WENTFORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13M
Equity attributable
Employees
124
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £36,199,915 | £39,256,527 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,926,994 | £2,958,720 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,740,200 | £2,810,454 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,334,622 | £2,176,310 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £4,346,312 | £3,305,142 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £14,747,935 | £15,750,023 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £12,363,251 | £13,361,045 | |
| Equity | £2,239,971 | £5,155,625 | £3,743,321 | £12,363,251 | £13,361,045 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 102 | 124 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,530,718 | £5,506,858 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £20,626 | £29,634 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.7% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 13.1% | 18.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 43.0% | 42.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.35x | 2.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 10.19x | 16.90x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WENTFORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Rhino Interiors Group Limited 100%
- Rhino Office Furniture Limited 100%
- Stow Agricultural Limited 100%
- FarmerFarmer Limited 100%
- Wentforth Group Limited 100%
- Wildcare Limited 100%
- Hadron Group Limited 51%
- Wildcare Europe 100%
- Fetra Fencing Systems Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEATCROFT, Ben | Director | 2015-11-18 | Aug 1989 | British |
| WHEATCROFT, Edward | Director | 2015-11-18 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEATCROFT, Catherine Elsie | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2023-11-28 |
| WHEATCROFT, David Lewis | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2023-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Lewis Wheatcroft | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-06 |
| Mrs Catherine Elsie Wheatcroft | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-06 |
| Mr Edward Wheatcroft | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Ben Wheatcroft | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-18 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2022-01-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.