ASHLEY WILDE GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£6m
+107.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£25m
+6.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
114
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.3m
-1.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,430,226 | £44,943,477 | £45,846,831 | £44,453,543 | £52,883,415 | £48,803,660 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,408,908 | £3,717,646 | £3,826,465 | £3,628,509 | £3,319,338 | £3,209,077 | -3.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,421,185 | £2,367,502 | £2,037,894 | £2,125,976 | £3,289,706 | £3,250,946 | -1.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,133,751 | £1,623,198 | £1,548,435 | £1,896,264 | £2,422,772 | £2,539,942 | +4.8% | |
| Cash | £76,258 | £136,362 | £129,237 | £172,354 | £2,890,331 | £6,000,920 | +107.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,006,566 | £22,523,237 | £23,834,546 | £25,259,395 | £26,070,181 | £29,331,701 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £12,762,653 | £19,085,217 | £20,514,415 | £22,107,857 | £23,165,000 | £24,741,402 | +6.8% | |
| Equity | £12,762,653 | £19,085,217 | £20,514,415 | £22,107,857 | £23,165,000 | £24,741,402 | +6.8% | |
| Average employees | 112 | 113 | 128 | 121 | 115 | 114 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £3,441,352 | £5,004,818 | £5,205,966 | £4,125,764 | £5,664,092 | £5,444,149 | -3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £939,007 | £2,099,713 | £2,137,916 | £1,220,622 | £2,545,710 | £2,158,185 | -15.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 6.3% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | 16.5% | 16.1% | 14.4% | 12.7% | 10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 29.6% | 31.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.19x | 3.17x | 3.21x | |
| Interest cover | 12.63x | 53.03x | 38.25x | 24.47x | 25.08x | 26.74x |
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
- ASHLEY WILDE GROUP LIMITED 2000-01-07 → present
- GILBEY TEXTILES LIMITED 1950-02-03 → 2000-01-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Freedman Frankl & Taylor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 have been prepared on a going concern basis as, after making appropriate enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ASHLEY WILDE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Ashley Wilde Designs Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A major event in 2025 was our purchase of a new warehouse which is now under demolition and construction as of time of writing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Charles | Director | 2001-10-15 | May 1970 | British |
| BRODIN, Ashley Leon | Director | — | Oct 1945 | British |
| BRODIN, Simon Dean | Director | 1997-11-05 | Sep 1972 | British |
| GOLDWATER, Robert Daniel | Director | 2005-06-09 | Dec 1964 | British |
| THOMS, Paul | Director | 2001-10-15 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIN, Ashley Leon | Secretary | — | 1991-05-29 |
| BRODIN, Darren | Director | 2001-08-20 | 2003-11-18 |
| BRODIN, Emmanuel Nick | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| BRODIN, Gavin | Director | — | 1991-06-10 |
| FORDER, Steven Mark | Director | 1995-09-29 | 2001-06-05 |
| FRANKL, Robert Ian | Director | 1992-03-30 | 1999-10-25 |
| JAMES, Roger Keith | Director | — | 1995-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Wilde Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.