CATERPILLAR (NI) LIMITED
Operating previously as FG Wilson, this Northern Ireland-based subsidiary of the US heavy machinery group Caterpillar manufactures diesel and gas generator sets and related equipment.
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Cash
£138K
+527.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£211M
+10.9% vs 2023
Employees
915
-2.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£27M
+47.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £542,568,000 | £487,518,000 | -10.1% | |
| Operating profit | £17,579,000 | £23,992,000 | +36.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,385,000 | £27,040,000 | +47.1% | |
| Net profit | £13,824,000 | £20,624,000 | +49.2% | |
| Cash | £22,000 | £138,000 | +527.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £191,250,000 | £211,425,000 | +10.5% | |
| Net assets | £189,993,000 | £210,773,000 | +10.9% | |
| Equity | £189,993,000 | £210,773,000 | +10.9% | |
| Average employees | 937 | 915 | -2.3% | |
| Wages | £41,122,000 | £40,702,000 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £706,000 | £703,000 | -0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.2% | 11.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.6% | 27.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.36x | 3.43x | |
| Interest cover | 6.06x | 12.34x |
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
- CATERPILLAR (NI) LIMITED 2013-01-28 → present
- FG WILSON (ENGINEERING) LIMITED 2009-07-30 → 2013-01-28
- F. G. WILSON (ENGINEERING) LIMITED 1966-04-22 → 2009-07-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Considering all the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial and other resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The restructure that saw changes to the company estate footprint has been completed and no further reconfigurations are anticipated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUIGG, Catherine | Secretary | 2026-03-10 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Darren William, Mr. | Director | 2021-07-19 | Jan 1974 | British |
| BAIN, Duncan | Director | 2022-02-07 | Oct 1970 | British |
| HEANEY, Gerard | Director | 2024-07-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| HENRY, Barbara | Director | 2025-07-01 | Sep 1974 | Northern Irish |
| KENNEDY, Roger Wilbur | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKSON, Thomas Gerard | Secretary | 2015-05-20 | 2023-04-24 |
| MCAULEY, Andrea Ruth | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2015-05-20 |
| NICHOLLS, Janette Margaret | Secretary | — | 2008-01-18 |
| QUIGG, Catherine | Secretary | 2023-04-24 | 2024-01-27 |
| STEWART, Lisa Sarah Mary | Secretary | 2024-01-27 | 2026-03-10 |
| ANTONIS, Michael Joseph | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| BATES, William | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2020-09-07 |
| BONAZZA, Jean-Claude, Mr. | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| BROWN, Ann, Ms. | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| CREIGHTON, Paul | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2020-09-16 |
| FEENEY, Edward K. | Director | — | 1999-04-01 |
| FRAZIER, Lindsay Scott | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-11-12 |
| KENNEDY, Robert | Director | — | 2017-07-01 |
| KOVAL, Robert Alan | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2015-02-04 |
| LAW, Andrew | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| LYTTLE, Patricia Ann | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| MCALLISTER, Anthony | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2014-12-18 |
| MCCARTAN, Paul | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2022-02-07 |
| MCCLURE, Mark, Mr. | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2021-10-13 |
| MCDANIEL, Thomas W. | Director | — | 2002-04-08 |
| MCDOUGALL, Neil Stuart | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2016-05-01 |
| MCILVEEN, Samuel James | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MCKINTY, Stephen John | Director | 2015-02-04 | 2016-05-01 |
| MOORE, Ignatius Patrick | Director | — | 2011-03-31 |
| NARAYANAN, Sridhar | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2024-02-01 |
| NITTO, Richard | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2000-11-01 |
| ORCOTT, Ronald Glynn | Director | — | 1999-06-15 |
| PIGOTT, Ashley John | Director | — | 1952-10-08 |
| REILLY, Helen | Director | 2021-11-03 | 2024-07-01 |
| STARKS, Paul Anderson | Director | 2010-11-12 | 2013-10-01 |
| SWEENEY, Mark Eugene | Director | 2002-04-08 | 2012-12-10 |
| TAYLOR, Cathy, Ms. | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| WILSON, Brian John | Director | — | 2008-05-01 |
| WOLFENBARGER, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| WROBLEWSKI, Paul Edward | Director | 1999-06-26 | 2000-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Skinningrove Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-09 | Active |
| Caterpillar (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-07 | Ceased 2016-09-09 |
| Caterpillar Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 306 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.