WATKIN JONES PLC
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Cash
£80M
-17.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£125M
-5.7% vs 2024
Employees
601
-5.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£8.8M
-2,766.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £362,371,000 | £279,837,000 | -22.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,300,000 | -£5,761,000 | -274.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£307,000 | -£8,800,000 | -2,766.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,895,000 | -£8,406,000 | -543.6% | |
| Cash | £96,962,000 | £80,400,000 | -17.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £175,618,000 | £139,048,000 | -20.8% | |
| Net assets | £132,590,000 | £124,994,000 | -5.7% | |
| Equity | £132,590,000 | £124,994,000 | -5.7% | |
| Average employees | 635 | 601 | -5.4% | |
| Wages | £28,585,000 | £27,863,000 | -2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,241,000 | £1,597,000 | -28.7% |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | -2.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.9% | -4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.2% | 51.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.10x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | 0.69x | -2.13x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WATKIN JONES PLC 2016-03-15 → present
- WATKIN JONES LIMITED 2016-02-19 → 2016-03-15
- HDCO3 LIMITED 2015-09-23 → 2016-02-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Group will be able to continue to trade for the forecast period and have therefore adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WATKIN JONES PLC · parent
- Anderon Wharf (Student) Limited 100%
- Battersea Park Road London Limited 100%
- Watkin Jones Holdings Limited 100%
- Fresh Property Group Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNWOOD COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-02-06 | — | — |
| ADDISON HORSLEY, Rachel Bernadette | Director | 2022-04-01 | May 1970 | British |
| GIDDINS, Alan Clifford Bence | Director | 2021-07-19 | Aug 1965 | British |
| JONES, Simon David Ainslie | Director | 2024-05-21 | Jan 1970 | British |
| PEASE, Alex | Director | 2022-10-10 | Sep 1979 | British |
| REILLY, Elizabeth Mcgee | Director | 2019-01-21 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SALWAY, Francis William | Director | 2022-10-10 | Oct 1957 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYROM, Philip Martin | Secretary | 2016-03-15 | 2021-04-19 |
| JONES, Simon David Ainslie | Secretary | 2024-09-04 | 2024-10-07 |
| MCGHIN, Adam | Secretary | 2024-10-15 | 2026-02-06 |
| WATSON, Kerry Anne | Secretary | 2021-04-19 | 2024-09-04 |
| BYROM, Philip Martin | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2021-11-11 |
| LAFFIN, Simon Timothy | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2022-07-31 |
| SERGEANT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2021-10-06 | 2024-06-18 |
| SIMPSON, Richard Charles | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2023-07-18 |
| TURNER, Grenville | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2021-10-12 |
| WATKIN JONES, Glyn | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2016-02-12 |
| WATKIN JONES, Mark | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2019-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Glyn Watkin Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2019-11-12 |
| Mrs Jennifer Ann Watkin Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2019-11-12 |
| Mr Mark Watkin Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2019-11-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-10 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.