WORKSPACE DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
-30% vs 2024
Net assets
£887K
-33.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
36
+20% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£716K
+17.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,371,369 | £19,175,280 | £23,015,346 | +20% | |
| Operating profit | -£176,371 | £582,295 | £682,488 | +17.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£161,178 | £606,953 | £715,650 | +17.9% | |
| Net profit | -£5,637 | £534,030 | £816,614 | +52.9% | |
| Cash | £1,032,103 | £1,847,278 | £1,293,248 | -30% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,182,569 | £1,436,011 | £947,136 | -34% | |
| Net assets | £3,040,451 | £1,331,226 | £887,388 | -33.3% | |
| Equity | £3,040,451 | £1,331,226 | £887,388 | -33.3% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 30 | 36 | +20% | |
| Wages | £1,498,979 | £1,626,966 | £1,765,016 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £22,058 | £465,887 | £281,023 | -39.7% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.5% | 40.5% | 72.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.29x | 1.22x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | -11.74x | 38.03x | — |
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
- Burgis & Bullock
- 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. 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.”
Significant events
- “On 2 October 2023 the company and its former shareholders established an Employee Ownership Trust, known as "The Workspace Design & Build Employee Ownership Trust" and constituted as an Employee Benefit Scheme under section 1166 of the Companies Act 2006.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARFIELD, David Mason George | Secretary | 2005-07-11 | — | British |
| BARFIELD, David Mason George | Director | 2005-07-11 | Dec 1962 | British |
| BARSBY, Richard John | Director | 2023-10-02 | Nov 1972 | British |
| DAVIS, Russell Michael John | Director | 2004-09-24 | Dec 1970 | British |
| HART, Lauren Hannah | Director | 2023-10-02 | Sep 1994 | British |
| PETERS, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2023-10-02 | Mar 1989 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Russell Michael John | Secretary | 2004-09-24 | 2005-07-11 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-09-24 | 2004-09-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Oliver | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2020-03-31 |
| GRADDON, Tony | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2006-03-09 |
| GRAVES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| LAWRENCE, David Alan | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2006-03-09 |
| REYNOLDS, Ian | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2017-06-09 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-09-24 | 2004-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workspace Design And Build Eot Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-02 | Active |
| Mr David Mason George Barfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-02 |
| Mr Russell Michael John Davis | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-10-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-23 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-10-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-16 | 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
- 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.