WJ SOUTH 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
£263K
lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£16M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
165
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£989K
lowest 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 | — | £25,455,913 | — | — | £31,283,110 | £35,788,594 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,654,672 | — | — | £972,396 | £1,011,350 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,675,045 | £2,207,818 | £1,249,203 | £2,332,175 | £989,259 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,645,623 | — | £1,177,910 | £2,243,463 | £858,314 | |
| Cash | — | £2,924,364 | £948,088 | £533,312 | £1,425,306 | £263,271 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,073,838 | £17,094,879 | £18,585,716 | £15,601,415 | £16,520,697 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,634,803 | £11,692,330 | £12,870,240 | £15,113,703 | £15,972,017 | |
| Equity | £5,989,180 | £9,634,803 | £11,692,330 | £12,870,240 | £15,113,703 | £15,972,017 | |
| Average employees | — | 136 | 139 | 164 | 158 | 165 | |
| Wages | — | £5,952,513 | £6,046,506 | £7,497,202 | £7,824,726 | £9,846,058 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | 14.4% | — | — | 3.1% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 14.3% | — | — | 7.2% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 30.3% | — | — | 6.2% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 5.15x | 3.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | 33.18x | — | — | 51.82x | 45.78x |
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 SOUTH LIMITED 2015-02-02 → present
- LINKLINE MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 1994-03-25 → 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
“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.”
Group structure
- WJ SOUTH LIMITED · parent
- Bellstan Limited 100%
Significant events
- “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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Neil Austin | Director | 2024-11-21 | Jan 1969 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Wayne Douglas | Director | 2007-03-14 | Feb 1967 | British |
| STUBBS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2025-02-24 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLEY, Nigel John | Secretary | 2007-03-14 | 2019-03-29 |
| FELLOWS, Michael | Secretary | 1994-03-19 | 1995-03-01 |
| GOUGH, Gary John | Secretary | 2019-03-29 | 2021-06-30 |
| HENRICK, Gay | Secretary | 1995-03-01 | 2007-03-14 |
| JACKSON, Tracey Jane | Secretary | 2007-03-14 | 2007-03-14 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-25 | 1994-03-25 |
| ALDRIDGE, Paul | Director | 2002-03-10 | 2007-03-14 |
| ANDREWS, Gregory Mark | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2024-10-23 |
| HENRICK, Thomas Joseph | Director | 1994-03-19 | 2007-03-14 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-25 | 1994-03-25 |
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%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-25 | 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 medium | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.