WORKWEAR EXPRESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+249.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-12.2% vs 2023
Employees
267
+6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£7M
+17.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,544,210 | £28,599,974 | £42,823,244 | £45,023,073 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,481,518 | £2,620,060 | £5,350,098 | £6,287,792 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,478,699 | £2,608,391 | £5,591,312 | £6,555,809 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,202,467 | £2,106,329 | £4,340,288 | £5,008,959 | |
| Cash | — | £1,077,199 | £1,281,756 | £1,900,593 | £6,645,618 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,656,444 | £4,621,987 | £3,690,702 | £3,151,863 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,936,337 | £3,742,668 | £3,207,146 | £2,816,105 | |
| Equity | — | £1,936,337 | £3,742,668 | £3,207,146 | £2,816,105 | |
| Average employees | — | 176 | 197 | 252 | 267 | |
| Wages | — | £4,057,908 | £5,429,769 | £7,146,585 | £8,116,649 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £7,800 | £7,800 | £0 | £0 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.1%
£42,823,244 £45,023,073
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+249.7%
£1,900,593 £6,645,618
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-12.2%
£3,207,146 £2,816,105
-
Employees
+6%
252 267
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+17.5%
£5,350,098 £6,287,792
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+17.2%
£5,591,312 £6,555,809
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+13.6%
£7,146,585 £8,116,649
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.9% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 14.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.6% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 55.8% | 56.7% | 145.0% | 199.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.18x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | 187.20x | 218.16x | 1166.11x | 9441.13x |
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
“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.”
Significant events
- “The business remains proactive in maintaining its competitive edge by continuously investing in several key areas. These investments focus on enhancing technological capabilities, expanding the digital and physical infrastructure, and strengthening the workforce.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| CRINNEGAN, Sean Gerard | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jun 1982 | British |
| HILL, Laurence Walter | Director | 2021-10-26 | Oct 1980 | British |
| STOKES, Dale David | Director | 2024-06-30 | Aug 1978 | British |
| WAKEMAN, Christopher George | Director | 2021-10-26 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel | Secretary | 2022-01-24 | 2025-09-01 |
| WARD, Andrew John | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | 2021-10-26 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-30 | 1999-03-31 |
| TEDBURY, Andrew James | Director | 2021-10-26 | 2024-06-30 |
| WARD, Andrew John | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2021-10-26 |
| WARD, Angela Marie | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2018-03-09 |
| WRIGHT, Adam David | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-09-11 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-30 | 1999-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunzl Holding Wwe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-26 | Active |
| Mr Andrew John Ward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
| Angel Homes (Durham) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
| Mrs Angela Marie Ward | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-04-05 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-01-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.