WP INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-25 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£129K
-86.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+16.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
57
+9.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+39.4% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,685,117 | £16,785,377 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,378,061 | £1,765,421 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,376,340 | £1,919,176 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,018,053 | £1,428,640 | |
| Cash | £168,383 | £617,000 | £970,246 | £129,478 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,762,420 | £2,080,830 | £4,608,814 | £5,503,291 | |
| Net assets | £1,591,021 | £1,947,840 | £4,438,969 | £5,165,873 | |
| Equity | £1,591,021 | £1,947,840 | £4,438,969 | £5,165,873 | |
| Average employees | 36 | 35 | 52 | 57 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,201,396 | £2,327,007 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £58,688 | £25,152 |
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
-
Turnover
+7%
£15,685,117 £16,785,377
-
Cash
-86.7%
£970,246 £129,478
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+16.4%
£4,438,969 £5,165,873
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+9.6%
52 57
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+28.1%
£1,378,061 £1,765,421
-
Profit before tax
+39.4%
£1,376,340 £1,919,176
-
Wages
+5.7%
£2,201,396 £2,327,007
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.8% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.5% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 29.9% | 32.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.37x | 2.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 117.06x | 127.72x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- WP INDUSTRIAL LIMITED · parent
- Compack USA 100%
- A&A Packaging 100%
Significant events
- “The onboarding of A & A Packaging, which was acquired in October 2024, has been successful, and the business is now contributing to sales and EBITDA. Further acquisitions are in the pipeline and will enable the company to meet its longer term growth targets.”
- “WP Industrial Limited has completed the remainder 90% purchase of Morsapack Limited totalling £435,600 post year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTER, Roger | Secretary | 2012-04-11 | — | — |
| BARTER, Douglas | Director | 2012-04-11 | Sep 1977 | British |
| BARTER, Mark | Director | 2012-04-11 | Jul 1971 | British |
| BARTER, Roger | Director | 2012-04-11 | Jun 1973 | British |
| BARTER, Sheldon | Director | 2026-04-07 | Mar 1998 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTER, Bridget Ruth | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2023-08-24 |
| BARTER, Bridget Ruth | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2012-04-11 |
| BARTER, Kenneth Paul | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2023-08-24 |
| BARTER, Naomi | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2023-08-24 |
| BARTER, Priscilla Ruth | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2023-08-24 |
| BARTER, Shawna Joyce | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2023-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessex Industrial Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-08-11 | Active |
| Mr Mark Barter | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-11 | Ceased 2022-08-11 |
| Mr Roger Barter | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-11 | Ceased 2022-08-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.