WOOLLEY GMC ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-24 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-17.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
+18.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
146
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+33.1% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £30,368,059 | £32,452,408 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,712,621 | £5,075,015 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,820,997 | £5,085,263 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,777,567 | £3,635,500 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,675,122 | £4,696,816 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £4,578,226 | £19,279,768 | £22,742,047 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £19,020,518 | £22,456,018 | |
| Equity | £2,001,000 | £2,473,916 | £3,973,916 | £4,578,226 | £4,578,226 | £19,020,518 | £22,456,018 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 158 | 152 | 146 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,333,010 | £5,792,931 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £84,902 | £62,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+6.9%
£30,368,059 £32,452,408
-
Cash
-17.2%
£5,675,122 £4,696,816
-
Net assets
+18.1%
£19,020,518 £22,456,018
-
Employees
-3.9%
152 146
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+36.7%
£3,712,621 £5,075,015
-
Profit before tax
+33.1%
£3,820,997 £5,085,263
-
Wages
+8.6%
£5,333,010 £5,792,931
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2% | 15.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.1% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.42x | 3.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 46.11x | 84.42x |
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
- Burrows Scarborough Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WOOLLEY GMC ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Woolley GMC Engineering Company Limited 100%
- O.L.D. Engineering Company Limited 100%
- Industrieel Toeleveringsbedrijf Goddeeris NV 100%
Significant events
- “The company has performed well over this period with consistent margins and healthy levels of turnover. The business has been able to secure new contracts with some of its major customers and this new business has helped maintain top level sales. Despite the ongoing challenges in the global economy via tariffs, interest rates, energy costs and political changes, tight cost management along with high levels of operational performance have delivered another positive year for the business.”
- “In the last year the business has continued working with its subsidiary company Industrieel Toeleveringsbedrijf Goddeeris NV (Goddeeris Machining) in Belgium, as part of a strategic growth plan into European customers. Whilst significant challenges remain in the European marketplace, customer relationships are continuing to deliver major new business for the company for the coming years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIELD, Christopher Richard Francis | Director | 2016-08-11 | Jan 1978 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Richard Francis Shield | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-08-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 27 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-03-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2019-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2019-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-08-15 | 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.