W & J KNOX LIMITED
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Cash
£259k
+1,193.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.6m
+1% vs 2024
Employees
54
-10% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.2k
-98.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,845,339 | £13,013,492 | £9,885,709 | £7,642,093 | -22.7% | |
| Operating profit | £356,321 | £1,127,656 | £213,747 | £7,182 | -96.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £359,334 | £1,137,166 | £216,829 | £4,195 | -98.1% | |
| Net profit | £339,998 | £813,277 | £143,357 | £16,366 | -88.6% | |
| Cash | £5,283,065 | £1,151,194 | £20,037 | £259,254 | +1,193.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,044,898 | £3,159,493 | £1,778,390 | £1,762,803 | -0.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,863,795 | £2,982,746 | £1,600,010 | £1,616,376 | +1% | |
| Equity | £3,863,795 | £2,982,746 | £1,600,010 | £1,616,376 | +1% | |
| Average employees | 59 | 58 | 60 | 54 | -10% | |
| Wages | £1,704,065 | £1,850,342 | £1,958,363 | £1,662,666 | -15.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £276,858 | £251,654 | £275,821 | £188,546 | -31.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £6,638 | £7,234 | £7,041 | -2.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £103,239 | £132,287 | £94,881 | -28.3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 8.7% | 2.2% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 35.7% | 12.0% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.7% | 41.5% | 52.2% | 36.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.84x | 1.27x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1.24x |
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 & J KNOX LIMITED 2004-11-23 → present
- MACROCOM (884) LIMITED 2004-08-18 → 2004-11-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In addition, the company has received a formal letter of support from its parent company confirming that it will provide financial assistance to the company, as required, to enable it to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval”
Group structure
- W & J KNOX LIMITED · parent
- East & West Mills Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Alan Paul | Secretary | 2026-04-30 | — | — |
| EDWARDS, Rhuaraidh Douglas | Director | 2024-11-01 | May 1988 | British |
| MACDONALD, Julie Caldwell | Director | 2023-03-17 | Jun 1964 | British |
| OKSHOLEN, Petter | Director | 2021-02-27 | Apr 1974 | Norwegian |
| OMAN, Finlay Mackenzie | Director | 2016-01-01 | Aug 1961 | British |
| SELSTAD, Hans-Petter | Director | 2021-02-27 | Jul 1960 | Norwegian |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRBROTHER, Kenneth Mclean | Secretary | 2015-03-12 | 2021-02-27 |
| SLOAN, David | Secretary | 2004-10-26 | 2026-04-30 |
| MACROBERTS - (FIRM) | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-08-18 | 2004-10-26 |
| BORROWS, James | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2021-02-27 |
| DEHANY, James Roger | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2021-02-27 |
| HUTCHENS, David | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2023-03-17 |
| MACDONALD, Julie Caldwell | Director | 2020-05-07 | 2021-02-27 |
| SLOAN, David Orr | Director | 2020-05-07 | 2024-11-01 |
| TRAYNOR, James | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2021-02-27 |
| MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-08-18 | 2004-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Roger Dehany | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr James Traynor | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr David Hutchens | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Macrocom (1030) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-15 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2021-03-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.