W.D. IRWIN & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
-19.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.8M
+45.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
222
-4.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£957K
-31.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46,625,082 | £32,220,561 | £30,233,876 | -6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £730,774 | £1,724,649 | £1,145,962 | -33.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £339,516 | £1,403,798 | £957,046 | -31.8% | |
| Net profit | £647,706 | £2,653,798 | £519,445 | -80.4% | |
| Cash | £1,897,282 | £1,567,162 | £1,255,952 | -19.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,418,199 | £3,982,051 | £7,297,063 | +83.2% | |
| Net assets | -£733,654 | £1,920,144 | £2,787,063 | +45.1% | |
| Equity | -£733,654 | £1,920,144 | £2,787,063 | +45.1% | |
| Average employees | 263 | 232 | 222 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £10,482,717 | £7,295,050 | £7,117,930 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £683,589 | £491,520 | £459,320 | -6.6% |
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 | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 8.2% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.5% | 43.3% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 106.9% | 83.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 1.24x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 1.87x | 5.38x | 6.07x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- W.D. IRWIN & SONS LIMITED 2006-08-21 → present
- CAPITAL HOUSE 6 LIMITED 2006-05-04 → 2006-08-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARVIS, Christopher | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| IRWIN, Brian Herbert | Director | 2006-07-24 | Feb 1954 | British |
| IRWIN, Robert Kenneth Ross | Director | 2019-08-28 | Jan 1985 | British |
| JARVIS, Christopher | Director | 2016-10-11 | Sep 1965 | British |
| MURPHY, Michael | Director | 2010-08-09 | Dec 1967 | Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, William Henry Harman | Secretary | 2006-07-24 | 2012-06-29 |
| GILROY, Anne | Secretary | 2006-05-04 | 2006-07-24 |
| GREER, Caroline Elizabeth | Secretary | 2013-03-20 | 2013-07-02 |
| IRWIN, Brian Herbert | Secretary | 2013-07-02 | 2025-02-01 |
| IRWIN, Brian Herbert | Secretary | 2012-06-29 | 2013-03-20 |
| BROWN, William Henry Harman | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2012-06-29 |
| DAVENPORT, Keith | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2016-05-10 |
| GILROY, Anne | Director | 2006-05-04 | 2006-07-24 |
| GRAHAM, Edison Wilson | Director | 2013-07-08 | 2022-12-01 |
| GREER, Caroline Elizabeth | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2013-07-02 |
| HOLMES, David Moore | Director | 2013-12-24 | 2019-08-08 |
| HOPKINS, John Joseph | Director | 2006-07-30 | 2025-02-01 |
| IRWIN, Robert Kenneth Niall | Director | 2006-07-24 | 2018-12-16 |
| JOHNSTON, Peter | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2016-03-01 |
| KANE, Ross | Director | 2006-05-04 | 2006-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Samual William John Rusk | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-04-14 | Active |
| Mrs Kathleen Elizabeth Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-10-17 | Active |
| Mr Robert Kenneth Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-04 | Ceased 2018-12-16 |
| Mr Brian Herbert Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-22 | 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.