HOWARTH WINTERBROOK LIMITED
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Cash
£133k
-61.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7.1m
+18.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
26
+8.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
-12.7% vs 2025
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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £26,640,929 | £38,388,389 | £42,511,608 | £35,349,591 | -16.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,639,742 | £2,444,760 | £2,578,881 | £2,284,613 | -11.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,619,346 | £2,389,148 | £2,426,559 | £2,118,795 | -12.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,310,816 | £1,806,563 | £1,778,785 | £1,557,660 | -12.4% | |
| Cash | £587,849 | £352,998 | £602,458 | £317,326 | £346,430 | £133,359 | -61.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,892,203 | £2,062,119 | £3,210,398 | £4,691,213 | £6,253,104 | £8,198,537 | +31.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,638,583 | £1,800,595 | £2,975,911 | £4,520,156 | £5,988,149 | £7,122,043 | +18.9% | |
| Equity | £1,638,583 | £1,800,595 | £2,975,911 | £4,520,156 | £5,988,149 | £7,122,043 | +18.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 11 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 26 | +8.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | £563,415 | £1,021,568 | £1,206,501 | £1,338,036 | +10.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £12,362 | £52,500 | £12,564 | £40,756 | +224.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.2% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 51.1% | 52.1% | 41.2% | 27.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.7% | 52.2% | 61.8% | 53.9% | 45.6% | 43.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.76x | 2.08x | 2.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 79.72x | 42.57x | 16.91x | 13.78x |
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
- HOWARTH WINTERBROOK LIMITED 2014-07-10 → present
- LEISTON MANUFACTURING LIMITED 2010-06-15 → 2014-07-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- FLB Audit LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOSTOL, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2025-12-11 | Feb 1973 | American |
| RICHTER, Matthias | Director | 2025-12-11 | Sep 1983 | American |
| RILEY, Bradley Earle | Director | 2025-12-11 | Sep 1970 | American |
| WOODGATE, Oliver | Director | 2020-08-04 | Mar 1990 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Philip Eric | Director | 2010-06-15 | 2022-07-31 |
| KAHAN, Barbara | Director | 2010-06-15 | 2010-06-15 |
| WOODGATE, Victor David | Director | 2016-08-02 | 2025-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterbrook Ingredients Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-31 | Active |
| Howarth Winterbrook (Sales) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-06-16 | Ceased 2025-06-03 |
| Mr Philip Eric Adams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-16 | Ceased 2022-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.