WEST YORKSHIRE SPINNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£435k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6.5m
Equity attributable
Employees
69
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£262k
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Nevertheless, the combination of the factors set out above represerts a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,738,961 | £9,892,153 | £11,551,891 | £12,687,241 | £10,925,914 | £7,986,332 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£115,707 | £528,086 | £889,714 | £375,150 | £89,335 | -£202,619 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £40,154 | £495,284 | £866,085 | £329,500 | £10,100 | -£262,046 | — | |
| Net profit | £41,499 | £418,335 | £579,177 | £267,768 | £3,007 | -£187,094 | — | |
| Cash | £180,224 | £459,250 | £539,879 | £520,668 | £255,362 | £435,035 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,269,939 | £6,342,746 | £7,181,032 | £7,724,260 | £7,673,174 | £7,390,224 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,230,400 | £5,648,735 | £6,227,912 | £6,701,679 | £6,704,686 | £6,517,592 | — | |
| Equity | £5,230,400 | £5,648,735 | £6,227,912 | £6,701,679 | £6,704,686 | £6,517,592 | — | |
| Average employees | 72 | 63 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 69 | — | |
| Wages | £1,643,577 | £1,572,893 | £1,755,290 | £1,782,040 | £1,936,546 | £1,442,303 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £316,019 | £306,221 | £327,699 | £364,925 | £259,683 | £191,044 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | 8.3% | 12.4% | 4.9% | 1.2% | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 42.4% | 40.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.20x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | -2.67x | 16.08x | 37.55x | 8.21x | 1.10x | -3.33x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Nevertheless, the combination of the factors set out above represerts a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “At the balance sheet date the company has committed to purchase a dyeing machine for which £106,359 is committed to at the balance sheet date.”
- “At 31 December 2024, the company had entered into supplier contracts to the value of £2,707,729 (31 March 2024: £ 1,930,999).”
- “On 31 March 2025, control of the company changed from Ernst Gylfe to that of Novita Group Oy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Gareth Robert | Director | 2020-10-13 | Aug 1985 | British |
| LONGBOTTOM, Richard Peter | Director | 2016-05-01 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONGBOTTOM, Holly Faye | Secretary | 2023-08-01 | 2024-09-20 |
| LONGBOTTOM, Lucille | Secretary | 1997-01-23 | 2023-03-15 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-01-23 | 1997-01-23 |
| LONGBOTTOM, Lucille | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2023-03-15 |
| LONGBOTTOM, Peter | Director | 1997-01-23 | 2024-11-01 |
| WHITAKER, Michael John | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2020-10-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novita Group Oy | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Ernst Magnus Gylfe | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Peter Longbottom | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.