WILMAN UNIVERSAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Cash
-£1.6M
+9.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£5.4M
+5.4% vs 2023
Employees
33
-2.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£268K
+128.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,323,180 | £12,800,527 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £341,044 | £518,213 | +51.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £116,950 | £267,586 | +128.8% | |
| Net profit | £85,889 | £277,132 | +222.7% | |
| Cash | -£1,710,286 | -£1,551,567 | +9.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,160,121 | £5,414,404 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,095,410 | £5,372,542 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £5,095,410 | £5,372,542 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 33 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £1,830,048 | £1,859,749 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £72,017 | £84,849 | +17.8% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | 9.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.40x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | 1.52x | 2.07x |
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
- Balfour Sanson
- 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 entity'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. As a result of the above measures and the key judgements made, the directors are confident that the company continues to be a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The financial implications for global economies surrounding the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to be felt in the United Kingdom. Together with concerns and uncertainties relating to the UK Governments economic policies this has continued to have an adverse effect on financial markets resulting in continuing high levels of inflation, the cost of living, mortgages and other business interest. For business particularly there have also been continuing difficulties in obtaining new materials with increases in costs of materials.”
- “This has resulted this year in an increase in turnover of £477,347 (3.87%) on the previous year with commensurate increases in profits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Robert Bernard | Secretary | 1999-02-28 | — | British |
| BUDGE, David William | Director | 2018-02-01 | Jun 1958 | British |
| COOK, Cherill Duboc | Director | 2015-07-21 | May 1948 | British |
| COOK, Robert Bernard | Director | 1997-11-01 | Mar 1947 | British |
| DENHAM, Elizabeth Kathleen | Director | 2015-07-21 | Dec 1973 | British |
| GALLAGHER, Matthew Francis | Director | 2023-01-24 | Dec 1990 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMOUR, Douglas William | Secretary | 1997-02-25 | 1997-02-25 |
| BURDEN, Cherrill | Secretary | 1997-02-25 | 1997-09-01 |
| PETERKIN, Alfreda Kathleen | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 1999-02-28 |
| COOK, Richard Michael | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2017-03-28 |
| COOK, Robert Bernard | Director | 1997-02-25 | 1997-09-15 |
| VENUS, David Anthony | Director | 1997-02-25 | 1997-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilman Universal Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Robert Bernard Cook | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-06 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2019-11-05 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2019-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.