MOFFAT & WILLIAMSON LIMITED
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Cash
£546k
+80.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4m
+2.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
145
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£185k
-6.5% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,690,277 | £6,926,122 | £7,842,289 | £6,884,623 | £7,937,546 | £8,871,739 | +11.8% | |
| Operating profit | £345,076 | £63,016 | £335,055 | -£218,179 | £284,339 | £306,904 | +7.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £238,203 | -£73,964 | £284,068 | -£255,127 | £197,886 | £185,115 | -6.5% | |
| Net profit | -£4,326 | -£205,948 | £318,208 | -£215,382 | £197,886 | £180,464 | -8.8% | |
| Cash | £612,581 | £1,242,656 | £1,435,300 | £331,123 | £303,134 | £546,301 | +80.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,993,252 | £5,290,523 | £4,978,268 | £4,888,101 | £6,205,688 | £6,064,622 | -2.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,282,475 | £4,040,527 | £4,322,735 | £4,107,353 | £4,305,239 | £4,393,703 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £4,282,475 | £4,040,527 | £4,322,735 | £4,107,353 | £4,305,239 | £4,393,703 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 130 | 127 | 129 | 126 | 145 | 145 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,115,184 | £2,615,611 | £2,969,836 | £3,437,995 | £4,001,824 | £4,500,673 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £178,512 | £164,222 | £202,692 | £183,979 | £174,788 | £176,784 | +1.1% |
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 0.9% | 4.3% | -3.2% | 3.6% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | -3.0% | 4.1% | -3.1% | 2.5% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 1.2% | 6.7% | -4.5% | 4.6% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.0% | 37.6% | 29.5% | 29.3% | 42.4% | 41.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.78x | 2.49x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | 3.23x | 0.46x | 6.57x | -4.48x | 3.28x | 2.52x |
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
- Findlays Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Additional tenders were awarded for school services and the Flexi service was extended which gives stability for the coming 2 to 3 years.”
- “The main risk to the business is World events, the uncertainty this brings, increasing all associated costs with running the business.”
- “Successful tender applications have been awarded commencing in August 2025 for a further three-to-four-year term.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVINE, George | Director | 2012-04-27 | Aug 1954 | British |
| DEVINE, Lesley Ann | Director | 2012-04-27 | Oct 1959 | British |
| DEVINE, Lindsay | Director | 2016-01-01 | Nov 1982 | British |
| PEARCE, Fraser | Director | 2016-01-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Sharon | Director | 2016-01-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWITT, James Summers | Secretary | 1999-02-16 | 2008-03-14 |
| MOFFAT, Robert Farmer | Secretary | — | 1999-02-16 |
| WILLIAMSON, Iain Grant | Secretary | 2008-03-14 | 2012-04-27 |
| MOFFAT, Eileen Freda | Director | 2006-07-21 | 2008-03-14 |
| MOFFAT, Robert Farmer | Director | — | 2006-07-03 |
| WILLIAMSON, Iain Grant | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2012-04-27 |
| WILLIAMSON, John Philip | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2012-05-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, John Philip | Director | — | 1998-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lesley Ann Devine | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-24 | Active |
| Mr George Devine | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-04-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.