WINBRO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
-27.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+0.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
129
-9.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£336k
-89.6% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,888,604 | £17,533,538 | £21,407,804 | £24,235,174 | £29,241,073 | £21,200,269 | -27.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,092,851 | -£447,406 | £615,598 | £2,156,175 | £3,208,210 | £301,892 | -90.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,096,689 | -£444,867 | £622,042 | £2,227,684 | £3,245,205 | £336,307 | -89.6% | |
| Net profit | -£2,355,860 | -£22,708 | £355,070 | £1,899,529 | — | £173,243 | — | |
| Cash | £3,164,652 | £4,291,812 | £3,679,435 | £6,842,475 | £5,577,385 | £4,056,509 | -27.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,786,697 | £14,947,721 | £15,268,270 | £17,139,670 | £18,698,417 | £18,886,634 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £16,217,178 | £14,700,600 | £15,055,670 | £16,955,199 | £18,513,600 | £18,686,843 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £16,217,178 | £14,700,600 | £15,055,670 | £16,955,199 | £18,513,600 | £18,686,843 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 176 | 129 | 135 | 145 | 143 | 129 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £6,662,373 | £5,614,639 | £6,661,281 | £7,032,513 | £7,321,557 | £6,993,374 | -4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £470,312 | £165,956 | £207,578 | £468,262 | £534,668 | £352,517 | -34.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £17,991 | £12,854 | £12,462 | -3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £329,463 | £354,177 | £338,805 | -4.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -14.8% | -2.6% | 2.9% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | -11.3% | -0.1% | 1.7% | 7.8% | — | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.4% | -3.0% | 4.0% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.7% | 24.8% | 28.6% | 26.6% | 21.0% | 24.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.53x | 4.33x | 3.77x |
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
- WINBRO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2003-12-03 → present
- M.J. TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 1992-04-16 → 2003-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Alliotts 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.”
Significant events
- “Prior period adjustment: costs of £1,006,148 relating to the development and implementation of internal software were presented within tangible fixed assets as assets under construction... restated to present the balance within intangible fixed assets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSIEH, Tien-Hsin | Director | 2019-10-31 | Jun 1975 | Taiwanese |
| LAWSON, Andrew Marc | Director | 2009-09-21 | Jun 1971 | British |
| MCTERNAN, John Francis | Director | 2019-12-05 | Apr 1956 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARBON, Robert Michael | Secretary | 2002-03-01 | 2009-09-21 |
| BARNETT, Timothy John | Secretary | 2009-09-21 | 2012-08-31 |
| DUFFIN, Jason Elliot | Secretary | 1999-04-08 | 2002-02-28 |
| WHITMORE, Malcolm George | Secretary | 1992-04-16 | 1999-04-08 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-16 | 1992-04-16 |
| ARBON, Robert Michael | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2019-10-31 |
| BARNETT, Timothy John | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2015-11-05 |
| BOX, Jonathan Graham | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2006-04-05 |
| BROMHAM, Lloyd Philip | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2019-10-31 |
| BROWN, Terrance Walter Ramus | Director | 1995-10-12 | 1998-06-20 |
| DRAISEY, Mark Stewart | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2019-10-31 |
| DUFFIN, Jason Elliot | Director | 1992-04-16 | 2002-06-21 |
| FOLWELL, Robert James | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2019-10-31 |
| PERRY, Winfield, Dr. | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| STACKOUSE, John | Director | 1999-04-08 | 2010-06-15 |
| WAGSTAFF, Robert | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2016-02-12 |
| WARD, Paul Adrian | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2004-02-10 |
| WHITMORE, Malcolm George | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| WHITMORE, Malcolm George | Director | 1992-04-16 | 1999-12-23 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-16 | 1992-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winbro Group Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.