WALKERSTEEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£31K
+27.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
24
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£17K
+151.4% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £18,539,895 | £15,925,949 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £200,437 | £202,231 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £6,742 | £16,948 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £6,742 | £16,948 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £24,423 | £31,151 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £3,041,964 | £3,074,329 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,971,516 | £2,988,464 | |
| Equity | £804,519 | £845,796 | £1,651,413 | £3,156,746 | £3,122,754 | £2,971,516 | £2,988,464 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £673,461 | £610,159 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £25,000 | £25,000 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-14.1%
£18,539,895 £15,925,949
-
Cash
+27.5%
£24,423 £31,151
-
Net assets
+0.6%
£2,971,516 £2,988,464
-
Employees
0%
24 24
-
Operating profit
+0.9%
£200,437 £202,231
-
Profit before tax
+151.4%
£6,742 £16,948
-
Wages
-9.4%
£673,461 £610,159
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 69.2% | 70.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.03x | 1.09x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- WALKERSTEEL LIMITED 2003-05-28 → present
- WALKER-CSM STEELSTOCK LIMITED 2001-01-23 → 2003-05-28
- CSM STEEL STOCKHOLDERS LIMITED 2000-04-25 → 2001-01-23
- OMEGA STAINLESS LIMITED 1999-04-23 → 2000-04-25
- SORTEN LIMITED 1999-01-28 → 1999-04-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Howard & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company has encountered a challenging year and the Directors consider that the results for the year do not reflect the underlying potential of the business and that the reported loss was driven primarily by: Margin pressure arising from volatile steel prices and competitive market conditions. Elevated operating and logistics costs. Inefficiencies associated with inventory holding and stock turnover. While demand across core customer sectors has remained resilient, the company has experienced margin volatility due to rapid movements in steel prices and the timing mismatch between stock replacement costs and customer pricing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODGEON, James Keith | Director | 2005-10-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| PILKINGTON, Harry Robert | Director | 2015-06-10 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAGAN, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-04-09 | 1999-06-01 |
| YATES, Geoffrey Arthur | Secretary | 1999-06-01 | 2009-03-24 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-28 | 1999-04-09 |
| HOWJOW INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-03-24 | 2012-04-05 |
| BROWN, David Michael | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2012-04-05 |
| RICHARDSON, Steven | Director | 1999-04-09 | 1999-06-01 |
| WALKER, Howard John | Director | 2001-02-28 | 2009-06-22 |
| WALSH, Graham Douglas | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2009-02-09 |
| WILKINSON, Phillip | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2015-06-09 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-28 | 1999-04-09 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-28 | 1999-04-09 |
| HOWJOW INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-02-09 | 2012-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerbridge Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.