WILLMOTT DIXON FM LIMITED
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Cash
£8.1M
+44.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+5.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,003
-5.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£788K
+133.9% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £170,430,000 | £208,642,000 | £213,263,000 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,872,000 | -£2,387,000 | £663,000 | +127.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,875,000 | -£2,324,000 | £788,000 | +133.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,458,000 | -£1,837,000 | £621,000 | +133.8% | |
| Cash | £5,555,000 | £5,600,000 | £8,100,000 | +44.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,238,000 | £20,597,000 | £23,566,000 | +14.4% | |
| Net assets | £12,664,000 | £10,827,000 | £11,448,000 | +5.7% | |
| Equity | £12,664,000 | £10,827,000 | £11,448,000 | +5.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,006 | 1,058 | 1,003 | -5.2% | |
| Wages | £39,598,000 | £45,275,000 | £44,430,000 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £754,000 | £514,000 | £538,000 | +4.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | -1.1% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | -0.9% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | -11.6% | 2.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39x | 1.47x | 1.57x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WILLMOTT DIXON FM LIMITED 2023-11-07 → present
- WIMPOLE EQUITY HOLDINGS LIMITED 2016-12-15 → 2023-11-07
- WILLMOTT DIXON SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 2009-11-03 → 2016-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the factors and sensitivities outlined above for a range of scenarios, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, without drawing on the revolving credit facility available. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILLMOTT DIXON FM LIMITED · parent
- Fortem Solutions Limited 100%
- Fortem Holdings Limited 100%
- Fortem Energy Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW, Jonathan | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | — | — |
| RAVEN, Hugh Edward Earle | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| BRUNDELL, Stewart David | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| DUNDAS, Graham Mark | Director | 2022-06-16 | Apr 1979 | British |
| HIRIGOYEN, Julie Celine | Director | 2024-01-01 | May 1973 | British |
| MACKENZIE, James Murdo Roderick | Director | 2024-03-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
| RAVEN, Hugh Edward Earle | Director | 2021-09-06 | Nov 1971 | British |
| STACEY, Juliette Natasha | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| TREDGET, Christopher John | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WILLMOTT, Richard John | Director | 2009-11-03 | May 1963 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EYRE, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2009-11-03 | 2013-08-20 |
| HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2016-03-14 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 2009-11-03 | 2026-01-01 |
| BARRETT, Julia Bernadette | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-06-05 |
| CANNEY, Duncan Inglis | Director | 2009-11-03 | 2015-12-31 |
| CURRIE, Julie Louise | Director | 2017-04-07 | 2018-09-12 |
| DURKIN, Christopher Simon | Director | 2009-11-03 | 2015-01-01 |
| ENTICKNAP, Colin | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| FORSDYKE, Roger Mark | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-06-01 |
| HART, Michael Leonard | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Director | 2009-11-03 | 2022-06-16 |
| SHERIDAN, Christopher Julian | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-05-26 |
| SMITH, Paul Raymond | Director | 2013-06-02 | 2019-10-04 |
| TELFER, Andrew James William | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| WATERMAN, John Frederick | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-07-18 |
| WILLMOTT DIXON HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-11-03 | 2009-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwicke Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2019-02-26 |
| Walsworth Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Active |
| Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.