GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-11.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.3m
+13% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
34
+9.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-01-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £3,853,845 | £3,245,376 | -15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £446,161 | £1,608,642 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £446,161 | £1,608,642 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £446,161 | £1,715,591 | £606,745 | -64.6% | |
| Cash | £1,208,796 | £1,308,012 | £1,157,999 | -11.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,948,603 | £4,693,594 | £5,283,539 | +12.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,948,603 | £4,664,194 | £5,270,939 | +13% | |
| Equity | £2,948,603 | £4,664,194 | £5,270,939 | +13% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 31 | 34 | +9.7% | |
| Wages | £441,617 | £459,865 | £537,956 | +17% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 41.7% | — | |
| Net margin | — | 44.5% | 18.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 34.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.8% | 5.1% | 3.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.52x | 11.81x | 16.27x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Wellers Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED · parent
- Great Western Retail Sales Limited 100%
- Didcot Railway Centre Limited 100%
- Great Western Restaurants Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Visit of Flying Scotsman in May/June 2025 providing a useful boost to GWS finances.”
- “Awarded a development grant of £245,326 in March 2025 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON, Marita Ann | Secretary | 2025-11-22 | — | — |
| CROUCH, John Bertram | Director | 2022-05-21 | Aug 1971 | British |
| DONALDSON, Laura Suzanne | Director | 2019-09-14 | Apr 1992 | British |
| FISHER, Hayley | Director | 2026-04-25 | Oct 1972 | British,Irish |
| HERON, Robert Jeremy | Director | 2023-11-25 | Apr 1960 | British |
| KHAN, Mokbul | Director | 2021-01-31 | Oct 1977 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Marita Ann | Director | 2024-10-13 | Jan 1954 | British |
| PLANT, John | Director | 2023-10-14 | Jan 1986 | British |
| PRESTON, Richard Alan | Director | 2018-09-15 | May 1951 | British |
| VARLEY, Richard John | Director | 2016-04-16 | Jan 1960 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, James Edward, Squadron Leader | Secretary | 2006-05-16 | 2007-11-13 |
| COOPER, Frank | Secretary | 2007-11-13 | 2016-09-17 |
| COOPER, Frank | Secretary | 2002-02-12 | 2006-05-16 |
| O'HAGAN, John Bernard, Dr | Secretary | — | 2002-02-12 |
| VARLEY, Richard John | Secretary | 2016-09-17 | 2025-11-22 |
| ANTLIFF, Richard John Gregory | Director | 2013-01-19 | 2019-01-27 |
| BAKER, James Edward, Squadron Leader | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2007-11-13 |
| BARLOW, Jon Lennard | Director | 2018-09-15 | 2022-01-22 |
| BEACHAM, Richard John | Director | — | 1995-09-02 |
| BODSWORTH, Michael Clifford Forman | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2019-01-27 |
| BRADSHAW, David | Director | 2013-01-19 | 2016-09-18 |
| BREAKSPEAR, Martin Frederick William | Director | 1996-10-29 | 2003-02-11 |
| BULLOCK, Richard | Director | 1993-04-20 | 1999-07-06 |
| COOPER, Frank | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2017-02-18 |
| COOPER, Frank | Director | 2002-02-12 | 2005-09-10 |
| CROUCHER, Anthony Richard | Director | — | 2019-01-27 |
| DAVIES, Briane Hammond | Director | — | 1994-07-19 |
| DREW, Graham Colin | Director | 2008-04-08 | 2012-10-03 |
| DRYDEN, Grahame | Director | 1997-06-03 | 1998-11-01 |
| FRY, Robert Wilson | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2015-07-04 |
| HERRIDGE, Christopher William | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1998-10-06 |
| HORWOOD, Roger James | Director | — | 2018-09-15 |
| HOSEGOOD, John Gilbert | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1998-10-06 |
| HOWELLS, Dennis Brynley | Director | 1999-05-11 | 2012-02-14 |
| HURD, David John | Director | 2003-11-11 | 2010-01-01 |
| JHITA, Emma | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2022-05-13 |
| KEYS, Anthony James | Director | 2018-09-15 | 2026-01-23 |
| KNOWLES, Adrian Jocelyn | Director | 2015-07-04 | 2018-09-15 |
| LLOYD, Geoffrey Charles, Professor | Director | 2018-09-15 | 2019-03-23 |
| MIDDLETON, Marita Ann | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2022-10-08 |
| MINCHIN, John Everidge Benedict | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2009-03-10 |
| MITCHELL, Kirsty Lorraine | Director | 2021-05-22 | 2021-12-07 |
| O'HAGAN, John Bernard, Dr | Director | — | 2025-10-11 |
| ORCHARD, Roger William | Director | 2016-04-16 | 2019-04-14 |
| PERRY, Graham Alan | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
| POCOCK, Timothy James | Director | 2018-09-15 | 2019-10-21 |
| PRESTON, Richard Alan | Director | 1992-03-03 | 1998-10-17 |
| RANCE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2014-11-15 | 2019-01-27 |
| SCUTT, Brian Percy Hugh | Director | 1997-06-03 | 2003-09-13 |
| STANNETT, Roy | Director | — | 2008-02-12 |
| THOMPSON, Charles Martin | Director | 2015-07-04 | 2023-01-07 |
| WALKER-JONES, Rosemary Anne | Director | 2019-09-07 | 2024-03-30 |
| WALSHAM, Leanne Alice | Director | 2024-04-20 | 2025-10-11 |
| WHETMATH, Charles Frederick | Director | — | 2008-05-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher Jones | Director | — | 1996-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-26 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.