CENTRAL WIRE INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5m
+144% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+1.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
56
+1.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£230k
+6.5% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,990,934 | £22,524,277 | £17,606,156 | £15,974,896 | £16,126,839 | +1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,692,759 | £2,003,932 | £192,182 | £157,973 | £171,030 | +8.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,691,477 | £2,004,264 | £263,631 | £216,172 | £230,126 | +6.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,178,817 | £1,588,621 | £183,909 | £152,533 | £155,330 | +1.8% | |
| Cash | £1,679,635 | £2,475,404 | £3,166,103 | £1,419,072 | £3,463,158 | +144% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,456,421 | £13,057,516 | £13,321,147 | £13,537,319 | £13,733,398 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £11,308,895 | £12,897,516 | £13,081,425 | £13,233,958 | £13,389,288 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | £11,308,895 | £12,897,516 | £13,081,425 | £13,233,958 | £13,389,288 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | 59 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 56 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £2,568,392 | £2,560,919 | £2,509,782 | £2,247,707 | £2,252,413 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £247,678 | £264,558 | £265,480 | £192,023 | £193,639 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £39,163 | £37,295 | -4.8% |
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 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 8.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 7.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.5% | 15.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.9% | 16.2% | 13.2% | 12.5% | 16.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 7.61x | 5.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 32.35x | 80.15x | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CENTRAL WIRE INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED 2015-03-27 → present
- HEMPEL WIRE LIMITED 2010-01-07 → 2015-03-27
- A.G.W. COMMODITY HOLDINGS LIMITED 1974-12-24 → 2010-01-07
- AYRTON & PARTNERS 1973-02-13 → 1974-12-24
- H. A. WATSON TRADING LIMITED 1971-10-04 → 1973-02-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomas Coombs Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have considered how the company will meet the challenges presented by the economic climate.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end on 4 August 2026 Central Wire Industries Ltd, Canada was acquired by Altair Industries LLC which became the new ultimate parent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARRON, Christopher David | Director | 2015-02-27 | Oct 1977 | Canadian |
| FROM, Paul Christopher | Director | 2015-02-27 | Nov 1965 | Canadian |
| PRICHARD, Andrew Ian | Director | 2020-01-20 | Aug 1964 | English |
| WRIGHT, James Hedley | Director | 2020-01-20 | Nov 1969 | English |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMBER, Philip Trevor | Secretary | — | 1994-06-01 |
| ELLISON-ANDERSON, Rory James | Secretary | 2016-09-15 | 2022-09-30 |
| MEYER, Janine Marjorie | Secretary | 1994-06-01 | 1998-06-16 |
| MORTON, Tracy | Secretary | 2013-10-24 | 2016-09-15 |
| PEARSON, Richard Probert | Secretary | 1998-06-16 | 2013-10-24 |
| CRANE, Denis | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2026-08-04 |
| ELLISON-ANDERSON, Rory James | Director | 2020-01-20 | 2022-09-30 |
| HANEWALD, Tom | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2026-08-04 |
| HEMPEL, Andre Wilhelm | Director | 2009-12-29 | 2015-02-27 |
| HEMPEL, Friedrich Wilhelm | Director | — | 2015-02-27 |
| HOLES, Peter | Director | 2013-07-28 | 2015-02-27 |
| PEARSON, Richard Probert | Director | — | 2015-02-27 |
| ROPER, James Alexander | Director | 2009-12-29 | 2019-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wire Industries Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.