | 2007-05-14 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas Graeme | Director | 1996-09-03 | 1997-07-11 |
| SMITH, Graham Robert | Director | 2013-11-05 | 2016-08-31 |
| STEWART, Thomas Ian, Dr | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1997-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Alan | Director | 1991-08-19 | 1995-06-16 |
| TITHERINGTON, Arthur Robert | Director | 1991-08-19 | 1995-04-28 |
| WHYTE, Derick Blair | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2008-06-20 |
| WILKINSON, Jeffrey | Director | 1991-08-19 | 1991-12-23 |
| SIMCO DIRECTOR A LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-07-10 | 1991-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamsard 3806 Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-30 | Active |
| Synthomer Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.