W.G.C. INVESTMENTS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-08 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£969K
-65% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-14.1% vs 2023
Employees
5,250
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-8.8% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £103,431,605 | £106,108,443 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,587,152 | £3,219,553 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,497,507 | £3,190,840 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,554,150 | £1,867,992 | |
| Cash | £3 | £3 | — | £19,980 | £2,768,969 | £969,054 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £4,482,473 | £6,995,926 | £5,091,353 | |
| Net assets | £3 | £3 | — | £2,096,223 | £3,240,373 | £2,783,365 | |
| Equity | £3 | £3 | £3 | £2,096,223 | £3,240,373 | £2,783,365 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 5,364 | 5,409 | 5,250 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £86,771,575 | £87,497,001 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £1,921,997 | £1,135,278 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+2.6%
£103,431,605 £106,108,443
-
Cash
-65%
£2,768,969 £969,054
-
Net assets
-14.1%
£3,240,373 £2,783,365
-
Employees
-2.9%
5,409 5,250
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-10.2%
£3,587,152 £3,219,553
-
Profit before tax
-8.8%
£3,497,507 £3,190,840
-
Wages
+0.8%
£86,771,575 £87,497,001
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.5% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 51.3% | 63.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.84x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 23.70x | 40.35x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- W.G.C. INVESTMENTS LTD · parent
- WGC ATS Limited 100%
- WGC Limited 100%
- WGC GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “An interim dividend of £0.5229 per share was paid on the Ordinary £1 shares on 30 April 2024 and final dividend of £0.5823 per share was paid on the Ordinary £1 shares was paid on 30 September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROIANO, Melanie Anne | Secretary | 2022-10-01 | — | — |
| BIRCH, Martin Joe | Director | 1998-03-25 | Jun 1965 | British |
| TROIANO, Melanie Anne | Director | 2022-08-03 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, Martin Joe | Secretary | 1998-03-25 | 2022-10-01 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-25 | 1998-03-25 |
| MARTIN, Warren Anthony Roy | Director | 1998-03-25 | 2022-08-03 |
| YOUNG, Edward George | Director | 1998-03-25 | 2011-11-15 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-25 | 1998-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward George Young | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-17 | Ceased 2022-09-05 |
| Mr Warren Anthony Roy Martin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-17 | Ceased 2022-08-05 |
| Mr Martin Joe Birch | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-26 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.