WHC016 LIMITED
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Cash
£857k
-35.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.2m
-18.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
150
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£428k
-579.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,492,330 | £25,450,097 | £24,664,097 | -3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £538,137 | £83,913 | -£411,896 | -590.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £538,704 | £89,365 | -£428,430 | -579.4% | |
| Net profit | £489,260 | £39,249 | -£630,018 | -1,705.2% | |
| Cash | £282,431 | £1,334,015 | £856,984 | -35.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,669,323 | £5,192,921 | £4,230,807 | -18.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,573,232 | £5,117,607 | £4,176,914 | -18.4% | |
| Equity | £5,573,232 | £5,117,607 | £4,176,914 | -18.4% | |
| Average employees | 144 | 144 | 150 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £7,360,513 | £7,915,706 | £8,316,426 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £663,834 | £580,823 | £598,836 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £21,905 | £18,796 | -14.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £196,865 | £165,613 | £180,255 | +8.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 0.3% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 0.2% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.5% | 1.6% | -9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.1% | 55.2% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.54x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -22.14x |
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
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from the date of signing financial statements.”
Group structure
- WHC016 LIMITED · parent
- Granada Material Handling Limited 100%
- Granada Cranes Limited 51%
Significant events
- “On 21 August 2025, the Group disposed of a 24% shareholding in its subsidiary, Granada Cranes Limited, reducing its shareholding from 75% to 51%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTRELL, Andrew | Director | 2022-08-08 | Nov 1951 | British |
| LUPTON, Paul Nigel Carus | Director | 2022-08-08 | Feb 1965 | British |
| SIDWELL, Mark Lawrence | Director | 2022-02-07 | Jan 1975 | British |
| SMITH, Jonathan Graham | Director | 2022-08-08 | Feb 1978 | British |
| VEDE, Lynda Jane | Director | 2022-08-08 | Feb 1968 | British |
| WIGHT, David | Director | 2022-08-08 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Jonathan Philip | Director | 2022-08-08 | 2025-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Helen Jane Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2022-08-08 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Graham Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2022-08-08 | Active |
| Ms Norma Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2022-08-08 | Active |
| Mr Mark Lawrence Sidwell | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-07 | Ceased 2022-08-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 30 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.