W M WALSH SURFACING LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
+116% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.6M
+140.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
-10.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.6M
+77.6% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,084,097 | £21,525,709 | -2.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £927,350 | £1,579,319 | +70.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £888,142 | £1,577,158 | +77.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £658,504 | £1,181,005 | +79.3% | |
| Cash | £491,326 | £973,049 | £2,101,694 | +116% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £587,577 | £936,797 | £1,956,870 | +108.9% | |
| Net assets | £365,824 | £646,240 | £1,552,245 | +140.2% | |
| Equity | £365,824 | £646,240 | £1,552,245 | +140.2% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 109 | 98 | -10.1% | |
| Wages | — | £4,949,035 | £4,529,138 | -8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £340,739 | £286,427 | -15.9% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.2% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.0% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 99.0% | 80.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.17x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | 18.46x | 56.32x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Affinia
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALSH, Debra | Secretary | 2001-08-24 | — | English |
| LEWIS, Robert David | Director | 2017-11-23 | Aug 1976 | British |
| SHARP, Craig | Director | 2020-12-07 | Jun 1973 | British |
| WALSH, Debra | Director | 2001-08-24 | May 1963 | British |
| WALSH, Matthew James | Director | 2023-10-18 | Jun 1995 | British |
| WALSH, Wayne Michael | Director | 2001-08-24 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTING, Catherine | Secretary | 2001-08-20 | 2001-08-24 |
| ABSALOM, Sarah | Director | 2001-08-20 | 2001-08-24 |
| DAVIS, Terry Joseph | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2018-07-09 |
| ISON, Alan | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2022-08-22 |
| ISON, Alan | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2013-05-15 |
| SHARP, Craig | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2018-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Wayne Michael Walsh | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2023-02-21 | Active |
| Mrs Debra Walsh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-10-27 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-10-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.