WIGAN BEER COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
-24.9% vs 2025
Net assets
£5.3m
+32.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
58
+1.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2m
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £23,931,212 | £26,624,620 | £27,920,817 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,527,436 | £1,933,750 | £2,190,141 | +13.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,539,261 | £1,925,542 | £2,205,194 | +14.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,138,877 | £1,394,658 | £1,659,851 | +19% | |
| Cash | £841,616 | £1,343,970 | £1,353,371 | £2,021,116 | £2,700,838 | £2,029,500 | -24.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,338,185 | £1,704,446 | £2,170,154 | £2,990,142 | £4,040,348 | £5,310,015 | +31.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,202,768 | £1,656,999 | £2,131,079 | £2,959,956 | £3,974,614 | £5,254,465 | +32.2% | |
| Equity | £1,202,768 | £1,656,999 | £2,131,079 | £2,959,956 | £3,974,614 | £5,254,465 | +32.2% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 35 | 48 | 50 | 57 | 58 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,354,358 | £1,537,980 | £1,751,383 | +13.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £39,272 | £39,426 | £28,442 | -27.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | — | £131 | — |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.4% | 7.3% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 51.1% | 47.9% | 41.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.7% | 59.3% | 53.7% | 51.7% | 52.2% | 39.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.80x | 1.84x | 2.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 87.90x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWEN, Mark Phillip | Secretary | 2026-10-01 | — | — |
| GRAY, Robin Macewan | Director | 2026-08-28 | Sep 1951 | British |
| JONES, Adam Clarke | Director | 2026-08-28 | Jun 1987 | British |
| MUKADAM, Ebrahim Kassam | Director | 2026-08-28 | May 1957 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Angela Ann | Secretary | 1994-07-05 | 2026-08-28 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-07-05 | 1994-07-05 |
| HADFIELD, Julian Philip | Director | 1994-08-15 | 1996-03-25 |
| JONES, Adam Clarke | Director | 2015-01-02 | 2026-08-28 |
| JONES, Angela Ann | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2026-08-28 |
| JONES, Harold | Director | 1994-11-08 | 2026-08-28 |
| JONES, Harold | Director | 1994-07-05 | 1994-08-15 |
| JONES, Kieran | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2025-04-23 |
| WILDMAN, Glen | Director | 1994-08-15 | 1996-03-28 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-07-05 | 1994-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Jones Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-30 | Active |
| Mrs Angela Ann Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-30 |
| Mr. Harold Jones | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-09-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-09-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-27 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.