WESTGROVE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£37K
-52.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£118K
+26.2% vs 2023
Employees
838
+6.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£492K
+859.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,233,583 | £24,315,908 | — | £26,861,111 | £30,242,573 | +12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £317,976 | £762,883 | — | £190,088 | £632,963 | +233% | |
| Profit before tax | £261,701 | £717,000 | £140,415 | £51,283 | £492,286 | +859.9% | |
| Net profit | £172,878 | £530,113 | £118,426 | -£29,995 | £316,594 | +1,155.5% | |
| Cash | £1,238,270 | £297,519 | £115,434 | £78,607 | £37,044 | -52.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £201,946 | £321,711 | £237,400 | £194,955 | £362,634 | +86% | |
| Net assets | £132,357 | £230,470 | £123,896 | £93,901 | £118,495 | +26.2% | |
| Equity | £132,357 | £230,470 | £123,896 | £93,901 | £118,495 | +26.2% | |
| Average employees | 766 | 796 | 796 | 785 | 838 | +6.8% | |
| Wages | £16,498,164 | £17,079,299 | £17,856,081 | £18,781,276 | £21,358,272 | +13.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 3.1% | — | 0.7% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 2.2% | — | -0.1% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 157.5% | 237.1% | — | 97.5% | 174.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 98.5% | 98.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.92x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 4.61x | 12.82x | — | 1.23x | 3.82x |
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
- WESTGROVE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 2015-02-20 → present
- WESTGROVE PROJECTS (NORTH-WEST) LIMITED 2014-09-12 → 2015-02-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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. At the year-end the company has net current liabilities of £265,189 (2023: £495,236). The directors have considered the future profitability of the company and its ability to continue as a going concern, and have prepared profit and cash flow forecasts for the period to 31 December 2026. Based on these projections and the items above, the directors are satisfied that, for the foreseeable future, the company can meet its projected working capital requirements. The company will also continue to be supported by the wider Westgrove Group which has access to some alternative finance facilities should this be required. Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Following the UK leaving the European Union on 31 January 2020, the company recognise the increasing difficulty to recruit directly employed staff and therefore are becoming more reliant on subcontract labour.”
- “There is an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee in the favour of IGF Business Credit Limited dated 20 July 2022 given by Westgrove Support Services Limited, Westgrove Cleaning Services Limited and Westgrove Group (Holdings) Limited. This contains a charge over the property held within the group. As at 31 December 2024, the total group liability stood at £1,559,221 (2023: £2,151,678).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIVES, Stephen Paul | Director | 2014-09-12 | Jun 1969 | British |
| WHITTLE, Simon Morton, Mr | Director | 2014-09-12 | Mar 1968 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westgrove Group (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.