W T LICHFIELD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-28 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-14
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+34.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£33M
+1.8% vs 2023
Employees
259
-1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-54.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £55,308,000 | £50,970,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,874,000 | £1,092,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,920,000 | £1,329,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,039,000 | £942,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,915,000 | £3,923,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £33,887,000 | £34,682,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £32,627,000 | £33,202,000 | |
| Equity | £1,206,000 | £1,206,000 | £1,206,000 | £32,627,000 | £33,202,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 263 | 259 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,980,000 | £7,128,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £52,000 | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-7.8%
£55,308,000 £50,970,000
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Cash
+34.6%
£2,915,000 £3,923,000
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Net assets
+1.8%
£32,627,000 £33,202,000
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Employees
-1.5%
263 259
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Operating profit
-62%
£2,874,000 £1,092,000
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Profit before tax
-54.5%
£2,920,000 £1,329,000
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Wages
+2.1%
£6,980,000 £7,128,000
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 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.2% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 8.5% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 16.4% | 26.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.49x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 151.26x | 156.00x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bourne & Co
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- “2024 was a severely challenging year for construction and the sector. The sector has stabilised in 2025 and we have experienced modest like for like growth. The Group is well placed to face adverse trading conditions in terms of cash position, diverse customer base and dynamic and flexible management.”
- “The Group recently acquired three new sites in Shipston on Stour, Southam and Bidford on Avon.”
- “The Group has built significant funding flexibility and is actively seeking the right acquisition opportunities of either existing businesses or suitable sites along with capable and motivated individuals to join the successful team and continue to grow the business.”
- “The Group recognises the importance of its environmental responsibilities and has prioritised reducing its carbon footprint through various initiatives such as: Replacing its car fleet with fully electric cars; Replacing gas heating with low energy air source heat pumps; Upgrading building cladding and insulation; Updating existing lighting at sites to low energy LED fixtures; Installing PV panels at every new depot for energy generation; and Replacing diesel forklift trucks with fully electric alternatives.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIPPER, Amy Jane | Director | 2010-06-16 | Dec 1976 | British |
| TIPPER, Joseph Walter | Director | 2010-06-16 | Jul 1982 | British |
| TIPPER, William Andrew | Director | 2010-06-16 | May 1980 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAHAN, Barbara | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2010-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Andrew Tipper | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-02-08 | Active |
| Mr Joseph Walter Tipper | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-02-08 | Active |
| Mrs Jennifer Ann Tipper | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-06-14 | Ceased 2025-02-08 |
| Mr Hugh Michael Peter Reynolds | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Walter Tipper | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-06-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.