LAY & WHEELER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+78.8% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3M
-690.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
55
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3M
-62.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-30 | 2021-03-29 | 2021-03-30 | 2022-03-28 | 2023-04-03 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,275,000 | — | — | — | £28,154,000 | — | £25,211,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,533,000 | — | -£2,458,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£238,000 | — | -£462,000 | -£234,000 | -£1,591,000 | -£1,591,000 | -£2,581,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£227,000 | — | -£417,000 | -£138,000 | -£1,591,000 | -£1,591,000 | -£2,581,000 | |
| Cash | — | £3,563,000 | — | £5,049,000 | £1,182,000 | £979,000 | £979,000 | £1,750,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,655,000 | — | £4,550,000 | £5,652,000 | £3,614,000 | £3,614,000 | -£842,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,772,000 | — | £1,355,000 | £1,217,000 | -£374,000 | -£374,000 | -£2,955,000 | |
| Equity | — | £1,772,000 | — | £1,355,000 | £1,217,000 | -£374,000 | -£374,000 | -£2,955,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 31 | — | 42 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | £1,446,000 | — | £2,020,000 | £2,481,000 | £2,097,000 | £2,097,000 | £2,296,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £201,000 | — | £338,000 | £340,000 | £247,000 | £247,000 | £147,000 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-04-01
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+78.8%
£979,000 £1,750,000
-
Net assets
-690.1%
-£374,000 -£2,955,000
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
55 55
-
Profit before tax
-62.2%
-£1,591,000 -£2,581,000
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+9.5%
£2,097,000 £2,296,000
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 | 2020-03-30 | 2021-03-29 | 2021-03-30 | 2022-03-28 | 2023-04-03 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -5.4% | — | -9.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.2% | — | — | — | -5.7% | — | -10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -42.4% | — | 291.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 101.7% | — | 115.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.20x | — | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -26.43x | — | -19.98x |
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
- LAY & WHEELER LIMITED 2006-04-28 → present
- NOTSALLOW 245 LIMITED 2006-03-06 → 2006-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the financial forecasts and possible mitigating actions, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts.”
Significant events
- “The company acquired a majority stake in Lay and Wheeler Trading Limited, which operates in the brokered wine space. The company is hopeful of expanding its footprint in this market as part of the Coterie group”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENG, Li | Director | 2022-08-31 | Sep 1983 | American |
| HODGES, Jody Marie | Director | 2025-07-16 | Aug 1976 | British |
| ROBINSON, Christopher John | Director | 2025-09-15 | Mar 1969 | British |
| SUGAI, Erica | Director | 2019-10-01 | Dec 1983 | American |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLDRITT, Nigel Ronald Edward | Secretary | 2009-03-06 | 2015-08-06 |
| CRAWFORD, James | Secretary | 2015-08-06 | 2017-10-02 |
| IAPICHINO, Alex, Mr. | Secretary | 2017-11-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| SCARFE, Alexander Robert | Secretary | 2006-05-02 | 2009-03-06 |
| WOLLASTONS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-06 | 2006-05-02 |
| ALLDRITT, Nigel Ronald Edward | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2015-08-06 |
| CRAWFORD, James | Director | 2015-08-06 | 2019-10-01 |
| GORMLEY, Rowan | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| GULLIFORD, Simon James | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-03-06 |
| ISHERWOOD, David | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2025-02-15 |
| KEATING, Kathryn Dibble Andersen | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2023-05-31 |
| LEWIS, Stephen John | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2015-02-19 |
| NUNLEY, Susan | Director | 2006-11-10 | 2009-03-06 |
| PALMER, Jeremy Richard Davies | Director | 2009-09-10 | 2012-02-29 |
| SAUNDERS, Jane Ann | Director | 2006-03-06 | 2006-05-02 |
| SCARFE, Alexander Robert | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-03-06 |
| SKINNER, Amanda Jane | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2007-10-31 |
| TALVITIE, Eric Oscar | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| WHEELER, John Richard | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-03-06 |
| WHEELER, Johnny Blyth | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-10-31 |
| WOLLASTON, Richard Hugh | Director | 2006-03-06 | 2006-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coterie Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-18 | Active |
| Mr Foster Chiang | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2019-10-01 | Ceased 2023-08-18 |
| Majestic Wine Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-07-03 | Ceased 2019-10-01 |
| Majestic Wine Warehouses Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | 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
- 2
- 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.