WHITTAKER ENGINEERING (STONEHAVEN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-29 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£928K
+8.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
-6.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
135
-5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£960K
-104.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,866,676 | £13,402,799 | £16,954,448 | £12,801,832 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £6,170 | £225,930 | -£455,100 | -£922,848 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£14,035 | £208,393 | -£468,304 | -£959,567 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£213,247 | £234,531 | -£445,170 | -£756,010 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,165,361 | £1,470,531 | £852,184 | £928,408 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £13,067,232 | £12,992,321 | £13,007,599 | £12,068,997 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £11,779,929 | £11,847,971 | £11,402,801 | £10,646,791 | |
| Equity | £12,862,097 | £13,227,917 | £13,096,250 | £11,779,929 | £11,847,971 | £11,402,801 | £10,646,791 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 117 | 121 | 143 | 135 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,233,290 | £5,996,388 | £7,597,431 | £6,377,685 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £269,257 | £191,479 | £206,295 | £223,808 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-24.5%
£16,954,448 £12,801,832
-
Cash
+8.9%
£852,184 £928,408
-
Net assets
-6.6%
£11,402,801 £10,646,791
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-5.6%
143 135
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Operating profit
-102.8%
-£455,100 -£922,848
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-104.9%
-£468,304 -£959,567
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-16.1%
£7,597,431 £6,377,685
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | 1.7% | -2.7% | -7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.8% | 1.7% | -2.6% | -5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1.7% | -3.5% | -7.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.29x | 4.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.30x | 11.11x | -22.27x | -18.00x |
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
- WHITTAKER ENGINEERING (STONEHAVEN) LIMITED 1991-10-25 → present
- DAVWIL LIMITED 1991-01-15 → 1991-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hall Morrice 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.”
Significant events
- “The company's revenue decreased by 24% due to the end of a significant offshore contract and a general reduction in offshore work due to scopes being pushed back during 2024. The company incurred a £960k loss before tax... Despite the loss incurred the company's cash balance increased by 9% for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
- “The company's investment in Research and Development has resulted in the reciprocating heat pump receiving patents covering the UK, China, USA and pending approvals with Europe and Canada.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-05-12 | — | — |
| WHITTAKER, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 1991-05-15 | Aug 1957 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Kenneth | Director | 1991-05-15 | Apr 1953 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Murray | Director | 2016-12-21 | Sep 1984 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRONACHS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-01-15 | 2008-05-12 |
| BRUCE, Stuart | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2021-11-15 |
| NIVEN, Alan David | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2012-09-28 |
| ROBERTSON, James Matheson | Nominee Director | 1991-01-15 | 1991-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittaker Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-02-13 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2018-02-01 | 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.