WJ NORTH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£33M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
217
lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £42,691,018 | — | — | £52,107,022 | £68,324,218 | |
| Operating profit | — | £6,232,401 | — | — | £5,729,640 | £8,852,453 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,194,247 | £5,113,652 | £3,088,619 | £5,799,969 | £8,804,201 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,758,869 | — | £2,843,940 | £4,915,889 | £8,132,021 | |
| Cash | — | £3,549,867 | £3,681,160 | £1,254,653 | £2,354,012 | £2,461,399 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,681,208 | £23,424,174 | £30,588,327 | £27,421,371 | £35,774,607 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,611,088 | £16,836,722 | £19,680,662 | £24,596,551 | £32,728,572 | |
| Equity | £9,402,615 | £12,611,088 | £16,836,722 | £19,680,662 | £24,596,551 | £32,728,572 | |
| Average employees | — | 235 | 245 | 257 | 234 | 217 | |
| Wages | — | £10,501,816 | £11,013,105 | £12,348,038 | £11,709,612 | £13,314,395 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £64,254 | £32,283 | £0 | — | — |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-01-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.6% | — | — | 11.0% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 13.5% | — | — | 9.4% | 11.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 37.4% | — | — | 20.9% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.80x | 3.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | 39.17x | — | — | 107.86x | 107.33x |
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
- WJ NORTH LIMITED 2015-02-02 → present
- W J ROADMARKINGS LIMITED 1994-01-05 → 2015-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DJH 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
- “Our Intelligent Traffic Solutions (ITS) division commissions and installs a variety of safety critical systems aimed at temporary works on the highways, including wireless CCTV, stopped vehicle detection, average speed cameras, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and air quality monitoring. This division has been strengthened during the period through the acquisition of Sunstone Systems.”
- “The company's transformation into a data driven business, with THI's support and investment, is continuing following the go live of the second phase of group wide ERP system in March 2024.”
- “This period we launched inclusive talent acquisition initiatives, such as the Forces Covenant Agreement and Disability Confident Employer. We strengthened ties with educational institutions and continued leadership development to ensure a sustainable high performing team for the future.”
- “Our 'Safer Together' Strategy, launched in 2025, strives to achieve zero accidents by creating an environment where every employee is empowered to take ownership of their health and safety and that of those around them.”
- “Our largest environmental impact and source of emissions is our vehicle and plant fleet. We have invested in a vehicle telematics system and launched a driver behaviour monitoring and award scheme. These have combined to show a 22% increase in MPG and 15.7% reduction in emissions.”
- “Our Scope 3 savings from product reformulation with a switch to biogenic binder systems has seen around 27,762 tCO2e saved emissions across the WJ Group as a whole.”
- “Our Net Zero targets have now been approved by Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLT, Nick | Director | 2025-02-24 | Mar 1969 | British |
| JOHNSON, Neil Austin | Director | 2024-11-21 | Jan 1969 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Wayne Douglas | Director | 1994-01-05 | Feb 1967 | British |
| WALKER, Andrew | Director | 2026-02-27 | Sep 1966 | British |
| WEBB, Martin | Director | 2000-01-31 | Oct 1967 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLEY, Nigel John | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2019-03-29 |
| GOUGH, Gary John | Secretary | 2019-03-29 | 2021-06-30 |
| JOHNSTON, Douglas William | Secretary | 1994-01-05 | 2003-06-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-05 | 1994-01-05 |
| ANDREWS, Gregory Mark | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2024-10-23 |
| JOHNSTON, Douglas William | Director | 1994-01-05 | 2003-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Wayne Douglas Johnston | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Wj (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-03-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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.