SAVAGE & WHITTEN WHOLESALE LTD
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Cash
£7.9m
+29% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+7.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
231
-6.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.6m
+5.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £145,105,000 | £143,073,000 | £147,548,000 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £6,485,000 | £5,351,000 | £5,575,000 | +4.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,451,000 | £5,298,000 | £5,611,000 | +5.9% | |
| Net profit | £4,894,000 | £4,135,000 | £4,353,000 | +5.3% | |
| Cash | £4,070,000 | £6,156,000 | £7,941,000 | +29% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,113,000 | £13,002,000 | £14,407,000 | +10.8% | |
| Net assets | £10,679,000 | £12,515,000 | £13,421,000 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £10,679,000 | £12,515,000 | £13,421,000 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 250 | 247 | 231 | -6.5% | |
| Wages | £8,401,000 | £8,842,000 | £9,602,000 | +8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,039,000 | £582,000 | £721,000 | +23.9% |
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 | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.4% | 41.2% | 38.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.8% | 56.6% | 57.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.69x | 1.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | 92.26x | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SAVAGE & WHITTEN WHOLESALE LTD · parent
- Beechwood Retail Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCVEIGH, Anthony Pearse Joseph | Secretary | 2020-10-28 | — | — |
| DONNELLY, Neil | Director | 2024-07-01 | Feb 1973 | British |
| DORMAN, Alan Cecil | Director | 2012-12-19 | Jan 1964 | British |
| MCKEAVNEY, Robert Edward | Director | 2026-02-02 | Mar 1958 | British |
| MCVEIGH, Anthony Pearse Joseph | Director | 2020-12-07 | Jun 1981 | Irish |
| SAVAGE, Norman | Director | 2009-12-31 | Jun 1966 | British |
| SKELTON, Michael | Director | 2012-12-19 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRD, Karen | Secretary | 2000-05-18 | 2013-05-03 |
| DUFFY, Barry | Secretary | 2013-05-03 | 2016-05-16 |
| SAVAGE, Norman | Secretary | 2016-05-16 | 2020-10-28 |
| BURDEN, Julie | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-12-20 |
| DUFFY, Barry | Director | 2012-12-19 | 2016-05-16 |
| NOBLE, James | Director | 2000-06-28 | 2009-12-18 |
| SAVAGE, Norman | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2005-10-31 |
| WHITTEN, John Trevor | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2020-09-11 |
| WHITTEN, John | Director | 2000-06-28 | 2005-10-31 |
| WHITTEN, Richard Lee | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2020-09-11 |
| WHITTEN, Richard Lee | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2005-10-31 |
| WINDEBANK, Mark Richard | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2018-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&W Nearby Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-05-31 | Active |
| Savage & Whitten Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-05-19 | Ceased 2022-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.