PWP BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-10 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-86.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£28M
-7.3% vs 2023
Employees
168
+5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
-16.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £30,840,295 | £26,068,126 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £5,163,884 | £4,540,939 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £5,513,569 | £4,585,998 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £4,422,054 | £3,761,184 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £14,520,816 | £1,992,623 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £30,237,301 | £28,164,440 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £29,899,823 | £27,728,297 | |
| Equity | £19,643,724 | £20,409,132 | £25,883,133 | £29,899,823 | £27,728,297 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 160 | 168 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,840,400 | £8,396,068 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £125,854 | £461,608 |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-15.5%
£30,840,295 £26,068,126
-
Cash
-86.3%
£14,520,816 £1,992,623
-
Net assets
-7.3%
£29,899,823 £27,728,297
-
Employees
+5%
160 168
-
Operating profit
-12.1%
£5,163,884 £4,540,939
-
Profit before tax
-16.8%
£5,513,569 £4,585,998
-
Wages
+7.1%
£7,840,400 £8,396,068
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 16.7% | 17.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 14.3% | 14.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 17.1% | 16.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.07x | 5.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 95.81x | 75.18x |
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
- PWP BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 1995-11-06 → present
- P.W.P. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 1993-07-29 → 1995-11-06
- EVENREPORT LIMITED 1993-06-16 → 1993-07-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wright Vigar 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,”
Significant events
- “The financial year 2023/24 again exceeded expectations in turnover in spite of the uncertainty of world markets.”
- “The forthcoming 2024/25 year will see uncertainty in world markets continue.”
- “UK construction is predicted [CPA] to grow by 2%, although the high interest rates in 2025 remain a concern.”
- “PWP have managed their exposure to price changes by focusing on procurement to ensure that we receive the best price for goods.”
- “An increased awareness of the financial risk that larger contracts bring to the business has brought a commercial focus, ensuring the risks are managed and controlled in close collaboration with main contractors, in order to mitigate risk.”
- “PWP have a strategy of employing principally permanent staff to maintain quality, and this remains a key strategy going forwards.”
- “Attracting and retaining skilled labour remains a critical challenge encouraging us to offer competitive compensation packages and attractive benefits to attract skilled M&E professionals.”
- “Apprenticeships and training new staff has always been a long standing feature within PWP's business model and this will be continued.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAINES, Jonathan David | Director | 2020-10-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| CLARKE, Gavin James | Director | 2023-10-18 | May 1977 | British |
| ENGLAND, David Brian | Director | 2008-01-02 | Jul 1963 | British |
| HOLT, Timothy Paul | Director | 2014-07-14 | Nov 1962 | British |
| HUDSON, Benjamin Anthony | Director | 2023-10-18 | Oct 1976 | British |
| PARKIN, Adam Ian | Director | 2023-10-18 | Nov 1987 | British |
| WARDMAN, Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2016-07-01 | May 1962 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Nigel William | Secretary | 1995-09-25 | 2021-03-25 |
| STEVENSON, Alison Janes | Secretary | 1993-06-30 | 1995-09-25 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-16 | 1993-06-30 |
| BROOKS, Nigel | Director | 1995-09-25 | 2009-07-29 |
| JARVIS, Ian | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2020-12-23 |
| PALMER, Darren | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1995-09-19 |
| PALMER, Peter | Director | 1995-09-19 | 2006-02-07 |
| RICHARDSON, Nigel William | Director | 1995-09-25 | 2021-03-25 |
| SOWTER, Robert John | Director | 1995-09-25 | 2021-03-25 |
| STEVENSON, Richard John | Director | 1993-06-30 | 1994-01-31 |
| SWEET, Richard | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2021-03-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-06-16 | 1993-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pwp Building Services (Midco) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.