WATSON RAMSBOTTOM LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+26.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.6M
+99.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
277
+16.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+55% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,567,286 | £20,434,131 | +40.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,233,501 | £3,532,738 | +58.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,578,752 | £3,996,470 | +55% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,904,063 | £2,977,928 | +56.4% | |
| Cash | £806,253 | £1,156,804 | £1,458,373 | +26.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,445,029 | £2,546,421 | £4,650,004 | +82.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,616,931 | £2,285,900 | £4,552,988 | +99.2% | |
| Equity | £1,616,931 | £2,285,900 | £4,552,988 | +99.2% | |
| Average employees | 109 | 238 | 277 | +16.4% | |
| Wages | — | £6,983,768 | £9,236,698 | +32.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £379,645 | £494,718 | +30.3% |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.3% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 13.1% | 14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 87.7% | 76.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.23x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | 15.72x | 28.25x |
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
- WATSON RAMSBOTTOM LIMITED 2012-03-15 → present
- WATSON RAMSBOTTTOM LIMITED 2012-02-15 → 2012-03-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors conlinue to adopt the going concern basis of accounling in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “After the year end, we completed the acquisition of a local legal services business and opened new offices in two additional geographical areas. These actions have accelerated our growth plans and extended our community reach, with total staff numbers now approaching 350.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHWORTH, Elton Shaun | Director | 2012-09-15 | May 1973 | British |
| CASWELL, Anne | Director | 2020-09-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
| EGERTON, Claire Louise | Director | 2024-03-04 | Sep 1979 | British |
| FISHER, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2024-08-01 | Dec 1990 | British |
| HARWOOD, Sophie Jade | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jun 1992 | British |
| HORMAN-BROWN, Rachel Sylvia | Director | 2012-09-15 | Dec 1972 | British |
| ISA, Sophia | Director | 2022-02-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| JARVIE, Danielle Marie | Director | 2025-08-01 | Nov 1986 | British |
| LEACH, Jonathan Simon | Director | 2013-08-01 | Feb 1984 | British |
| MAHER, Stuart Paul | Director | 2012-09-15 | Jan 1982 | British |
| POLLITT, Stephanie Justine | Director | 2018-09-21 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWANNEY, John | Secretary | 2012-09-15 | 2020-01-10 |
| FOOLAT, Ebrahim Ismail | Director | 2012-09-15 | 2014-06-17 |
| MOORE, Suzanne Jane | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| QUINN, Graham Alan | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| SWANNEY, John | Director | 2012-02-15 | 2018-09-14 |
| SWANNEY, Patrick Adam | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| THOMPSON, Phillip David | Director | 2012-02-15 | 2018-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Rachel Sylvia Horman-Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-20 | Active |
| Mr Elton Shaun Ashworth | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-20 | Active |
| Mr Stuart Paul Maher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.