M. WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-13 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£628K
+2.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-4.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
58
+1.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£352K
-313% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-29
| Metric | Trend | 2018-11-30 | 2019-11-29 | 2020-11-27 | 2021-11-26 | 2022-12-02 | 2023-12-01 | 2024-11-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,825,359 | — | — | — | £4,822,395 | £3,877,358 | |
| Operating profit | — | £24,019 | — | — | — | -£69,356 | -£340,487 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £28,829 | — | — | — | -£85,294 | -£352,242 | |
| Net profit | — | £61,294 | — | — | — | -£347,559 | -£262,638 | |
| Cash | — | £1,206,191 | — | — | — | £613,320 | £627,803 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,448,095 | — | — | — | £4,453,691 | £4,087,355 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,362,767 | — | — | — | £4,220,827 | £4,027,772 | |
| Equity | — | £5,362,767 | — | £4,640,634 | £4,587,136 | £4,220,827 | £4,027,772 | |
| Average employees | — | 59 | — | — | — | 57 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | £1,797,946 | — | — | — | £1,706,198 | £1,774,284 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £415,950 | — | — | — | £225,806 | £232,814 |
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 2024-11-29 vs 2023-12-01
-
Turnover
-19.6%
£4,822,395 £3,877,358
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+2.4%
£613,320 £627,803
-
Net assets
-4.6%
£4,220,827 £4,027,772
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+1.8%
57 58
-
Operating profit
-390.9%
-£69,356 -£340,487
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-313%
-£85,294 -£352,242
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+4%
£1,706,198 £1,774,284
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 | 2018-11-30 | 2019-11-29 | 2020-11-27 | 2021-11-26 | 2022-12-02 | 2023-12-01 | 2024-11-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.5% | — | — | — | -1.4% | -8.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.3% | — | — | — | -7.2% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.4% | — | — | — | -1.6% | -8.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.94x | 3.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.48x | — | — | — | -3.45x | -20.66x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- M. WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED 2001-04-02 → present
- GAVCO 233 LIMITED 2000-11-10 → 2001-04-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Newby Castleman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- M. WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED · parent
- C. Lilley & Sons Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARVER, Marie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2009-04-01 | — | British |
| CARVER, Marie Elizabeth | Director | 2009-04-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| FISHER, Graham Leslie | Director | 2006-08-15 | Nov 1952 | British |
| MALTBY, Charles Goodson | Director | 2008-05-12 | Apr 1971 | British |
| WRIGHT, George Michael Fergus | Director | 2004-12-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLEY, Michael John | Secretary | 2000-12-19 | 2009-03-31 |
| EM SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-11-10 | 2000-12-19 |
| BUCKLEY, Michael John | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2009-03-31 |
| DUMMER, Christopher George | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2002-03-07 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul Philip | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2008-12-31 |
| JAMES, James Robert | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2014-04-17 |
| MABBOTT, Colin Quibell | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2007-11-30 |
| MALTBY, Georgina Joan Wilmer | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2010-05-17 |
| SMITH, Alan Frederick | Director | 2004-03-16 | 2004-10-30 |
| TRUEMAN, Nicholas Roy | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2021-03-31 |
| WRIGHT, Michael Pochin Marius | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2017-06-12 |
| EM FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-11-10 | 2000-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Michael Fergus Wright | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2017-07-17 | 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.